A+E Networks UK has announced the promotion of Berry Liu to the position of Director of Ad Sales, leading the ad sales operations in the UK and international markets. In her new role, Liu will be responsible for shaping the company’s strategy for ad sales growth across TV, digital and brand partnerships. She will also […]
Thaicom, the Asian satellite operator and provider of integrated satellite end-to-end solutions, has announced that True Visions Group, an Asian pay-TV provider, has signed a long-term transponder capacity contract. The company has retained several Ku-band transponders on the new Thaicom-8 satellite which delivers pay-TV services to audiences in Thailand and across Asia including premier sports […]
Samsung Electronics and KDDI have announced the successful demonstration of their 5G capabilities by working with the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) to deploy ultra-fast communications at Maehara Elementary School in Tokyo. For the first time in Japan, 5G was utilized to help students download contents in class using UHD, powered by the infrastructure […]
The UK’s Strongest Man returns over 3 days in July in St Albans and it’s all set to be an amazing Final. Pa O’Dywer is the reigning champion, but England’s Phil Titanium Roberts, who placed 2nd, has packed on the size over the last few months as he looks to rip the title away from Pa. […]
IMDb – the Internet Movie Database – has announced the launch of IMDb Freedive in the US, a free streaming video channel available via laptop or personal computer and on all Amazon Fire TV devices. IMDb Freedive, an ad-supported channel, enables viewers to watch hit TV shows including Fringe, Heroes, The Bachelor, Quantum Leap and […]
London-based Inmarsat is moving its European Aviation Network (EAN) division out of London, and will relocate to satellite-friendly Luxembourg. The shift will happen before April, and the decision has been made because of the threat of Brexit to Inmarsat. Inmarsat has a European Commission licence to operate its EAN service on S-band within the European […]
Customers who sign up for combined broadband and TV packages are being hit with loyalty penalties of up to £690 (€766) a year, according to research from UK consumer body Which?. The consumer champion found that two in five of customers (40 per cent) who signed up to so-called dual or triple play (if a […]
A group of display technology brands have come together at CES 2019 to form a new industry organisation: The 8K Association (8KA). Founding companies for the 8KA include leading panel supplier AU Optronics (AUO) along with consumer electronics giants Hisense, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics and TCL Electronics. Panel supplier Samsung Display is also in the process […]
French indie animation producer Xilam has revealed that its content has hit 10 billion views on YouTube. Xilam said traffic has increased by 44 per cent across its YouTube programming in 2018 receiving nearly 4 billion additional views, with US visits doubled. Subscribers to Xilam channels also grew by 162 per cent worldwide in 2018 […]
FTTH boomed in Spain in 2018 with a growth of 2 million lines (over 203,000 new lines in just October) for a total of 8.2 million lines, according to the latest report from the CNMC. Movistar led the market with a market share of 46.9 per cent and 3.9 million lines. Some 90 per cent […]