Advanced Television

Broadpeak joins ETSI

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, is now a member of ETSI, a leading standardisation organisation for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) standards fulfilling European and global market needs. By joining ETSI, Broadpeak will play an important role in helping to create […]

November 21, 2019

Could broadband-by-balloons gain momentum?

There’s no shortage of public interest in the growth of new ‘mega-constellations’ of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites from the likes of Elon Musk (Starlink), Jeff Bezos (Kuiper) and Telesat of Canada. However, there’s plenty of other aerial activity taking place somewhat closer to the ground in the shape of high-altitude balloons and airships. These, […]

November 21, 2019

Telia Finland shuffles management

Stein-Erik Vellan, Senior Vice President and currently CEO of Telia Finland will take over as CEO of Telia Norway as the current CEO Abraham Foss will leave his position. Jonas Bengtsson, Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs, will temporarily assume the role of CEO of Telia Finland until a permanent solution […]

November 21, 2019

Airbus delivers technology for Eutelsat Quantum

Airbus, ESA and Eutelsat have presented the new multibeam active antenna payload at Airbus in Madrid. Airbus’ ELSA+ (ELectronically Steerable Antenna+) is a first for commercial satellite communications in Europe. The versatility of its performance represents a step change for communications satellites with a spacecraft able for the first time to adapt to the customers’ […]

November 21, 2019

Cable Bahamas partners with ActiveVideo to launch next-gen UI

Cable Bahamas has partnered with ActiveVideo to launch a next-generation user interface (UI) to all subscribers in its footprint. With the new UI, Cable Bahamas can offer improved navigation and discovery across live and on demand content through their TV set-top box. By virtualizing set-top functions in the cloud, the guide can be seamlessly delivered […]

November 21, 2019

Sky Studios announces new original series Domina

Sky has announced a new Sky Original series, Domina, which will bring to life the power struggles of Ancient Rome from a different perspective, that of the women. Produced by Fifty Fathoms (Fortitude) and Sky Studios, with Cattleya as executive production services, the epic ten-part drama is a highly topical story, which follows the life […]

November 21, 2019

ZEE5 Global premieres Hawala

With a series of fantastic Telugu Originals like Mrs. Subbalakshmi and Kailasapuram having been launched in recent months to cater to audiences across 190+ markets, global digital entertainment platform ZEE5 is all set to add another masterpiece to the list with the global premiere of Telugu Original, Hawala. The six-episode suspense thriller web series releases […]

November 21, 2019

Borussia Dortmund, DAZN team for Asia campaign

The Bundesliga’s Borussia Dortmund has brought in DAZN Media to create a social media campaign that showcases the club’s 2019/20 football season, its star players and past masters to entertain and grow its fanbase in South East Asia. Weekly content produced by DAZN Media’s creative content studio in Singapore will celebrate impactful players, whilst showcasing […]

November 21, 2019

Masters exclusively on Sky; BBC loses out

Sky Sports will become the exclusive live broadcaster of Masters tournament in the UK. The new agreement, which begins in 2020, will now extend the partnership into its second decade. It means the BBC will not show any live golf next year for the first time since 1955 after the broadcaster lost the rights to […]

November 20, 2019

Thousands report Disney+ account hacked

Thousands of users who signed up to the new Disney+ streaming service have reported their accounts being hacked. Since the service went live on November 12th in the US, Canada and The Netherlands, attackers have stolen thousands of customers’ account details and put them up for sale on the dark web, according to a report […]

November 20, 2019