Advanced Television

Stingray acquires 40 hours of live concerts

Producer and Distributor Prime Entertainment Group has announced a package deal with major music broadcaster Stingray for more than 40 Hours of live concerts. Stingray primarily broadcasts music across over 400 uninterrupted channel feeds available worldwide to more than 400 million households every day. The channels offer a full range of music shows in all […]

February 4, 2019

Red Bee extends FOX Middle East contract

Red Bee Media has extended its contract with FOX Networks Group Middle East, with a renewal of Playout and Media Management services for channels FOX, FOX Movies, Star Movies and Star World. For two of the channels, FOX and FOX Movies, Red Bee Media will also be providing global distribution services through the Red Bee […]

February 4, 2019

Facebook partners with African NGOs for Safer Internet Day 2019

In line with its commitment to building a safer online world for all, Facebook  is supporting Safer Internet Day (February 5th) with a campaign spanning 15-plus African countries. Aligning with the Safer Internet Day call to action – “Together for a better internet” – by joining hands with more than 20 non-profit organisations and government […]

February 4, 2019

SatixFy launches silicon-based ESA multi-beam array antenna

SatixFy UK Limited is introducing what it says is the world’s first ESMA (Electronically Steered Multi-Beam Array) Ku-band 256 element array antenna at this week’s SmallSat Symposium 2019 in Mountain View, CA, USA. Utilising the company’s fully digital beam forming technology, the new antenna array is being demonstrated working in an Antenna Micro Test Range […]

February 4, 2019

Emerse accelerates with 53% growth in 2018

Emerse, the Demand Side Platform company, generated sales of more than SEK 46 million and a profit in 2018 with continued high growth anticipated. The sales team has been expanded and expectations for 2019 are high. “Our mission is to develop and deliver technology and services that enable our clients, advertisers we trust, to create […]

February 4, 2019

C3 Pure Fibre launches Plume in Cayman

C3 Pure Fibre, the triple play ISP bringing internet, TV and phone services to residential and business customers in the Cayman Islands, has announced the launch of their Whole Home WiFi, powered by Plume. C3’s Whole Home WiFi offering includes Plume SuperPods which fit into electrical wall outlets to spread the internet from your modem […]

February 4, 2019

ETI announces support for TiVo next gen platform

ETI Software Solutions is proud to announce support for TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform, enabling operators to leverage their current infrastructure while seamlessly integrating IP video streaming and OTT content from TiVo’s cloud-based, multi-screen platform. The ETI-TiVo solution benefits both subscribers and providers by providing an enhanced user experience with features like personalised voice control, mobile device […]

February 2, 2019

IHS: UK broadcasters weigh Brexit options

Of the 1,039 cable and satellite TV channels licensed by UK-regulator Ofcom, 700 target other countries. According to IHS Markit, the companies most affected include Discovery, with more than 100 channels licensed by Ofcom, Sky and Sony, with 40 channels each. More than 100 channels that reach viewers in the UK and Republic of Ireland […]

February 1, 2019

Italy: Bidders circle Sony channels

Viacom, Fox, De Agostini and Mediaset are in the running for the two free-to-air channels (Pop and Cine Sony) that Sony is putting up for sale in Italy. According to daily Il Sole 24 Ore, the front runners are Viacom and Mediaset, while Discovery, which initially seemed to be interested, now appears less likely to […]

February 1, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

ARRIS stockholders approve CommScope acquisition

Stockholders of entertainment and communications technologist ARRIS International have voted by the requisite majorities to approve all matters presented regarding the proposed $7.4 billion (€6.45bn) acquisition by network infrastructure solutions provider CommScope of all of the shares of ARRIS dated November 8th, 2018. At the meeting at the Court and special general shareholder meetings in […]

February 1, 2019By Colin Mann