China’s Star Times Group is suing the Government of Ghana for $200 million over a cancelled – and allegedly – wrongfully terminated contract. The agreement covered the building and establishing the nation’s Digital TV system. The action will be heard at London’s International Commercial Court. The contract was awarded back in April 2012, and the […]
Cricket fans can watch the first day of the Investec Ashes series between England and Australia with a free NOW TV Sports Day Pass. After winning a thrilling one-day series against New Zealand, England will begin their bid to regain the Ashes on July 8th when the first Test against Australia gets underway in Cardiff. […]
Finding released by the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) reveal employment within the UK’s creative industries is increasing at more than twice the rate of the wider UK economy. Exports from the sector are also up as the creative industries once again demonstrate what a powerful driver of growth they are for the […]
A+E Networks has launched Lifetime Movie Club, the network’s first direct-to-consumer subscription service which grants subscribers access to a library of Lifetime Movies without commercial interruptions for $3.99 a month. The subscription video service comes in time for the 25-year anniversary of Lifetime Movies and is available exclusively on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch at […]
TRIAX (www.triax.com) – a global supplier of innovative, high-tech solutions for the reception and distribution of video, audio and data signals – has unveiled a range of exciting IPTV hospitality solutions designed to help hotels increase revenues, identify savings and improve the guest in-room experience. Specially developed to bring a new level of control and […]
Rohde & Schwarz and Viet Nam Telecommunication Authority (VNTA) set up the first Digital TV receiver compliance test lab in Hanoi, Vietnam, with R&S BTC Broadcast Test Center and R&S®AVBrun test suite. This newly commissioned test lab will be able to conduct compliance test for QCVN.63 standard and pre-compliance test for all major receiver standards […]
Rohde & Schwarz collaborated with StreamSpark to provide integrated DVB-T2 receiver compliance solution for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of Thailand. The combination of R&S BTC RF test automation system with StreamSpark PSI/SI test suite not only empowers NBTC to roll out DVB-T2 ahead of its counterparts in ASEAN region, but also enables […]
There are Italian press reports that Sky (which controls the Sky UK, Sky Germany and Sky Italia broadcasters) has offered €1.1 billion to buy Mediaset’s pay-TV arm, which Mediaset has rejected. In a note to clients, investment bank Exane BNP-Paribas hints that this is good news for both Mediaset and Sky. The bank’s report says […]
The burgeoning interest in on-demand streaming video, driven by new OTT service offerings such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video, together with the rapid proliferation of Internet-enabled devices, is one of the major market trends of the moment. This, however, puts an enormous strain on in-home networks which can struggle to cope with the […]
Telefonica has rebranded its pay-TV platform previously known as Movistar TV to Movistar Plus, following the acquisition of Canal Plus, with the first combined packages to be launched next week. There will be new TV packages: Movistar Plus Familiar, Movistar Plus Cine, Movistar Plus Series, Movistar Plus Deportes and Movistar Plus Futbol. All of them […]