BT Sport has confirmed that it will remain the exclusive home of UFC in the UK and Republic of Ireland into 2019 and beyond after agreeing a new multi-year broadcast rights deal. The contract, which begins in January, means all live UFC numbered and Fight Night events will continue to be shown on BT Sport […]
Video software provider Synamedia, the company created from the acquisition of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business, and backed by the Permira funds, has unveiled Credentials Sharing Insight, its first product launch in its new guise. Credentials Sharing Insight is designed to help streaming service providers combat the rapid rise in account sharing between […]
United Arab Emirates-based satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and broadband satellite technologist Hughes Network Systems (Hughes), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, have confirmed the completion of a joint venture arrangement to provide greater access to commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, the Middle East and Southwest Asia. The joint venture was […]
Avanti Communications has confirmed that its Chairman, Paul Walsh, will step down in June. He will be replaced by his current Deputy, Alan Harper. Walsh has been Chairman of Avanti since 2014. Alan Harper joined the board in March 2017 as a non-executive director, and was appointed Interim CEO from August 2017 to April 2018. […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar is launching a Movistar Navidad Disney, a pop-up TV channel devoted to Christmas that will be on air from December 20th until January 6th. The thematic TV channel (EPG number 29) will be for free for all Movistar TV subscribers, airing movies and documentaries from The Walt Disney Company. Featured titles […]
In recent times, IMAX has contemplated putting in VR areas into all of its cinema foyers as a potential money-raiser from cinema-goers wanting to spend time on the new craze while waiting for a movie to start. But not any more. The experiment is over, and a regulatory SEC filing from IMAX says its final […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deadline for comments and responses to the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) closed on December 11th. The CBA’s request is for a “market-based approach” to the sale of 180 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US for the use of 5G. A report from Sami Kassab, a satellite analyst at investment bank […]
The tiny Himalayan state of Bhutan, perhaps best known for its many monasteries and mountains, is adding to its limited satellite capacity. Using money from India’s government and the Indian State Research Organistion (ISRO), the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation is installing a new uplink dish in order that its signals can reach every part of […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions and services for STB and multiscreen digital entertainment, has announced major new advances for Android TV deployments which deliver even further choices and benefits to operators as well as their subscribers. 3SS is launching 3READY Assistant as a new product and service offering, enabled by its […]
Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that Dish Mexico has selected its SkyEdge II-c multi-service platform, operating over Hispasat’s HTS satellite, Amazonas-5, to deliver broadband services in Mexico. Mexico will be connected with ON, a new high-quality satellite Internet access service, to benefit the unserved and underserved people of Mexico. This service will include high speed […]