SpaceX scrubbed a planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on Aug 30th because of weather anxieties. It is rescheduled for today, September 1st. The SpaceX rocket will carry 60 Starlink broadband satellites from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Launch time is scheduled for 09.29 am Florida time (13.29 GMT). […]
ITV Commercial have welcomed over 30 new brands to TV advertising since the lockdown began, with advertisers eager to take advantage of flexible deadlines and payment terms. Advertising campaigns have been booked across linear and VoD platforms for brands including beverage company Fevertree, women’s fertility app Peanut, meal delivery service Parsley Box, cancer healthcare service […]
Three Hungarian companies are forming a joint-venture with the aim of launching the country’s own geostationary communications satellite. The businesses, 4iG PLC, (51 per cent), Antenna Hungária (44 per cent) and New Space Industries (5 per cent) will establish a joint venture – announced the entity on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. The […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has launched a new small-scale DAB spectrum planning service in response to Ofcom’s plans to award new small-scale DAB licences. The service will support potential small-scale DAB licensees in their applications for a licence. As part of the consultation package, Arqiva can provide desktop analysis and develop […]
The FCC has firmly turned down objections from a few satellite operators who were not included in its 5G reallocation of C-band satellite frequencies. The three, collectively known as the ‘Small satellite Operators’ and comprising ABS Global, Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales, Hispamar and Hispasat of Madrid, had filed their objections to the FCC’s auction […]
Shared Access, an independent owner and operator of shared wireless infrastructure, has announced an agreement with air traffic service provider, NATS, to acquire marketing and development rights for opportunities across key NATS sites. The new deal marks phase two of a collaboration that began in 2018 with an initial five sites being transferred to Shared […]
Apple has announced Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special, an exclusive holiday event from multi award-winning artist Mariah Carey which, will debut globally on Apple TV+ this holiday season. The new special is set to premiere on the heels of the 25th anniversary of Carey’s iconic Xmas anthem All I Want For Christmas Is You, and […]
Fetch TV and Metrological have announced a partnership that will see the Metrological Application Platform integrated onto the Fetch service. Fetch will also utilise the Metrological Lightning Framework to enhance the performance of the Fetch user interface. The cloud-based Metrological Application Platform allows Fetch to seamlessly integrate premium OTT services, and niche and localised apps […]
Smart Cinema USA – the handheld movie theatre accessible through smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices – has launched its virtual cinema app on VIZIO SmartCast. The smart Cinema app makes the latest Asian blockbusters and arthouse films accessible to viewers at home during their traditional theatrical window, prior to typical availability through […]
DVEO has created a new division called ZUMSTREAM, a cloud service for both OTT and IPTV oriented content distributors. ZUMSTREAM offers a large scope of services, everything from cloud playout, ad insertion, transcoding live, and DVR etc. For the past four months ZUMSTREAM and its developers have been testing it’s “cloudified software” applications with a […]