ICT solutions provider Huawei has launched the Envision video solution for cable MSOs (Multiple System Operators) designed to enhance hybrid video service capabilities and implement all-IP transformation of video services. The Envision video solution is designed not only to enable consumers to enjoy personalised multi-screen hybrid video services through diverse devices anytime anywhere, but also […]
India’s former chairman of its Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G. Madhavan Nair appeared in court on September 16th in connection with the ISRO-owned Antrix and corruption allegations. Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal also directed that Nair, plus Bhaskar Narayana Rao, the then Director in ISRO, K R Sridhar Murthy, the then Executive Director of Antrix, […]
Dish Network – and its EchoStar ‘sister’ business – have suffered something of a rollercoaster ride these past few weeks. For example, Dish Network’s price has crashed, falling some 17.6 per cent since August 1st when it share price was $65 (€53.67). The reduced price, says the bank’s report, “now seems fair” at $53. Equity […]
Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera content in Saudi Arabia. The social media platform reports that it was asked by the Saudi authorities to remove the Qatari-backed broadcaster’s Discover Publisher Channel because it violated local laws. Qatar is in an ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE. The four countries cut […]
Qatar-based satellite operator Es’Hail used IBC to announce that it is pushing ahead with the building of its own Teleport, positioned just North of the capital city of Doha. The operator is also having discussions with customers and stakeholders to define the requirements for further satellite expansion, including potential Es’hail-3 and Es’hail-4. Es’Hail 2 is […]
Talia has entered into a partnership with Arabsat for a new 10-channel video uplink to the Saudi-based satellite operator’s Nadr-7 craft at 26 degrees East. The service will offer both SD and HD channel uplinks and will form the basis of a new high-power Ku-band neighbourhood over Iraq. Content will be up-linked from the Talia […]
Conax has pre-integrated TiVo’s Cubi Solutions for its new Conax Arena flexible multiscreen hub. Conax, a provider of content and service protection for digital entertainment services, has developed the Conax Arena multiscreen hub to provide operators with the ability to deploy a flexible, pre-integrated solution that encompasses all of the key components needed to launch […]
Arianespace has received an order from the European Space Agency (ESA) for two inaugural launches on its ‘next generation’ Ariane 6 rocket. Arianespace, with its new commercial structure (Airbus Safran Launchers) is in the process of developing this new rocket system, in conjunction with ESA. It is due to make a debut flight around 2020-2021. […]
Warner TV has launched on Tribe in the Philippines and Indonesia for subscribers to the OTT service. Warner TV is the home to an array of DC superhero shows such as DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash and iZOMBIE; comedy series such as The Big Bang Theory and Angie Tribeca, dramas such […]
Mexican media conglomerate Televisa is to use Intelsat’s Galaxy 16 and 19 satellites for C-band services over the country, and feeding signals into DTT repeaters throughout Mexico. Galaxy 19 (at 97 degrees West) is being used by Televisa to supply network distribution services across North America. The two satellites have been contract in a multi-year, […]