CASBAA has announced that following five years’ service as the Association’s Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Slaughter is to step down, effective December 31st. Slaughter will continue as CEO through the remainder of the year while a search is carried out for his successor. “The Board deeply appreciates Chris’ stewardship of the Association over the past […]
A very large joint-venture satellite using a pre-flown (“flight tested”) SpaceX Falcon 9 booster stage will be launched no earlier than October. The much-delayed satellite had been expected to fly during September, and was initially scheduled for September 27th although previous expected launch dates of October 2016, November 2016 and July 2017 have been missed. […]
Two telecommunications satellites are due to be launched into orbit today (September 5th), by Arianespace. The satellites are Intelsat’s I-37e and Japan’s BSAT-4a. The final countdown starts at 18.51pm French Guiana time (17.51 EDT, 21.51 GMT), when a 33-minute launch window opens for this, Arianespace’s 5th flight this year. Intelsat 37e is riding as the […]
Embratel Star One, a Brazilian satellite operator, says it has issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for a new satellite. This craft, named Star One D2, will be its 12th satellite and the most powerful in the Star One fleet. The plan, says Embratel, is to have the satellite in orbit by the end of 2019. […]
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has completed the end-to-end integration of Singapore operator StarHub’s multi-network pay-TV services into the operator’s brand new Hubtricity facility. As lead system integrator on the project, NAGRA delivered the seamless migration of the operator’s 280 channels spanning cable, IP and OTT networks into Hubtricity, marking StarHub’s transition […]
Sky Sports Box Office will show Anthony Joshua defend his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev on October 28th. The bout follows on from two pay-per-view events on Sky Sports Box Office this year; Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko in April and last month’s clash between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor which generated a record number […]
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has selected SpaceX as the launch provider for its Kacific-1 satellite, which is being built by The Boeing Company. Kacific-1 will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, a two-stage orbit-class rocket designed from the ground-up for maximum reliability and reusability. Kacific-1 is designed to deliver high speed broadband via 56 […]
Opera has released a new version of its most mobile browser app, Opera Mini, for iPhone users. The revamped user interface features a newsfeed on its start page and helps users get the news four times faster than the previous version. An artificial intelligent (AI) news engine is also rolling out to selected countries, bringing […]
ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster and the largest commercial television network in the UK. It is the home of popular television from the biggest entertainment events, to original drama, major sport, landmark factual series and independent news. It operates a family of channels including ITV, ITVBe, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 and CITV, which are […]
Mirada, a provider of cutting-edge products and services for Digital TV Operators and Broadcasters, and ALi Corporation, an innovator and developer of set-top box (STB) chipsets, are pleased to announce their partnership to have Mirada’s Iris TV Everywhere solution, and end-to-end multiscreen platform, pre-integrated with ALi STB chipsets. The partnership has been formed to supply […]