DTT Simulcast transmissions will come to an end in Spain between October 1st and 14th with around 20 per cent of SMATV-equipped buildings in the country still to be refitted. Among the first to switch-off simulcasting are Cantabria, Girona, Pontevedra, Tarragona and Tenerife. On October 7th new regions will be added such as Madrid, Alicante, […]
The prospects of some sort of merger of satellite operators in North America, between Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network and AT&T’s DirecTV, or perhaps a European consolidation between SES and Eutelsat, has generated plenty of media comment over the past weeks. However, a virtual meeting of senior executives on September 24 at the Avia (Asia Video […]
AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is arriving in Portugal on October 1st and will be available through telcos MEO and NOS, offering a catalogue consisting of British drama, mystery and comedy series from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) will support Acorn TV in Portugal, providing affiliate sales, […]
Sky’s NOW TV app is now available on Sony BRAVIA Android TVs in the UK and Ireland. The NOW TV app gives users access to a range of new and original British comedies, Oscar, BAFTA, and Emmy award winning dramas, Sky originals and movies – all without a contract. Sony’s Android TV with the Google […]
Norwegian-based Nevion, the virtualised media production solutions provider, has been bought by Sony’s Imaging Products & Solutions division. Sony said the purchase has been made to further enhance its portfolio, providing end-to-end IP and cloud-based production solutions for broadcasting and other applications. Sony, which has been a minority shareholder in Nevion since July 2019, is […]
Europa+ has announced the launch of its new SVoD service that will bring Latin American and Caribbean audiences the latest and most popular television programming from the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and other European countries. Europa+ says it is is designed to attract the growing audience of European Nationals (Ex-pats), Latin Americans of European descent […]
Mobile Internet consumer technology solutions provider ZTE has launched what it claims is the industry’s first broadcast service based on the 5G NR physical layer technology at Ultra High Definition Video (Beijing) Production Technology Collaboration Center, realising end-to-end 5G HD video broadcast service on 700MHz spectrum. Based on 5G NR broadcast, multiple terminal users can […]
Financial analysts from consultancy firm Cowan have looked at the prospects for Elon Musk’s Starlink mega constellation and the claims that Starlink could serve 485,000 users simultaneously with 100 Mb/s broadband service. It also emerged in a Tweet from Musk that an IPO for the Starlink project is under consideration “but several years in the […]
Virgin Media has added kids app, Hopster, to its TV platform to help parents keep preschoolers entertained at home. Designed for kids aged two to six, Hopster provides a safe, ad-free environment for youngsters to learn through stories – featuring family-favourite classics such as Pingu and Sesame Street, educational shows like Monster Math Squad and […]
SES will report its Q3 revenues on November 5th and Investment bank Exane/BNPP expects overall revenues to fall, but say that the satellite operator’s fast-growing Networks division to show further growth. The bank says it expects overall revenues at SES to fall back 3.1 per cent to about €454 million for the quarter. It suggests […]