According to Mediavision’s newly published analysis Media & Markets, Spotify stands out as the most popular service in the Nordics. The company invests heavily in innovation projects. This week, rival Apple’s new move in bundling caused Spotify to call for attention from the competition authorities. The second quarter of 2020 is likely a ‘new’ tipping […]
The International Hockey Federation (FIH), the world’s governing body for the sport of hockey, and NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen video solutions, has announced the launch of Watch.Hockey, a fan engagement app that creates a new digital ‘home of hockey’ to the millions of hockey fans, players […]
As the world continues to deal with the pandemic, the market for virtual reality (VR) headsets is expected to decline 6.7 per cent in 2020 before returning to double-digit growth of 46.2 per cent in 2021, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. The market has faced a […]
The normal buyers of Phased Array satellite antennas are usually the military or public-service operators, or aircraft, train or bus operators. Their budgets can afford the thousands of dollars for a single installation. But if the plans of SpaceX (and rivals OneWeb and Project Kuiper) are to have any mass-market consumer impact, these costs must […]
Tele Maroc has signed an exclusive carriage deal with Arabsat from its BADR-5 satellite at 26 degrees East. Tele Maroc is a Moroccan satellite TV channel transmitted from the Spanish capital, Madrid, showing entertainment, talk shows, documentaries and sports. Rachid Niny, founder of Tele Maroc, said: “We are delighted at Tele Maroc to be available […]
Extreme E, the electric off-road motor racing series, is set to be broadcast live across the African continent, with the series signing-off on a three-year agreement with digital television operator StarTimes. The deal will see Extreme E’s five-race global odyssey from the Arctic to the Amazon Rainforest, air live to more than 30 African countries […]
Amazon Music announced today the launch of podcasts in the UK, US, Germany & Japan, across all tiers of service at no additional cost. Customers will be able to stream top podcasts they already know, as well as new, original shows produced exclusively for Amazon Music and hosted by creators including DJ Khaled, Becky G, Will […]
Sky Arts has announced four new Sky original programme commissions, as it becomes free for everyone to watch. With a renewed focus on bringing more of the arts to more people, Sky Arts is embarking on what it describes as an ambitious programme of activity to support and champion the arts at a vital time […]
Turkey’s transport & information minister, Adil Karaismailoglu, says that the launch of its Airbus-built Turksat 5A satellite will take place on November 30th. The launch will be handled by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The satellite will be positioned at 31 degrees East and give Turksat 5A a coverage area that encompasses […]
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of a bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, has revealed its first foray into Africa via its action channel, KIX, on MultiChoice’s DStv. KIX will launch on DStv’s Premium, Compact Plus and Compact packages across Africa from October 1st. KIX will also available on MultiChoice’s Showmax service from […]