An Ariane 5 rocket successfully delivered Brazil’s Star One-C4 broadcast satellite into its correct transfer orbit on July 15th. This was the 66th consecutive success for Arianespace and the third launch this year, all mentioned by the company as if to stress its ease in getting satellites into space while arch-rivals SpaceX and Russia’s Proton […]
Senior executives at Sky and software-defined video solutions specialist Elemental Technologies have revealed the operational and technological benefits of their working and financial partnership, with the pay-TV operator confirming that it is leveraging Elemental to process and deliver its OTT TV service NOW TV and mobile TV service, Sky Go. In December 2014, Sky made […]
Dutch premium TV channel Sport1, a subsidiary of cable MSO Liberty Global, has once again acquired the broadcast rights to Spain’s top football competition. La Liga’s games will be televised live exclusively on Sport1. The acquisition includes the rights to live broadcasts and extended highlights on TV and broadband Internet. At least six games from […]
Showbox, the video production tool, has announced a Series A funding round of $8 million (€7.3m) from leading media executives and strategic partners including former CEO of AMEX Travel Charles Petruccelli, Chairman of IMAX Brad Wechsler, Wix co-founder Giora Kaplan, TPG Partner Karl Peterson, and more. The company has been operating in stealth mode for […]
Tom Davidson is exiting A+E Networks UK – a joint venture between A+E Networks and Sky – after serving as Managing Director for seven years. His exit comes as the company is undergoing a management restructuring which will see Dean Possenniskie head the company as of July 20th as part of his current role as […]
Zodiak Kids has announced a deal with Sky for the rights to over 150 episodes of CBeebies favourites Waybuloo and Mister Maker. The episodes will be available in the UK and Eire through Sky’s On Demand service and via its mobile TV service Sky Go. Sky recently announced a major increase in the number of […]
Samsung Electronics America has launched the JS7000 SUHD TV. Following the successful launch of Samsung’s flagship SUHD TV line, Samsung says the new 4K SUHD TV will feature high quality picture enhancements with a brighter, more true-to-life picture. “The JS7000 SUHD TV will allow more people than ever before to enjoy breathtaking picture quality from […]
icflix subscribers are watching more than 60,000+ hours of premium content every month, a number that is rapidly rising as OTT consumption continues to grow in the region, the company says. Citing the strategic partnerships and unconventional methods of marketing, the MENA streaming giant reports it continues to grow from strength to strength since launching […]
A report from global research company Ovum has found that the Australian nbn fixed wireless broadband service is world leading when compared to the performance of 21 overseas wireless broadband providers. It found Australians connected to the nbn fixed wireless network are getting fast speeds and access to substantially higher data allowances from our Retail […]
Intertrust Technologies has announced that MStar, a global semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, has integrated Intertrust’s ExpressPlay UHD in MStar’s System-on-Chips (SoC’s) for 4K TVs, set-top boxes, and OTT/IP box. By integrating ExpressPlay UHD with MStar TEE, MStar can provide customers with the ability to meet Hollywood standards for content protection. ExpressPlay […]