Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has spoken in opposition to reports that the Trump administration is considering a federal takeover of portions of the country’s mobile broadband networks. A National Security Council official is reported to have presented senior members of the administration and other agencies with information suggesting that the United States needs […]
AR (mobile AR, smartglasses) could approach three and a half billion installed base and $85 billion to $90 billion revenue within five years. At the same time, VR (mobile, standalone, console, PC) might deliver 50 to 60 million installed base and $10 billion to $15 billion. That’s a pretty big difference, and it all has […]
Arianespace Group’s phenomenal Ariane-5 rocket has been a remarkable success for so long that it is a major surprise when something goes awry. The last failure was back in December 2002, when a Eutelsat (Hot Bird 7) was lost along with a scientific satellite. Since then, Ariane has managed 82 perfectly successful missions. A lift-off […]
Prince Alwaled bin Talal, one of Saudi Arabia’s richest individuals and owner of the Rotana media group as well as stakes in Apple and Twitter, has been released from detention. Also freed over the weekend is Waleed al-Ibrahim, the chairman of the popular Dubai-based broadcasting group MBC. News that Prince Alwaleed had been freed emerged […]
SK Broadband, a fixed-line affiliate of Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom, has launched a voice-controlled artificial intelligence (AI) IPTV service. SK Broadband told the Korean Times that it has integrated its IPTV B tv set-top box with SK Telecom’s AI platform NUGU, branding the new service B tv x NUGU. The Seoul-based company said that […]
UK broadcasters Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 have revealed the Grands Prix that will be shown live on their respective pay-TV and free-to-air platforms during the 2018 season. As part of its live coverage of all 21 race weekends from across the globe, Sky Sports F1 will show exclusive coverage of the first grand […]
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has filed a NIS 300 million (about €71m) legal action against a consortium of insurers which includes Lloyds of London and giant insurer Marsh, over the loss of the Spacecom/Amos-6 satellite. Amos-6 was lost in a catastrophic explosion and fire when it was being tested atop a SpaceX rocket back on […]
The DTG’s D-Book 10 January Corrigenda is now available. This additional publication from the UK collaboration centre for innovation in digital media technology has captured the most recent industry requirements since the launch of D-Book 10 in November 2017 and is available for DTG Members to download from the DTG Members Area. Key updates included […]
Apple’s video unit has hired Dana Tuinier as creative executive of comedy. She will be reporting to head of development Matt Cherniss. Tuinier joins Apple from Viacom where she served as VP, Development and Original Programming for TV Land and subsequently Paramount Network and TV Land after the two networks’ executive teams were merged. Tuinier […]
Georgian multiplay telco Silknet has acquired Geocell, the second-largest mobile telecommunications operator in the Republic of Georgia from Geocell’s shareholders, Telia Company and Turkcell in a $153 million (€123m) transaction which combines Silknet’s broadband, pay-TV and fixed telephony operations with Geocell’s mobile operations, creating a major convergent telecoms company. The acquisition will be financed through […]