The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the winner of its annual RTS Young Technologist Award, which is presented in memory of A.M. Beresford-Cooke. Kathleen Gray, Guarantee Broadcast Engineer at NEP UK Broadcast Services, was chosen to receive the award by a panel of judges chaired by Terry Marsh, Digital Media Consultant. Kathleen graduated from […]
Having confirmed on June 26th that it was in discussions regarding such a move, multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, content and media company Altice has entered into a definitive agreement with Promotora de Informaciones, S.A (Prisa) to acquire Prisa’s 94.7 per cent stake in Media Capital SGPS, SA (Media Capital). Media Capital is a leading Portuguese […]
In 2014 Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket business won 20 per cent of the Global Commercial market for launches during the year, and where supply had typically been dominated by Europe’s Arianespace with 45 per cent of launches during the year. This current year SpaceX claims to have secured 45 per cent of the available contracts, […]
Customers of AT&T’s DirecTV NOW streaming service are set to be the first this autumn to experience a new platform that will eventually support AT&T consumer video services. Beta testing of the new platform, including a cloud DVR feature, will be available for invited DirecTV NOW customers beginning this summer. In heralding the new platform, […]
Cape Verde has completed the first phase of the implementation of the DTT project. According to the National Communications Authority (ANAC), four islands (Santiago, Maio, Sal and São Vicente) are covered, on which more than 75 per cent of the population live. The initial goal was to cover 60 per cent of the population. ANAC […]
Roku has hired investment banks to lead an IPO that could launch later this year as it aims for a valuation in excess of $1 billion, according to reports. The streaming software and device manufacturer has been able to capitalise on cord-cutting, an increasing trend in the US where TV viewers have opted not to […]
Sky has confirmed a price rise for its OTT service NOW TV Entertainment Pass. From August 5th, customers will have to pay £7.99 (€9.08) every month for the package, up from £6.99. NOW TV offers premium Sky content – such as movies and sport – to watch live or on-demand on a pay-daily/weekly/monthly basis, with […]
French telco Altice-SFR has revealed plans to fibre the entire French territory with no public money, which it says will make it possible to achieve the French President and Government’s goal of giving access to high-speed broadband throughout France. Altice-SFR’s contribution to the State’s deployment programme is reflected in the creation of Altice Infrastructures, a […]
Perhaps if 21st Century Fox’s bid to mop up Sky Europe fails, Rupert Murdoch will focus instead on India, where 21st Century Fox owns a 30 per cent stake in the TataSky joint-venture and DTH platform. India’s Television Post is reporting that exploratory talks have been held between TataSky and Bharti Airtel’s DTH operation about […]
Sony Electronics has revealed that with recent firmware updates, Amazon Echo devices can now control 2017 Sony 4K HDR televisions with Android TV. With this update users can ask Alexa to perform basic TV functions such as controlling the TV power, volume, play/pause/stop/fast forward controls, switch inputs and change channels. “This is a great example […]