NBCUniversal has launched the new Oxygen app on Apple TV (4th generation). Apple TV users will now be able to authenticate via their pay-TV provider to enjoy current and past episodes of Oxygen’s crime programming. Earlier this summer, Oxygen Media refocused its programming and expanded to a full-time crime destination network for women. The new Oxygen app includes the latest […]
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia says it is going to “de-orbit” its Telkom-1 satellite, which has suffered battery/power anomalies in orbit. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite was well over its design life of 15 years having been launched in 1999, and has been working – until last week – for 18 years. However, there are well-founded reports that […]
IT giant IBM has launched IBM Watson Media, a new suite of AI-powered solutions on the IBM Cloud that analyse images, video, language, sentiment and tone, at the US Open Tennis Championships. By combining IBM Watson with IBM’s video capabilities, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) will be able rapidly to share highlight videos of […]
AsiaSat-9 has been delivered to the ILS/Proton launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Built by Space Systems/Loral, the satellite will replace AsiaSat-4 at 122 degrees East. Russia’s Roscosmos space agency says that the satellite will launch on Sept 28th, weather permitting. AsiaSat-9 will provide DTH broadcasts, as well as additional Ku-band capacity for new markets including […]
BT Sport is to stream a regular taster of its rugby union magazine show Rugby Tonight for free on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter providing potential subscribers an opportunity to sample the broadcaster’s show. The weekly hour-long show will be shown on BT Sport channels, starting tonight from 8pm, and the first quarter on […]
Giant cinema screen specialists IMAX is having a tough time. It has missed two quarter-year revenue targets, and its share price is languishing down dramatically (at $18.25 on August 29th, compared to $34 back on March 31st) and a 5-year low. The main reason is its poor box office performance, which the rest of the […]
Just ahead of the 2017 US Open, SendtoNews Video (STN) has formed a new partnership with the Tennis Channel. The STN video library will now contain exclusive content from the Tennis Channel, featuring some of the most iconic players and tournaments in the sport. Select highlights, analysis, recaps and player interviews will all be available […]
Sky has removed ‘news channel’ Fox News from its line-up in the UK. Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox said in a statement that the channel had been withdrawn as it was not commercially viable. “Fox has decided to cease providing a feed of Fox News Channel in the UK,” the company said. “Fox News is […]
Video ad serving platform SpotX has confirmed that the RTL Group will acquire all remaining shares in the company, bringing its total ownership to 100 per cent. According to SpotX, the investment demonstrates RTL Group’s continued commitment to its ambitious ad tech strategy and recognition of SpotX’s impressive growth and execution of its strategic objectives. […]
AT&T has issued a clarification on the story that Mexico’s media and anti-trust regulators have anxieties over the proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner, and in particular how the merger would affect the running and management of Sky Mexico. A statement from AT&T, issued on Aug 29th, says: “We appreciate the work done by […]