On the inaugural day of AfricaCom 2019, Eutelsat Communications announced a multiyear contract signature with Orao Telecom Congo for video capacity aboard one of its satellites located at 7° East. In a first for the African continent, Orao Telecom Congo has also signed up to Eutelsat CIRRUS; Eutelsat’s hybrid satellite/OTT delivery of channels. Orao has […]
Discovery has announced a strategic partnership with Inscape, a provider of Smart TV viewing data and a subsidiary of VIZIO, to enhance TV measurement across the media company’s TV footprint in the US Inscape’s next-generation capabilities will add to Discovery’s expanding set of advanced measurement products and tools. The partnership enables Discovery to utilise screen-verified, […]
Ottawa-based Telesat is looking to order up to 300 Low Earth Orbiting satellites, and had been expected to confirm its supplier about now. However, Telesat’s CEO Dan Goldberg told analysts that it was taking longer to decide on a manufacturer and now says that a decision was more likely during the first few months of […]
Irdeto, the digital platform security solution provider, and Amlogic, a fabless semiconductor company, have launched a set-top box (STB) platform that is pre-certified under the Netflix Hailstorm Hybrid programme. The programme is designed by Netflix to reduce the integration time and effort for pay-TV operator partners on the Android TV platform. Devices pre-certified under the […]
DAZN, the OTT sports broadcaster, has announced that Andrew Ryan has joined as Managing Director FIBA Media to steer the group’s joint venture with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Reporting directly to Stewart Walker, EVP Global Rights Partnerships, Ryan is responsible for driving FIBA Media’s growth strategy, to create opportunities to develop and promote basketball […]
The Astro Ultra Box has launched in Malaysia. The Ultra experience includes 4K UHD, Cloud Recording and a new user interface that is seamless across device screens, improved content recommendations based on viewing history, play from start functions and the ability to record multiple shows at the same time. All of this is available via […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, will provide exclusive pan-Nordic coverage of the heavyweight world boxing title fight between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr on December 7th. The contest will be shown live on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service as a pay-per-view event. Ruiz shocked Madison Square Garden and the sports […]
Testronic, a specialist in quality assurance (QA), localisation services, and compliance for the film, television and games industries, has achieved Dolby Vision Certification following a period of training and investment in their Burbank facility. Dolby Vision certification ensures that all of Testronic’s Master QC personnel have been trained by Dolby and that the facility has […]
Heineken will become the ‘Official Beer Partner of UEFA Euro 2020’, and in a separate agreement has extended its UEFA Champions League partnership by another three years, from 2021-24. The brewer’s relationship with UEFA Champions League is already well established, stretching back over 25 years. The new UEFA Euro 2020 agreement means that Heineken will […]
Africa Data Centres (ADC), the largest network of interconnected, vendor and carrier-neutral data centres on the continent has extended its partnership with China Telecom Global (CTG), one of the world’s largest providers of integrated telecommunication services, through the deployment of a China Telecom Point of Presence (POP) at Africa Data Centres’ JHB 1 data centre […]