Walesi, the Fijian Government’s Digital Television infrastructure management company, has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Communications that will for the first time expand free-to-air television throughout Fiji. The agreement covers C-band capacity on the Eutelsat 172B satellite to complement terrestrial coverage of the Walesi digital television platform. Eutelsat’s new, all-electric satellite, now in full […]
With Black Friday deals ramping up, enticing consumers into a flurry of retail activity, Futuresource Consulting announces the key findings from its latest global consumer electronics retail channel trends report. “From phones to fridges, Black Friday now dominates the consumer electronics calendar, not only in North America, but also making its presence felt across Europe […]
Horse & Country TV (H&C TV) has announced changes to its international distribution team. Director of International Distribution, Wayne Dunsford, will leave the company next month, handing over responsibility for network development to pay-TV industry veteran, Susan Elkington. Dunsford has led the international expansion of the equestrian sports and lifestyle network over the past five […]
The companies responsible for UK free-to-air DTT platform Freeview have called on industry and policy makers to ‘step up’ to meet the profound changes in television being driven by American tech firms. Guy North, Freeview’s Managing Director, and Jonathan Thompson, Digital UK’s CEO, told delegates at the Outside the Box industry event in London that there […]
Pay-TV revenues are overtaking FTA advertising revenues for the first time in Spain, according to the latest report from regulatory body CNMC. Total pay-TV revenues grew by 14.8 per cent to €520 million in the first quarter of the year. Pay-TV fees amounted to €489 million with 18.4 per cent growth. FTA TV revenues totalled […]
Sky Italia has launched the Sky Q platform that allows customers to watch linear content, on-demand and recorded, on multiple TV sets and cable-free devices. The Sky Q Platinum digital box, which connects to the satellite TV dish and the Internet, connects all home screens without any extra cables. It communicates wirelessly with other TV […]
Sky’s announcement this week that it would be investing in more than 50 new TV series (up from 24) and including a second series of ratings winner Riviera as well as bringing a slew of high-visibility acting talent (Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba, David Morrissey, Kelly Reilly etc) was well received by the viewing public, but […]
Every day in France, some 4.9 million individuals aged 4 and over watch TV programmes live or via catch up on Internet screens (computer, tablet or smartphone). This is up from 3.9 million 12 months ago, according to Médiamétrie’s Global TV survey. 43.3 million TV viewers spend
A new ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) ruling means broadband firms will no longer be able to advertise their fast net services based on the speeds just a few customers get. Currently ISPs are allowed to use headline speeds that only 10 per cent of customers will actually receive. From May 23rd 2018, adverts must be […]
Facebook says it is pioneering new technologies by working with aerospace company Airbus to “bring affordable connectivity to more people, faster. This includes our work on the Aquila program, a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) broadband connectivity system.” Facebook explains that the technology will eventually augment terrestrial and satellite networks from approximately 20 km above ground, […]