Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat has reportedly told the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that it will start supply a basic LEO broadband-by-satellite service in 2022. But there are considerable complications to that promise. In a separate presentation made at last week’s Satellite Innovation webinar Telesat’s Erwin Hudson (VP/LEO division) told delegates that its polar orbiting satellites […]
Jeff Bezos is planning to launch an eventual 3236 low-Earth orbiting satellites into space in order to provide a broadband-by-satellite service to consumers. Project Kuiper will compete directly with the Starlink scheme from Elon Musk as well as a few other would-be satellite operators such as OneWeb, Telesat and others. As yet there is no […]
NCTA, the Internet & Television Association, has joined technology and advertising organisation to push back on US President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” saying it should be dropped. In the September order, Trump called it a “pernicious and false belief” that the country is “an irredeemably racist and sexist country,” […]
Grass Valley has been working at the BBC’s all-new BBC Wales broadcast centre in the middle of Cardiff and has now confirmed that it is the world’s largest SMTPE 2110 IP routing system for broadcast. Grass Valley’s IP orchestration and routing system forms the bedrock of the broadcaster’s enhanced media traffic network and multi-channel playout […]
WWE’s official YouTube channel has surpassed 50 billion total views. The channel is YouTube’s top-ranked in the Sports category – ahead of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR — and is closing in on 70 million subscribers. “Reaching 50 billion video views on YouTube is a testament to our compelling storylines, larger than […]
Harmonic has announced new technology that enables cable operators to provide new two-way gigabit services. Harmonic’s unique upstream gigabit solution is full spectrum and compatible with already-deployed cable modems and set-top boxes (STBs). This new technology has been integrated into Harmonic’s CableOS core software and its new Ripple+ network edge platform. The company also announced […]
Nearly a quarter of Vue’s UK cinemas will shut for three days a week in the wake of the barren movie release schedule. Twenty-one of the chain’s 87 sites will be closed from Tuesdays to Thursdays as of this week. The move is necessary “to ensure that our business is financially well-placed to withstand the […]
Thinkbox has announced the launch of TV Masters, a free and fully accredited online training course in TV advertising, which is set to train over 2,000 people in its first year. It has been designed in collaboration with broadcasters, agencies and advertisers to help boost critical skills and knowledge across the industry. The course draws […]
THEMA, Group Canal+ subsidiary and Museum TV have announced the October 21st world premiere, exclusive live transmission on Museum TV of the Sotheby’s auctions Modernités Paris at 6pm (CEST) and the Contemporary Art Evening sale London at 8pm (CEST) direct from the salesroom. The two prestigious sales are dedicated to the major artistic periods of […]
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, today announced the industry’s first Connected TV (CTV) brand safety solution – advancing the company’s complete video solution for advertisers, across all environments. This solution brings new transparency to CTV and offers advertisers three important controls over their CTV buys. With inclusion and exclusion […]