Charlie Ergen made an appearance in a Manhattan Federal Court on December 18th and faced tough questioning in regard to his plans to launch a US-wide wireless service provider. California’s Deputy Attorney General Paula Blizzard had travelled to New York to question Ergen and accused him of having a long history of broken promises in […]
The hope that the C-Band Alliance might get Congressional support for its 5G/C-band plan failed when US legislators disagreed and determined there was no longer time to further discuss the proposal ahead of Congress having their Christmas break. The failure means that the FCC will now likely determine how the proposed auction revenues are divided […]
Manchester City has become the first football club to launch a dedicated channel on YouTube Kids. The platform will host a range of content, including behind-the-scenes videos and a weekly magazine show titled Xtra Time, in which presenters will discuss City’s week on and off the pitch. The channel will also feature match highlights and […]
Amazon’s massive Project Kuiper scheme to launch 3236 satellites into a mega-constellation serving the plant with a low-latency broadband service is moving ahead rapidly. In a blog the company said it was renovating two huge factories in Redmond, Washington States, measuring 219,000 sq.ft. and which will contain Research & Development space, prototype manufacturing as well […]
The financial crisis in Zimbabwe is hurting DTH service MultiChoice. The broadcaster’s DStv-branded service has lost more than 50 per cent of its subscribers. In the quarter-year ending Septemver 30th DStv active subscribers tumbled from 320,000 (in March this year) to just 150,000 in September. MultiChoice Zimbabwe public relations manager, Elizabeth Dziva, said like other […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and UFC, the MMA organisation, have announced the extension of NENT Group’s exclusive Nordic UFC media rights in a multi-year agreement. UFC events will continue to be shown live on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service, with selected events available on NENT Group’s free-TV channels and through […]
Netflix and Mattel Television are producing a new animated series based on the celebrated He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise. The CG animated series will reimagine the Masters of the Universe world, with all-new storylines and a fresh take on the iconic characters. This series, somewhat confusingly, is completely separate from anime series […]
The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) has published a new round of figures showing rates of children’s exposure to age-restricted TV ads, namely, ads for alcohol, gambling and food and soft drink products which are high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS products). The report follows figures covering 2008-2017, which showed a decline, since 2013, in […]
Following November’s announcement that Betfred had signed a streaming deal with At The Races (ATR), four more major betting organisations have also now signed up to the share of turnover based pricing model. BetVictor, Betway, BoyleSports and Unibet (a Kindred Group brand) have all signed agreements which will see them move away from a pence […]
Premier Sports and LaLiga have announced an agreement that will see every game from Spanish top-flight LaLiga Santander broadcast in the UK and Ireland via multiple platforms through the conclusion of the 2021/22 season. LaLiga will become the first football league to have a 24/7 dedicated channel in the UK and Ireland carrying all live […]