ICT specialist Huawei has released its 4K video network solution for multiple system operators (MSOs), at ANGA COM 2017 in Cologne, demonstrating 4K video, 4K multi-screen TV, and converged video delivery of traditional CATV and IPTV based on hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) networks. The solution is aimed at supporting MSOs in realising their all-IP video evolution. […]
In its effort to deliver major sporting events in virtual reality, Fox Sports has added the UEFA Champions League final to its growing list of offerings in the US. Teaming with LiveLike, Fox Sports will offer multiple camera angles of the match, as well as statistics and pre-game VoD features through the Fox Sports VR […]
Vertical Networks and Snap have greenlit production of two original series, Yes Theory and Without Limits, which will air on Snapchat’s Discover platform this summer. Yes Theory will debut on Snapchat at the end of June. In the US, Endemol Shine and its North American subsidiaries are serving as creative consultants on the Show and […]
A+E Networks will acquire full ownership of A+E Networks Germany following a successful 12-year joint venture with NBCUniversal International (NBCUI). A+E Networks Germany operates HISTORY and A&E in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Alto Adige and Liechtenstein. Both channels have full distribution on cable and satellite platforms in the markets. “We are incredibly proud of the […]
Sky Mobile has introduced a new 500MB tariff with unlimited calls and texts, starting from £5 (€5.72) a month. Sky claims the new plan, available immediately, is the UK’s lowest monthly priced 500MB plan with unlimited calls and texts for Sky TV customers. According to Kantar Media, over a quarter (26 per cent) of SIM […]
comScore has announced an agreement with Charter Communications to expand its integration of Charter’s aggregated and anonymised television data from all US markets into comScore’s TV measurement service. The expansion includes all Charter Spectrum markets added from its transactions with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, as well as viewing information from Charter’s Spectrum […]
International Launch Services (ILS), the commercial arm of Russia’s Proton rocket system, is to launch the much-delayed EchoStar XXI satellite next week on June 8th (at 06.45 Moscow time) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Echostar XXI has been waiting for the best part of a year for launch, and was needed on station – […]
London Tube passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones in underground tunnels. Commuters can currently use their phones at station concourses and platforms but not in tunnels. London lags behind other major capitals for mobile phone coverage on its transport network. Metro passengers in Paris, New York, Berlin, Seoul and Tokyo have […]
Fox Networks Group Asia and CBS Corporation have announced a content licensing and trademark agreement for Showtime in South East Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The agreement will bring the Showtime brand to these markets for the first time. Under the agreement, Fox Networks Group Asia viewers will have access to hundreds of hours of […]
iflix, the SVoD service for emerging markets, has announced the establishment of iflix Africa to bring its service to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). iflix Africa will be headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and trade commercially as ‘iflix’. With launches planned in Nigeria, Ghana Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, iflix Africa will increase iflix’s global footprint to […]