Greece has issued tender documents for 7 nationwide digital ‘general content’ TV licences. Other content genres will be announced later. The tender says that the licences will be good for 10 years. Applications have until January 8th 2018 to file their plans. Applications have to be accompanied with a letter of guarantee for €3.5 million […]
During October 2017, the Arab Advisors Group examined 975 fully operational FTA satellite TV channels targeting the Arab World, to research their online presence. Of the analysed stations, 53.6 per cent (523 channels) had online presence. With the increasing adoption of Internet in the Arab World, many channels in the Arab TV industry have established […]
The UK’s booming creative industries made a record contribution to the economy in 2016, new statistics show. Industries including advertising and marketing, arts and film, TV and radio, and museums and galleries are all part of this thriving economic sector, which is now worth almost £92 billion (€104bn), according to the figures published by the […]
Research commissioned by Evolved Intelligence shows that an overwhelming 80 per cent of mobile subscribers would lose trust in their mobile operator’s brand if it suffered an attack by hackers and fraudsters hijacking the network signalling system known as SS7. Indeed, some 25 per cent of the customers said it was likely they would change […]
Jeff Wachtel, a senior NBCUniversal television executive and producer, has been named as President, NBCUniversal International Studios. The appointment was announced by Kevin MacLellan, Chairman, Global Distribution & International, to whom he will report, effective from January. Located in the interim from Los Angeles before moving to London in summer 2018, Wachtel’s new role will […]
A so-called ‘condominium’ dual-mission satellite owned by EchoStar and SES has reached its 105 degree West operating position, and is ‘open’ for business, says the two organisations. EchoStar 105/SES-11 is a high-powered, hybrid Ku and C-band communications satellite for EchoStar and SES with a 24×36 Ku-band payload, marketed by EchoStar as EchoStar 105, and a 24×36 […]
Dejero, an innovator in blending IP networks for video transport and Internet connectivity while mobile or in remote locations, has announced significant new financing to accelerate its product development roadmap and its global expansion into the broadcast and media market. The investment will be used largely to fund development and commercialisation of Dejero’s blended connectivity […]
The SRT Alliance, an open-source initiative dedicated to overcoming the challenges of low-latency video streaming, has announced that 33 new members have joined the initiative, the latest being video technology provider, Kaltura. Now with 70 members, the SRT Alliance’s rapid growth is a strong indication that open source SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) is becoming a […]
Tricolor TV, the largest Russian operator of digital television in partnership with Neotion, specialising in developing innovative solutions for digital television, are launching a new service for B2B segment, which is “Territory of Tricolor TV” in the broadcasting zone of the satellite Eutelsat 36C. Since November 2017 Tricolor TV offers companies to improve quality service, […]
Airgain, a global player in wireless connectivity platforms, has been selected by AirTies Wireless Networks to enhance Wi-Fi coverage and video streaming performance within the home. AirTies Wireless Networks, the most widely deployed provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, will use Airgain antenna technology in its Air 4920, which is used […]