Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat is taking a controlling stake in fellow-Emirati satellite company Thuraya. Thuraya operates in the L-band, and is well-known for its provision of sat-phone and other maritime and military services. The acquisition of the UAE’s first home grown satellite operator, Thuraya, will significantly expand Yahsat’s current satellite solutions portfolio for both […]
SES has significantly increased its technical reach in Nigeria to over 11 million TV homes in 2017, up from 3 million in 2015, according to Satellite Monitor, a market study commissioned by SES that provides insights on the broadcasting industry and on SES’s reach in the country. The Satellite Monitor results reveal that SES now […]
Intelsat and Telenor Satellite have signed a long term multi-transponder agreement, which will provide Intelsat with satellite capacity for its broadcast customers on the THOR 5 and THOR 7 satellites. This will allow Intelsat to support the growth of its media customers as they look to bring new and differentiated content to and from the […]
The Society of Audiovisual Authors has welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on the reform of EU rules governing audiovisual media services. It thanks policy makers for their willingness to lay down new rules to adapt the European framework to the emergence of digital platforms. SAA said it […]
NEP Australia, a provider of outside broadcast and studio solutions and a division of NEP Group, and Telstra Broadcast Services, a global broadcast services business, have delivered what they claim is the world’s first remote production across the Pacific. The successful trial was conducted over four days this week between NEP’s centralised, IP (internet protocol) […]
ARCEP, back in February, gave its approval to Inmarsat for the London-based satellite operator to deploy its ground-based connectivity for Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network. The French regulator joins Ofcom and many other individual European nations in approving the system which will offer Internet access to and from aircraft using Inmarsat as well as the ground-based […]
GoMedia, the onboard infotainment systems developer for transport operators, has formed a partnership with short film curator Discover.film, extending its content offering on public transport. Discover.film sources the best content from a creative network of more than 400,000 filmmakers around the world, giving them a platform through VoD and multi-channel distribution, to reach a global […]
Orange and Vivendi have joined forces to meet the expectations of the fast-growing African continent, keen to consume cultural goods and rediscovering, after three decades in which cinemas had all but disappeared, the unique experience of the big screen in the best technical conditions and absolute comfort. CanalOlympia is the leading network of cinemas and […]
Executives at Comcast have talked up the pluses of the company’s formal binding cash offer of $31 billion (€25.4bn) for Sky, describing it as “a great fit” that provides it with new capabilities, new markets, and other growth opportunities. Speaking on Comcast’s Q1 2018 Results Earnings Call, Brian L Roberts, Chairman and CEO, said he […]
UK DTT platform Freeview has launched its on-demand content showcase on Channel 100 for connected TV service Freeview Play viewers. This is the first time the platform has integrated on-demand content into the linear TV guide. The specially-curated recommendations allow viewers to browse suggestions from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4, Demand 5 and UKTV Play […]