The launch of DirecTV 15, the US’ most powerful television broadcasting satellite, is scheduled for May 27th from Kourou on board an Ariane 5 launcher. Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, is the prime contractor for both the Ariane 5 launcher and DirecTV 15. “DirecTV 15 is not just the 100th […]
Sling TV has launched its Android TV application for Google’s Nexus Player, available for immediate download in the Google Play Store. Sling TV and Google are kicking off their collaboration with a promotion that gets Nexus Player into the hands of customers at half price. Customers can purchase a Nexus Player at a 50 percent […]
Eurosport, the pan-regional sports entertainment destination, has unveiled its Apple Watch app. The app, which provides users with easy access to live scores, updates and player data from all of the action at Roland Garros, will be available throughout the upcoming French Open in Paris from May 24th to June 7th “Eurosport prides itself on […]
BBC Worldwide will launch BBC First in Belgium on June 4th. Following on from the successful launch of the channel in The Netherlands on May 16th, Belgium is the second country in Europe to receive BBC First, a fully localised channel which is the new home of the best of British scripted content. With all […]
Sky Sports and Matchroom Sport have extended their exclusive UK and Ireland broadcast partnership until 2021, offering up to 120 nights of live boxing over the next six years. Sky Sports subscribers can watch 20 shows each year and follow all the build-up across its channels and digital outlets. Sky Sports Managing Director Barney Francis […]
Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia’s integrated service provider of mobile and fixed communication services, has developed a solution to provide its users with internet, fixed telephone services, and television over its LTE/4G network. Telekom Slovenije will be offering this solution starting in June to those users who live in areas where a broadband cable connection is not […]
TVbeat, the next generation TV analytics company delivering real-time TV audience measurement solutions has launched their Croatian dataset to broadcasters and agencies in Croatia. The launch means that local and international broadcasters will now be able to track even the smallest of audience flows on their channels, empowering programmers, researchers and sales teams to make […]
Japanese public broadcaster NHK says that next week (May 28-31) during NHK’s Science & Technology Research Labs ‘open day’ in Tokyo that it will showcase its latest developments for 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ transmission. NHK will transmit 8K material to the ‘Open Day’ using its BSAT-1 broadcast satellite on Channel 17. Highlights for the public will […]
As well as introducing a raft of enhancements to its music service, Spotify is adding video clips and audio shows to the music mix. “We know there are times in the day you want to switch between music to catch up on the latest news, listen to your favourite podcast or simply watch something fun. […]
Spain has become the first country in the world to test the second generation DVB-T2 under 4K format with 100 frames per second. A group of researchers in the University Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, along with the UK’s BBC, is doing the first tests of DVB-T2, significantly improving the most advanced formats currently used in […]