Hispasat has ordered its latest satellite, Amazonas Nexus, from Thales Alenia Space. The craft is said by Thales to be the first of a new generation of satellites with an innovative architecture and higher capacity. “The new satellite embarks a new generation Digital Transparent Processor (DTP), a technological breakthrough that substantially increases the flexibility of […]
BBC Studios, the principal commercial arm of the BBC, has announced the appointment of Nicki Sheard as chief marketing officer (CMO). She returns to the BBC after previously holding a number of marketing and strategy roles, including Head of Marketing for BBC News. As CMO, Sheard will set the global marketing strategy for the company […]
Household names including Dame Darcey Bussell, David Jason and Jon Snow are to front an array of new commissions for More4 as the channel focusses its attentions on “uplifting and joyous entertainment formats, contemporary history pieces and access-led programming”. The channel celebrated recent success with The Great Pottery Throw Down, hosted by Melanie Sykes, attracting […]
Global video news agency Ruptly has taken a look back to reveal the top videos that captured audiences worldwide across last year. From the videos that were stolen the most, to those acquired by the greatest number of outlets, the below figures illustrate the striking variation in news appetites around the world. The exclusive […]
SpaceX is due to launch one of its Falcon 9 rockets from a Cape Canaveral launch pad on January 18th. So far, so normal. It will fly of some 88 seconds but then the plan is to explode the rocket. This deliberate move is designed to test SpaceX’s Crew Dragon accommodation capsule. The explosion will […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that Germany’s Bundesliga has selected AWS as its official technology provider to deliver more in-depth insight into every live broadcast of Bundesliga games and enable new personalised fan experiences. Bundesliga will use AWS artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), analytics, compute, database, and storage services to deliver real-time statistics […]
QYOU Media has announced the launch of The Q India on Airtel Xstream, a converged digital entertainment experience offering a wide catalogue of live TV channels, movies, TV shows, and more across 14 languages. Airtel Xstream is part of Airtel’s vision of building a digital entertainment ecosystem for Digital India and making it accessible to […]
IABM, the international association for broadcast and media technology suppliers,has reached another milestone in its drive to represent the global Broadcast and Media technology supplier base – more than 600 companies are now IABM members. IABM membership has doubled over the last six years, and now represents every sector, market, geography and company size from […]
The BBC has unveiled further programming as part of a year-long pan-BBC season, Beethoven Unleashed, to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the world’s most celebrated composers. New programming includes a three-part series, Being Beethoven (working title) for BBC Four which, instead of approaching the composer through the prism of his […]
Acclaimed filmmaker Suresh Triveni, has partnered with Abundantia Entertainment, led-by Vikram Malhotra, to co-produce and direct his next two feature films. He will also develop an original series for the company, under the role of Creative Director. Triveni debut feature film, Tumhari Sulu, made waves at the box-office and became one of the most talked […]