Today, January 6th, SpaceX is due to launch one of its Falcon 9 rockets into a Low Earth orbit carrying 60 ‘Starlink’ satellites. The rocket was successfully test fired on January 4th. SpaceX will have a floating barge down range in the Atlantic Ocean ready to provide a landing stage for the rocket. It will […]
According to the 2019 edition of the Scripted Series Report, published by Glance analysing the consumption of TV series on over 100 channels in 12 countries, the success of the genre is confirmed worldwide, always reinventing itself in terms of creation, genres and topics covered. “The series is a format that remains strategic in programming […]
Portuguese football team Benfica has become the first club in the country to launch an OTT subscription service. The streaming service, branded Benfica Play and built by Insys Video Technologies, offesrs exclusive interviews with the Primeira Liga club’s current and ex players, as well as behind-the-scenes content from matchdays and training sessions. Club members will […]
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won an order to build a new communications satellite for Israel. Named Dror-1, the craft will have a design life of 15 years. Details are vague as to the coverage or orbital location. IAI is a state-backed business and local reports say that the satellite will cost the Israeli government […]
Sky took home five Golden Globe Awards for its original and acquired content at the January 5th ceremony. Leading the charge was Chernobyl, the Sky original drama, co-produced with HBO, which has received two Golden Globe wins: ‘Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television’ and ‘Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series […]
Transmission specialist American Tower is buying major stakes in two new assets in Africa. American Tower is buying 49 per cent stakes in Ghana Tower Interco and Uganda Tower from MTN Group. American Tower is paying $523 million (about Rand 7.3 billion). The transaction is expected to close later in this quarter. MTN is divesting […]
Roku has announced 15 TV brands will launch Roku TV models in the UK, US, Canada and Mexico in 2020, that it says will “provide consumers with a premium smart TV experience at an affordable price”. Roku TV brands in 2020 include ATVIO, Element, Hisense, Hitachi, InFocus, JVC, Magnavox, onn, Philips, Polaroid, RCA, Sanyo, TCL […]
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has entered a partnership with Pearl TV to join the Phoenix Model Market Initiative. This collaborative, single-market effort to plan for and implement a transition to next-generation over-the-air television broadcasting via an end-to-end model system aims to help foster industry consensus and drive ecosystem development. The Phoenix Model Market […]
Konnect Digital, a specialist in media-tech solutions, has signed a deal to promote and distribute content from one of India’s leading entertainment studios, the Rajshri Entertainment. The deal further extends the portfolio of content on DICE, Konnect’s digital marketplace platform, as a one-stop shop for global content sourcing, acquisition and distribution. The deal adds to […]
WildBrain, a global kids and family content and brands company, has appointed Steve Manners to drive a new business development initiative designed to maximise opportunities for brand licensors and content creators to reach consumer audiences through YouTube. In the newly created role, Manners will work with clients to build brand management programmes that leverage the […]