Following the recent security breach, which saw hackers releasing all episodes of the forthcoming fifth season of Netflix’s hit series Orange is the New Black, data science company Parrot Analytics has tracked audience demand for the series in the US and around the world. Over a seven-day period, Parrot found there was a sharp increase […]
The consumer demand for more high quality content, delivered more quickly than ever, is presenting fundamental challenges to the media supply chain. That was the conclusion of more than 20 senior executives brought together by the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) and Ooyala at an event at NAB 2017, and published in a report: The Need […]
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) congratulates the Commission as the DSM strategy reaches half-way point – with significant achievements including the Portability Regulation. This is an important opportunity for commercial broadcasters to reaffirm some principles that are key to maintaining a vibrant media in the EU that delivers for citizens and consumers, […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has been selected by Conax, part of the Kudelski Group, to provide testing and service validation for Conax certified set-top boxes in Asia. As part of the agreement, Eurofins Digital Testing set-up a test centre in Hong Kong to provide authorised […]
Gogo, which supplies in-flight connectivity and video entertainment to airline passengers, says it is quite happy to continue leasing capacity for its services from satellite operators. Speaking to investors, Gogo’s CEO Michael Small, that a recent major capacity order with satellite operator SES was not an indication that Gogo wished to follow two of its […]
Hughes Network Systems, was again confirmed as the leading global provider in both enterprise and consumer sectors of the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite communications industry by London-based COMSYS, one of the industry’s leading research organisations. This continues a legacy that dates back more than 30 years since Hughes invented and deployed the first […]
On June 20th, Deutsche Telekom and Gorillaz will present the world premiere of the band’s live show in 360-degrees at Palladium Cologne. The event is one of four exclusive album showcases “Telekom Electronic Beats Presents Humanz Live” that will take place before the band’s European and North American tour in November. The shows are the […]
Launch company Arianespace says that SES-15 is in the final stages of its upcoming mission, scheduled for May 18th, to orbit the satellite. This time, however, SES is using the smaller Soyuz rocket but the launch will still take place from the spaceport at French Guiana. Indeed, this is the first time that SES has […]
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has announced that ViaSat, a global broadband services and technology company, has become its newest member and the first broadband satellite service provider to join the Alliance. “ViaSat joining the DSA is a significant moment in the history of the Alliance,” said Kalpak Gude, president of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance. […]
The National Football League (NFL) and Perform Group have reached an agreement for Perform to market the NFL’s television broadcast rights in various global territories and the premium digital subscription product NFL Game Pass outside the US and Europe. The agreement will further drive global consumption of the United States’ most-watched sport amongst its avid […]