Anthony Simmonds-Gooding a former senior advertising executive with Saatchi & Saatchi and who from 1988 headed up British Satellite Broadcasting, the official licensee of the UK’s 5-channel DBS satellite transmissions, passed away on October 20th. BSB used D-MAC (Multiplexed Analogue Components-type D) as its high-definition transmission system to a ‘Squarial’ receiving dish. Simmonds-Gooding brought together […]
Only days after resolving a technical spat with Russia over alleged “violations” of the country’s media legislation, CNN is again in potential hot water. This time the problems come from Russia’s parliamentary Senators who have drawn up a ‘blacklist’ of US media and a counterpoint to the troubles being faced internationally by the Kremlin-backed RT-Russia […]
Ericsson has signed a multi-year contract with FOX Networks Group Middle East to provide playout, media management and global distribution services for three new HD channels. The new channels – FOX Crime, FOX Life and FOX Rewayat – are broadcast 24 hours a day from Ericsson’s broadcast and media services hub in Abu Dhabi. FOX […]
Insight TV, the UHD broadcaster and producer of native UHD HDR content, has revealed a major distribution deal with next-generation US cable company Layer3 TV. This is the first 4K distribution deal that Insight TV has signed in the US. The agreement means that Insight TV is now available to Layer3 TV subscribers on channel […]
nbn, the company building Australia’s national wholesale broadband access network, has activated its first Fibre-to-the-Curb (FTTC) premises as part of its ongoing trials of the network technology in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne. In connecting a trial premises to FTTC the company has achieved speeds of 109Mbps downstream and 44Mbps upstream using VDSL technology […]
Beenius is partnering with iPROM, a leading provider of digital advertising technologies in the SEE region. By the end of 2017, Beenius will integrate iPROM’s solutions into its global interactive TV platform. This will provide its partners in 45 countries with a standardized connection to programmatic advertising ecosystem and deliver cutting-edge solution for effective monetization […]
“Goodbye broadcast, hello streaming” is the overwhelming response from a study about content and viewing habits produced by Qualtrics, an experience and insights company. Although the shift from broadcast television to on-demand streaming has been a talking point of media watchers for years, Qualtrics’ study has produced some surprising data points. Netflix is the Champ […]
Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim Al Thani, speaking in Indonesia where he is currently on a visit, was highly critical of the recent move by Egypt to further escalate the already wounding diplomatic row with Qatar. Egypt, along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE have already cut all diplomatic and trade links with Qatar. On […]
YuMe, a partner for video advertising, in partnership with Isobar, a global digital agency; RLTY CHK, an immersive entertainment studio; and RetinadVR, an immersive media analytics platform, have released the results of a new virtual reality (VR) in-game advertising study. The study compared consumer responses to three forms of VR advertising — a pre-roll video […]
Portugal’s Media Regulatory Authority (ERC) has been unable to reach a consensus on the proposed acquisition of Media Capital by Meo, referring the case to the Competition Authority. The ERC said that its three members could not define a unanimous stance on the risks to pluralism in the media sector in Portugal. In its ruling, […]