India’s Reliance Big digital TV operation has changed its mind to close its service, and instead signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Delhi-based Veecon Media & Television. The agreement sees Reliance sell its DTH operation to Veecon. Reliance had said that it would close its DTH service on November 18th, timed when its licence to […]
The slew of “detained” senior Saudi Arabian officials named in a November 4th crackdown on alleged corruption contains many very well-known names in Arabic broadcasting. The news emerged via an official Saudi decree. The most senior media player of those named is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire behind Kingdom Holdings, and what is claimed […]
Zenterio, a television and multiscreen solutions provider, has announced that TDG Germany, owned by Deutsche Telekom Group, has deployed a second set-top box (STB) powered by Zenterio OS as part of the Deutsche Telekom Group’s strategy to harmonize STB client software across all of its operations in Germany, Hungary, Greece, Romania, and Croatia. Powered by […]
Inside Secure, at the heart of security solutions for mobile and connected devices, has acquired SypherMedia International, a California-based security solutions and services provider, for up to $10 million, including a potential earn-out of up to $3 million. SypherMedia is a key player in embedded security from product design to product life cycle management. SypherMedia’s […]
Online music streaming service has launched a channel on Roku players and Roku TVs, giving subscribers access to its premium streaming music service on the big screen. With Deezer, users can stream any song, anytime. After a 3-month free trial, Deezer Premium+ is $9.99/month, and givess access to all the music tracks in high quality […]
A trial of 5G technologies for automobiles, conducted jointly by Japanese mobile telco NTT DOCOMO with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Ericsson and Intel Corporation (Intel), has achieved data speeds of up to 1 Gbps for 4K-resolution video communications with a vehicle traveling at 30 km/h. This initial multi-party trial conducted along Tokyo’s Odaiba waterfront on […]
Es’hailSat has announced a new partnership with Inmarsat, which will see the Qatar-based communications satellite operator complement its existing portfolio of fixed Ku and Ka-band services with Inmarsat’s L-band service. The partnership is the first of its kind in Qatar, which consolidates all L-band service requirements for the country through Es’hailSat. The agreement is part […]
Nokia and Vodacom have signed an MoU under which the companies will trial Nokia 5G technology to accelerate the launch of the new technology and enable Vodacom to drive digitalisation for the benefit of businesses and individuals in South Africa. Nokia has a 5G portfolio that will allow operators to gain an early-to-market advantage in […]
Insight TV, a producer and broadcaster of Entertainment, Adventure Sport and Lifestyle in 4K, has announced a key distribution deal with one of the US’ largest independent media companies, Olympusat. Olympusat will distribute Inisght TV in HD via its Spanish language Vemox OTT Everywhere platform to its own subscribers and to 3rd-party operators in the […]
Mobile data will be the main driver of growth in the African telecoms market, with the number of mobile broadband connections on the continent set to more than double over the coming five years, and rise from 419 million at end-2017, to 1.07 billion at end-2022, according to Ovum’s Forecaster data service. The growth of […]