Bad, high-level weather over Florida caused a delay to the SpaceX launch of 60 ‘Starlink’ satellites on January 27th and again on the 28th. Subject to local weather conditions the launch is now scheduled for 09.06 am Florida time (14.06 pm GMT) on January 29th. The launch will be televised on SpaceX’s video website. This […]
An analysis of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India data by the country’s Telecom Talk news-site says that, with recent consolidation helping reduce the previous six DTH broadcasters to just four, Tata Sky is now providing its subscribers with the most HD TV channels. Tata Sky, as of January 26th, is beaming 91 HD channels to […]
Netflix has signed a multi-year production commitment overall deal with animation studio Titmouse to produce multiple original adult animated series. Under the terms of the deal, Netflix will also have a first look at adult animated series developed and created at Titmouse. This marks an expansion of the relationship between the two companies, which have […]
ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF distribution equipment used in the ground segment of the satellite communications market, has received significant investment from CBPE Capital, to support its management’s ambitious growth plans. The business is embarking on further expansion, designed to take advantage of positive market drivers in the satellite industry and […]
Sky has revealed it will launch two new channels, Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature. These new additions to the entertainment portfolio follow the launch of Sky Crime in October and Sky Comedy. The two new channels will offer hundreds of hours of factual programming, providing a mix of premium, original commissions and acquired content, including […]
Sky is reportedly close to announcing a deal that will make the Disney+ SVoD service available via its pay-TV platform. Disney and Sky are finalising a multi-year deal that could shut out Sky rivals such as Virgin Media and BT – who will still be able to carry the Disney+ app, but unable to offer […]
The European Commission has published a major report in which it singles out Saudi Arabia for “causing considerable harm to EU businesses” following the two-year theft of European sport programmes by Saudi-based beoutQ and Arabsat. The report sets out priority countries – only 13 worldwide – on which “the EU will focus its action” regarding […]
Eutelsat, no longer a member of the C-Band Alliance (CBA), has told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it should only pay out a maximum of $7 billion in payout to the satellite operators (including Eutelsat) in a planned auction of US spectrum for re-use for 5G. Bloomberg Intelligence, in a report late on January […]
Japanese telco NTT DOCOMO has released a white paper on the topic of 6G, the sixth-generation mobile communications system that the company aims to launch on a commercial basis by 2030. It incorporates DOCOMO’s views in the field of 5G evolution and 6G communications technology, areas that the company has been researching since 2018. The […]
Findings from market research and consulting company Parks Associates indicate that TV sets still dominate home entertainment, accounting for over one-half of all video consumed by US broadband households each week. The firm’s report – 360 View: Digital Media and Connected Consumers – reveals consumers report spending on average nearly 20 hours per week watching […]