The United States of America has proposed to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) adoption of the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard for use by all countries in the world. The proposal is the first major step in the evaluation process for worldwide acceptance of the standard. The US delegation proposed ATSC 3.0 – the world’s […]
Sky and Comcast are rationalising their distribution merging Sky NBCUniversal International operations. NBCU’s UK pay-TV channels will now be based at Sky’s Osterley HQ along with NBCU’s EMEA Networks team. In a similar move in Germany, Sky will become the parent company of NBCU’s Networks business. Sky’s distribution arm Sky Vision is expected to be […]
Portugal’s premium sports platform Sport TV saw a 40 per cent drop in annual profits during 2018 to €2.97 million. According to the financial report of telecom operator NOS, which owns a 25 per cent of Sport TV, revenues were stable at €188.1 million, but costs increased by 2.7 per cent to €185.1 million. In […]
Apple’s new Apple TV+ streaming TV service is debuting later this year into a crowded, and growing, streaming TV market in Australia, according to Roy Morgan Research. The firm says the potential market for Apple TV+ is huge. Over 17 million (83.4 per cent of Australians 14+) currently access streaming video services or own Apple-branded […]
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly has again been expressing his enthusiasm over the adoption of key satellite frequencies in order to help the roll-out of 5G services over the US. Speaking at the ‘Wireless Connect 2019” event in Washington, O’Rielly was supportive of the reallocation of C-band frequencies. “While placing 3.5 GHz [C-band] into the hands […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro has launched OTT platform OneSoccer in Canada – offering live and VoD content from the Canadian Premier League. The platform is the result of an agreement with the Canadian Soccer Business Group whereby Mediapro will market the TV rights to the Canadian League on a national and international level until 2029. […]
Video software provider Synamedia has revealed new automation capabilities for its Virtual Digital Content Manager (DCM) with Smart Rate Control that it says will save operators up to 50 per cent of bandwidth and storage costs. Using machine-learning (ML) and Stream Video Quality, Synamedia’s patented light weight and real-time quality metric technology, the solution, debuting […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti has again managed to upset its small shareholders by announcing yet another round of borrowing. It said on March 28th that it was considering options to re-finance its Senior debt (due for repayment in June next year), as well as adding another $225-$250 million to its overall borrowing in order […]
SpaceX’s giant ‘Falcon Heavy’ mega-rocket launch, initially scheduled for April 7th will not now happen until April 9th. The launch is already being described as one of the most important in the life of SpaceX, as it is the first commercial cargo being carried on the massive 27-engined rocket. The rocket made its debut flight more […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services, has announced release of a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The new version, called v2019-1, is the first major release of the Test Suite in 2019 and the first one to cover […]