Advanced Television

CBA still facing tough opposition

According to a statement from Senator John Kennedy, who had objected to the C-Band Alliance being responsible for auctioning off C-band spectrum over the US, he remains committed to a public auction as distinct to a private sale of spectrum. This does not mean that the Federal Communications Commission has to abide rigidly to his […]

October 7, 2019By Chris Forester

Openreach rural full fibre boost

Engineers at UK digital infrastructure business Openreach are trialling a range of new tools and techniques as they work to upgrade 13 of the UK’s rural communities to faster, more reliable and future-proof broadband technology. The trials are part of the company’s ambition to extend its new ‘full’ fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network into areas that are […]

October 7, 2019By Colin Mann

Vodafone Spain speeds up 5G deployment

Vodafone Spain is increasingly relying on 5G to capture new subscribers to differentiate itself from its rivals. The company has announced that it will extend its 5G coverage to another 34 cities in the country, with commercial services in the first half of 2020. To pave the way, Vodafone has launched an unlimited data package […]

October 7, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

Luxembourg: 4KUniverse on PostTV

American Entertainment company 4KUniverse has expanded its European presence by joining Luxembourg IPTV platform PostTV. 4KUniverse is a 24hr 4K HDR general entertainment TV channel that airs original series, movies, documentaries, sports and primetime programmes in High Dynamic Range. POST Luxembourg has add the new 4K channel to its Entertain Me package. Entertain Me allows […]

October 7, 2019

TVSquared, Extreme Reach ad attribution partnership

TVSquared, a player in TV attribution, is partnering with creative asset management specialist Extreme Reach (ER) to enable advertisers to measure the performance of all impressions served across every ad-supported OTT streaming service. The TVSquared and Extreme Reach integration tags every single ad, delivering massive simplification for advertisers, while giving them the ability to track […]

October 7, 2019

Crypt TV and Abundantia to bring the Crypt Brand to India

Abundantia Entertainment, India’s premier content company focused on developing and producing progressive, insight-based and uniquely Indian stories for a global audience, have partnered with Crypt TV, a media company, creating a new generation of iconic monster IP for young people by launching new characters on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram. The new partnership will see a […]

October 7, 2019

BBC archive celebrates Monty Python’s 50th anniversary

A new archive of photos and documents has been uncovered which illustrates rarely seen moments from the making of Monty Python, as the ground-breaking comedy show celebrates its 50th anniversary. Monty Python’s Flying Circus first aired on October 5th 1969 on BBC One and went on to run for four series. The images from the […]

October 7, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Vionlabs Americas appoints Odden

Vionlabs is continuing its growth with the appointment of Kevin Odden to lead its commercial operations in the Americas.  The company is also expanding its advisory board with the appointments of Anette Schaefer and Hanno Basse. Vionlabs’ platform provides a step-change in content discovery. Its AI-powered Content Discovery Platform creates a unique fingerprint for each […]

October 7, 2019

‘Stratollite’ stays on station for a month

A Stratollite is a large balloon (or ‘high altitude platform’) that sits between the Earth and the high-orbiting satellites, and can remain – more or less – in place over its target audience below. Tucson-based Stratollites, developed by World View Enterprises (which has a marvellous mission statement: “Sometimes to break new ground, you have to […]

October 7, 2019By Chris Forrester