Executives at satellite operator SES consider the company well-placed to respond to the changing needs of its customers. Steve Collar, CEO, speaking at a press briefing at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, said that the operator had the superpower of reach and economics, suggesting that its recent agreement with Microsoft to develop a range of cloud-based […]
Movistar has become the first Spanish telco to eliminate the obligation for new subscribers to stay with the company when subscribing to its Fusión service. The clause will be removed for new and existing customers to make them feel “free to select whatever company for the quality and variety of its services”, according to Movistar. […]
Croatian tower and DTT network operator Odasiljaci i veze (OiV) has activated the new M2 multiplex in the DVB-T2 system with the H.265/HEVC video coding standard. The first broadcasts are available from the Sljeme transmitter near Zagreb, using UHF channel K40. Simulcasts in DVB-T and DVB-T2 will continue until July 1st 2020, when the existing […]
The EBU has partnered with end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services specialist Eurofins Digital Testing to ensure that future high-quality broadcast content can be properly displayed and enjoyed on consumer TV sets. In an effort to give clarity to both broadcasters and consumers, the EBU has published a set of key distribution parameters (EBU […]
IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, has entered into an agreement to broadcast its flagship weekly two-hour programme IMPACT! nationally across the US on AXS TV, a music, sports, entertainment and lifestyle channel in which Anthem Sports & Entertainment recently acquired a majority interest. Immediately following IMPACT Wrestling’s flagship, annual pay-per-view event […]
Satisfying the rapid demand growth for additional commercial spectrum presents challenges the Federal Communications Commission, according to public policy issue think tank Phoenix Center. While the Federal Communications Commission has conducted numerous spectrum auctions in recent years, it lacks a ready source for the much-needed spectrum in the low- and mid-bands. By far, the largest, […]
Eutelsat Americas, a subsidiary of Eutelsat, has been selected by Orby TV for capacity on the Eutelsat 117 West A satellite. The multi-year, multi-transponder agreement between the companies was announced at IBC 2019 following Orby TV’s recent launch of its new and affordable satellite service across the lower 48 continental United States. Orby TV is […]
A new 4K HDR TV channel, 4KUniverse, is now on air. AsiaSat and 4KUniverse have entered into a multi-year agreement for the distribution via AsiaSat 9 across the Asia-Pacific. 4KUniverse was originally part of AsiaSat’s 4K-SAT UHD demo channel initiated back in 2015, broadcasting a few hours of UHD programming a day. Now, with the […]
Bad Robot Chairman & CEO J.J. Abrams and co-CEO Katie McGrath, along with AT&T President & Chief Operating Officer, and CEO WarnerMedia John Stankey, have announced that WarnerMedia and Bad Robot have formed a strategic relationship to create original projects for television, theatrical motion pictures, games and digital platforms. The wide-ranging agreement commences immediately and […]
TiVo has announced that Liberty Latin America, a telco operating in over 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, has selected TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to bring cutting-edge innovations to its customers in Puerto Rico. Over time, Liberty Latin America also plans to launch TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform in other markets across Latin America. TiVo’s Next-Gen […]