Eutelsat has signed a distribution agreement with Masmovil to supply its Ka-Sat broadband-by-satellite capacity to users in Spain. The contract offers broadband access speeds of up to 50Mbps and data downloads from 30GB to 150GB per month. Fees will start at €37.9 per month. The service will launch in January. Equity analysts at investment bank […]
A Netflix-style SVoD platform for live sports can exist, but faces high hurdles, according to analysis from GlobalData. Live sports are an essential part of any pay-TV package, and are one of the key reasons why many people have not yet cut the cord and gone exclusively OTT. However, if a Netflix-style sports-oriented SVoD service […]
The Spanish TV group Mediapro has consolidated its position in the French TV market following the awarding by the French professional football league (LFP) of the domestic media rights for its second tier Ligue 2 for the 2020-21 to 2023-24 seasons. Through BeIN Sports, Mediapro will pay €64 million for the four year agreement to […]
YouView has appointed Susie Buckridge as its new CEO following the departure of long-serving CEO Richard Halton. Buckridge was director of product. YouView, which is backed by the UK’s PSBs and transmission services provider Arqiva as well as telcos BT and TalkTalk, is used principally as the platform for TV services by the latter two […]
India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) wants to update and possibly revise its existing TV audience measurement and ratings system. TRAI has issued a consultation paper for stakeholder comments on the existing Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) rules, and whether the process needs revision. TRAI has indicated that while most users are happy with BARC there […]
As the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of European Union adopts a key telecommunications reform, the broadband cable industry signalled its commitment to deliver on the goals of a gigabit society. Commenting on the adoption of the Electronic Communications Code, Cable Europe Executive Chairman Matthias Kurth said: “A central stated aim of the Code is […]
The BBC has appointed London-based sports independent Input Media to produce coverage of this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in France. Input Media will produce live programming for broadcast on the BBC’s network TV channels, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. The tournament runs from June 7th to July 7th 2019. […]
Speciality services provider RigNet, which supplies telecoms connectivity to oil rig crews, VSAT customers, mobile connectivity and wireless broadband, has suffered a significant set-back in a dispute with Inmarsat. The arbitration has been heard at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. The dispute is centred on a $65 million “strategic” capacity lease in 2014 for […]
Arianespace successfully launched two satellites on the evening of December 4th from the spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana. One satellite, for India, was the country’s heaviest-ever craft. Deployed first during Ariane 5’s 33-minute mission to geostationary transfer orbit, GSAT-11 will be positioned at 74 deg. East, providing communications services in Ku- and Ka-bands in […]
The Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS), has increased its reach across social media exponentially in the past year by capitalizing on the growing digital video demand in Asia. Thai PBS has achieved over 730 million social video views in 2018 to date, an increase of over 100 million from 2017 The broadcaster has partnered […]