Advanced Television

Deutsche Telekom: 100 Mbit/s in 430,000 more homes

Increased broadband speeds do not necessarily require network build-out; network restructuring can be just as effective, according to Deutsche Telekom. Over the last four weeks, the German telco reports that 429,124 households in 386 towns and cities the length and breadth of Germany have benefited from Deutsche Telekom’s network modernisation ( IP migration). Additional lines […]

May 8, 2018

Burkina Faso contracts SES for e-learning

The Burkina Faso government in west Africa has contracted with SES Networks for a batch of digital connectivity services including e-learning, e-government and e-health access for its citizens. The contract covers bandwidth on the SES-owned O3b satellite constellation. The agreement follows on a Luxembourg and Burkina Faso development cooperation project launched in 2017, which was […]

May 8, 2018By Chris Forrester

Imarsat: Shareholders unhappy, but ambitious plans

London-based satellite operator Inmarsat has suffered a 60 per cent shareholder rebellion over its CEO’s pay. Rupert Pearce received £1.9 million in total compensation last year, and shareholders were complaining that the reward was hardly commensurate with a tumbling share price and profits under pressure. Today’s share price is around £3.78, but a year ago […]

May 8, 2018

India: SonyLIV powers OTT with Brightcove

Brightcove, a global provider of cloud services for video, has announced that it is powering SonyLIV, the premium OTT streaming service by Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN). SonyLIV is of the top OTT video app as measured by its 57.2 million app downloads to date. Monetised with a combination of advertising, subscription payments, and pay […]

May 8, 2018

Cableway, Vodafone Germany partnership agreement

Teleste’s subsidiary Cableway has signed a new three-year strategic partnership agreement with Vodafone Germany for installation and maintenance services to service Vodafone’s cable network customers in Germany. The agreement ensures the continued partnership with Vodafone Germany one year prior to the expiry of the previous contract. With an expected contract value in excess of €200 […]

May 8, 2018

Tele Columbus reorganises executive team

Tele Columbus is reorganising the responsibilities of its executive team with the aim of improving its ability to respond to strategic and operational challenges in the future as well as continuing the company’s growth course. All marketing and sales activities for private customer business will in future be combined and merged into the newly created […]

May 8, 2018

Jurassic World stars back Moments Worth Paying For

Movie stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard star in an exclusive trailer for summer blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the latest film to support pro-copyright education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign. In the exclusive piece to camera, the pair emphasise how dinosaurs are the biggest creatures to […]

May 8, 2018By Colin Mann

Poland: INEA selects AirTies

AirTies Wireless Networks, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, today announced that INEA, one of the largest cable networks in Poland, chose AirTies to deliver ultra-performance in-home Wi-Fi solutions to its subscribers. Unlike traditional Wi-Fi, which relies on a single Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) on a home gateway/router, INEA will […]

May 8, 2018

Tremor Video DSP partners with Grapeshot

Tremor Video DSP, a programmatic video platform, and Grapeshot, a specialist in Contextual Intelligence, have announced the integration of Grapeshot’s pre-bid custom brand safety capabilities, which will be immediately available for Tremor Video DSP’s advertisers across all supply. The move reinforces Tremor Video DSP’s commitment to protect the investment brands are making in video and […]

May 8, 2018

Media Broadcast Satellite services for freenet TV

Media Broadcast Satellite, operator of one of the world’s largest teleports and leading provider of hybrid broadcast and data solutions, is further expanding its portfolio for professional and highly specialised B2B applications in the broadcast industry. As part of a far-reaching agreement, the company provides extensive services for the newly launched product freenet TV via […]

May 8, 2018