SpaceX completed another flawless launch on June 3rd – and the recovery of its Falcon 9 first stage a few minutes later. It was the sixth SpaceX launch this year (the second in five days) and the fifth use of the first stage booster which some dubbed the ‘sooty launcher’. Sooty or not the whole […]
Turkey’s latest satellite, Turksat 5A, has been confirmed for launch in Q4 this year. It is the first of a trio of next-generation craft which will be orbited between now and 2022. Turkey’s transportation and infrastructure minister, Adil Karaismaloğlu, visited the Turksat facility at Gölbaşı, near Ankara on June 3rd, and said that Turkey’s satellite […]
BT Sport says it is continuing its award-winning innovation by teaming with a range of specialists to deliver its first-ever live, interactive quiz shows. BT Sport will introduce new ‘pop up’ live play-along quiz shows around programming such as boxing, rugby, WWE and UFC. In recent weeks it has been broadcasting The Beautiful Quiz, an […]
Simplestream, the specialist in VoD and OTT services, has announced that its end-to-end App Platform has been selected by The Africa Channel, the US channel operator, to launch a revamped Demand Africa service to complement their existing channels in the US. Demand Africa offers a broad range of HD programming showcasing travel, lifestyle and special […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for set-top boxes (STB) and multiscreen entertainment, and Technicolor Connected Home have announced their continued partnership with Tele2 as its Com Hem Tv Hub service upgrades to Android P. The service has now become one of the industry’s first major operators to leapfrog from Android N […]
Cineflix Rights has signed a partnership deal with Live PD Host/Executive Producer Dan Abrams’ Law&Crime Productions and Justice Network to greenlight the new crime series Killer Cases. The distributor has pre-sold the series to A+E Network’s Crime+Investigation channels across its EMEA territories including the UK, Africa, Italy, Iberia, Germany, Poland, and Africa, where the series […]
Following the restart of the Bundesliga in Germany in May and the expected return of the English Premier league on 15th June, many sports leagues around the world are hoping to follow suit and restart seasons that were put on hold due to Covid-19. Any sport which is deemed safe enough to make a return […]