Salah Hamza, the former Chief Engineer and CTO at Egypt’s Nilesat Satellite Company has died. He had been ill for some time having suffered a major stroke some 3 months ago. He retired from Nilesat in 2014. Hamza, during his time at Nilesat, was ‘Mr Satellite’ for the hundreds of Middle East channels that flocked […]
FITE, the global platform for sports and entertainment, has acquired the exclusive US and Canadian digital rights to carry the Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr pay per view event on November 28th. As part of the deal, FITE’s PPV platform is powering TysonOnTriller.com, the central hub for the event. Fans can buy the digital […]
Nokia has deployed its G.fast solution to extend the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) network of NetCologne, the largest regional telecommunications provider in Germany with over 28,000 kilometres of laid fibre-optic cables. Nokia’s G.fast technology allows NetCologne to extend fibre service into buildings to give end users the option of accessing up to five times […]
Premier Media Broadcasting has acquired the rights to Karate Combat’s second season in the UK and will air the weekly Friday night fights on FreeSports. Karate Combat Season 2 features bouts between the world’s top athletes in four virtual worlds rendered in real-time using Unreal Engine, the video game engine behind Fortnite. “The UK and […]
Vizio, the leading US-based TV brand, has announced that SmartCast users in the US and Canada can now access the Facebook Watch TV app and enjoy Facebook videos on the big screen with personalised recommendations. The Facebook Watch TV app allows SmartCast users to enjoy a TV experience tailored to their interests and social connections. […]
Bedrock, the streaming-tech joint venture formed by Groupe M6 and RTL Group, is powering Salto, the streaming service that launched in France this week. The joint platform between the three major French broadcasters: Groupe TF1, France Télévisions and Groupe M6 is using Bedrock’s streaming technology for all its operations. Bedrock has met Salto’s advanced requirements, […]
TiVo has announced that Foxtel, the Australia pay-TV platform, has chosen TiVo to deliver its voice search innovation for subscribers in Australia. TiVo is providing Foxtel with a natural language, voice-based search solution, making it easier for Foxtel customers to find the content they are looking for. The solution also includes robust machine-learning powered insights […]
The ITV Hub is to launch two new spin off shows which premiere on the platform, offering audiences a wealth of bonus content around two of ITV’s most popular entertainment shows, I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here and The Masked Singer. I’m A Celebrity…The Daily Drop is a new companion show for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out […]
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, three Western European nations are leaders in terms of 5G as a proportion of total smartphone sales in 2020. Ville-Petteri Ukonaho, Associate Director at Strategy Analytics, said: “In terms of sheer volumes China and the US lead in 5G smartphone sales. But in key Western European markets, […]
China Mobile ended its third-quarter with more than 946 million subscribers. Drilling down into the quality of services they enjoy, China Mobile says 770 million were 4G customers while 114 million were 5G package users. China Mobile’s profit fell back slightly by 0.3 per cent year-on-year to Chinese Yuan (CNY) 81.6 billion for the first […]