The Official Journal of the European Union has published the legal action brought by two satellite operators (Eutelsat/ViaSat) and Panasonic Aviation against the European Commission in their dispute with Inmarsat. The three objectors are complaining that – in essence – Inmarsat ought not to have been licensed to operate in-flight services for a system that […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has published the findings from its latest event, Home Truths: Building the New Supply Chain. Part of the DPP AT HOME series, this special event, enabled by systems architect Qvest Media, brought together industry experts to look at how consumer demand is impacting the way in which content is made […]
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat received a positive report from equity analysts at investment bank Berenberg, saying that despite a lackluster Q2 and Q3 (in its trading year which wrapped on June 30th) the operator “looks to be through the worst of what we have been describing as a perfect storm. Having spent time recently with […]
Nigeria’s Broadcasting Commission (NBC), despite a high degree of uncertainty as to when it will switch off its analogue transmissions, is preparing 30 channels for its Free TV digital bouquet. Rotimi Salami, General Manager of Integrated Digital Services (ITS), talking to Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper, explained that ITS was already working with pay-TV operator StarTimes Group, […]
The Association for International Broadcasting, the trade association for television, radio and online across the world, is to collaborate closely with the Digital Production Partnership (DPP), DPP’s membership represents the whole media supply chain: production companies, manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, post production facilities, consultancies, broadcasters, distributors, and not-for-profit organisations. Besides working on the development of […]
Deutsche Telekom Group, the second largest multinational operator in Europe, is working with Zenterio, a TV technology and services provider, on a project to modernise the TV subscriber experience in Germany with one of the market’s largest deployments of IPTV set top boxes. Deutsche Telekom is transforming the customer experience with international rollouts currently ongoing […]
Accedo, the video experience specialist is working with Telekom in Germany to launch a mass-market available Virtual Reality (VR) experience for live concerts. Magenta Musik 360 launched on June 2nd with live video streaming in virtual reality from Rock am Ring, one of the biggest music festivals globally. Telekom delivered VR content from multiple stages, with […]
After one of the biggest equipment upgrades in the history of broadcasting in Germany, regular operation of DVB-T2 HD started on schedule this year. ZDF, the largest public broadcaster in Germany, selected the R&S AVHE100 encoding and multiplexing solution from Rohde & Schwarz with HEVC technology from the Fraunhofer HHI for its headend implementation. The […]
More than a third of Premier League football fans say they regularly watch matches live online via unofficial streams, according to a survey carried out by ComRes and BBC 5 Live, the Corporation’s sport and news radio service. The poll suggests that younger adults are those most likely to say they stream matches via unauthorised […]
BBC Director-General Tony Hall has announced that the Corporation will spend an additional £34 million (€38.7m) on content and services for children over the next three years, describing it as its biggest investment in children’s services in a generation, enabling the Corporation to deliver an enhanced online offer for its youngest audiences. This new investment […]