Advanced Television

Skyline opens Singapore office

Skyline Communications, a supplier of end-to-end multi-vendor network management, orchestration and OSS software solutions for the broadcast, satellite, IPTV and cable industry, has opened a new office in Singapore to further support the continuous growth in the APAC region. This new and strategic Skyline hub will spearhead all customer-facing services for the APAC region, from […]

September 8, 2017

axle Video and Wasabi deliver disruptive Media Cloud solution

Wasabi, the hot storage company that delivers revolutionary cloud storage offering price and performance advantages over Amazon S3, and axle Video, the pioneer of affordable “radically simple” media management, have teamed up to make the axle Media Cloud available to post-production teams as a monthly subscription. Pricing starts at $400/month (330 Euro/month) for 10 terabytes […]

September 8, 2017

fuboTV adds NFL Network and RedZone

US live streaming TV service fuboTV  is adding more NFL programming in time for the kick-off of the 2017-18 season.  Through a new carriage agreement with NFL Media, NFL Network and NFL RedZone will be available to subscribers of fuboTV’s sports-first offerings. Starting this week, NFL Network joins the “Fubo Premier” base package. Available for […]

September 8, 2017

Research: Pay-TV faces ‘perfect storm’ of challenges

The final conclusions of the 2017 Pay-TV Innovation Forum – the global research programme examining the state of innovation in the pay-TV market published by content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA, in partnership with research and strategy consultancy MTM – suggest that the pay-TV industry is in a period of unprecedented global change, […]

September 7, 2017By Colin Mann

BBC Three chief hails online success

Damian Kavanagh, Controller, BBC Three, has declared that the service’s move to online from a linear channel has been a success, noting that BBC Three has more than doubled its total brand reach and seen phenomenal growth on social platforms, producing original content with true public purpose. Speaking at a meeting of the Broadcasting Press […]

September 7, 2017By Colin Mann

Roku launches The Roku Channel

Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has launched The Roku Channel, a new streaming channel on the Roku platform specifically dedicated to giving customers free access to a collection of top films and more. Customers will enjoy award winners and big screen classics, whenever they want at no cost. There are no subscriptions, fees or […]

September 7, 2017

Rice named 21C Fox President

21st Century Fox has elevated Fox Networks Group Chairman and CEO Peter Rice to President, 21st Century Fox (21CF). In addition to working with 21CF leadership on key strategic initiatives, Rice will continue to serve as Chairman and CEO for Fox Networks Group (FNG), a role he has held since 2012. In this capacity, he […]

September 7, 2017

Parks: European smart home market “awakens”

Parks Associates has released a report showing that despite an initially conservative approach to IoT opportunities, many different types of EU companies are now pioneering approaches and introducing beneficial IoT use cases for their customers. According to IoT Connectivity in Europe: Value of Connected Products, companies in this space across the globe are exploring strategies […]

September 7, 2017

“Lost” EchoStar satellite recovered

EchoStar III, considered lost and dangerously drifting in July when it was being relocated to another orbital position, has been recovered. The satellite suffered an unknown anomaly, some 20 years after its 1997 launch, during the procedure to move it from its 87.2 degrees West position and was drifting at 0.1 degrees per day. Such […]

September 7, 2017By Chris Forrester

Speedcast offers “TV on Demand”

Australian-based, but increasingly operating globally, Speedcast specialises in supplying bandwidth to passengers and crew on cruise and ferry ships. Speedcast says it provides services to more than 10,000 vessels. It has now unveiled ‘Speedcast TV on demand’ service, saying its solution allows passengers and crew to access a wide range of entertainment and information onboard […]

September 7, 2017By Chris Forrester