Satellite operator SES used the Paris Space Business Week event to announce it had selected SpaceX to launch its seven Medium Earth Orbit craft for its O3b division in 2021. The satellites are under construction at Boeing. While not confirmed as yet, it is possible that the satellites could be launched in batches of three […]
LTN Global, a provider of broadcast-quality IP video transport solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Make.TV, a developer of cloud-based service that enables content creators to access, curate, and publish live video streams to affiliates, social media, and OTT platforms. Make.TV’s cloud-based services allow news, sports, esports, and entertainment producers to manage complex […]
Almost a fifth of British people are not using the Internet. An in-home survey of almost 2,000 Brits found that 18 per cent described themselves as non-users. The Oxford Internet Institute (OII), which carried out the research, said people falling into the category tended to be older and poorer than frequent net users. The size […]
Aerospace giant Boeing used the opening of the Euroconsult World Satellite Business Week in Paris to outline its plans for a new range of satellites. The new versions are Boeing 702X, a direct follow-on from its well-established Boeing 702 variants which have flowed out of its El Segundo facility since 1997. Boeing 702X is based […]
Gabor Krigler, an award-winning producer and showrunner for HBO Europe, has launched Joyrider Television, an independent development and production facility based in Budapest. Krigler will develop and invest in projects from established writers across Europe, as well as developing in-house projects. “We have a number of projects under consideration, and I am confident we will […]
ZEE5, the digital entertainment platform from ZEE Entertainment Enterprises, has announced a partnership with Lebara Australia to bring the largest library of entertainment content for South Asians to Lebara customers down under. Available in 17 different languages, ZEE5 offers subscribers 100,000 hours of on demand movies, Originals, TV programmes, videos and news content. From September, […]
Russia’s President Putin says he is interested in allowing foreign investment in the country’s new rocket and satellite launch site at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East of Russia. Bloomberg reported that Putin, speaking at an Economic Forum in Vladivostok, told delegates that he was ready to invite foreign partners to help develop the […]
Globecast is continuing to expand its TV Everywhere OTT video platform via the integration of additional server-side dynamic ad insertion (SSDAI) capabilities, partnering with Switzerland-based Ad Insertion Platform (AIP) in Europe. Frédéric Torasso, Product Manager TV Everywhere OTT Video with Globecast, said: “The growth in viewer numbers for OTT video services can be seen around […]
PHABRIX has concluded nine months of successful HDR technology trials with BT Sport. PHABRIX supported BT Sport, providing its Qx rasterizers and technical expertise, as they developed and refined their live production workflow for the launch of their new HDR, UHD and Dolby Atmos supported proposition, BT Sport Ultimate. This includes HDR on the BT […]
SES has announced it will provide dedicated, private network connectivity from any vessel, airplane, enterprise, energy or government site in the world to Microsoft Azure via its unique multi-orbit satellite systems. As a partner of Azure ExpressRoute, SES will provide global reach and fibre-like high-performance to Azure customers via its complete portfolio of Geostationary Earth […]