A survey of Japanese businesses, by public broadcaster NHK, found that 60 per cent of 100 major companies were firmly in favour of the Olympics Games going ahead this summer, in direct contrast to the generally negative opinions of the public. However, the 60 per cent is somewhat divided. While 13 of the businesses stated […]
Arqiva has been selected by GB News to deliver its new channel, which will deliver 6,500 hours a year of unique British news content. The provider of broadcast transmissions and infrastructure will distribute GB News to all major UK platforms including Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, YouView and Freesat, reaching more than 96 per cent of […]
LG Electronics has announced a strong year with 2020 revenues of KRW 63.26 trillion (€46.5bn) and record-setting operating profit of KRW 3.20 trillion, an increase of 31.1 per cent over 2019, driven primarily by higher sales of premium home appliances and OLED TVs as well as strong growth in vehicle component solutions. Sales in the […]
A rocket launched by New Zealand-based Rocket Lab last week, for its clients OHB Sweden and Thales Alenia, has posed a direct collision risk to satellites in the OneWeb constellation. According to Space Intel Report (SIR), OneWeb is demanding that the satellite be removed from its orbital plane. The satellite, GMS-T, is a protype Low […]
The BBC has acquired all five seasons of Bates Motel from NBCUniversal Global Distribution. The series, which aired between 2013 and 2017, is a prequel tale to Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal movie Psycho and depicts the lives of a young Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga). Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme […]
Pluto TV, the AVoD service, has ramped up its content offering in Latin America. After a solid year of growth in Spanish speaking countries, Pluto TV kicks off 2021 with three new channels for viewers in the region: Yu-Gi-Oh! (Channel 183) follows the adventures of Yugi, a high school student who has a magical secret that […]
ESPN+ has agreed a new five-year agreement with Cricket West Indies for exclusive US rights to all men’s and women’s matches in the International Cricket Council Future Tours Programme played in the Caribbean. The deal also includes domestic CWI matches for a total of 124 matches including 20 Tests, 46 ODI and 58 T20s. The […]
HBO Max has announced that the Warner Bros Pictures and DC full-length Max Original feature film Zack Snyder’s Justice League will premiere on the US streaming service on March 18th. The release of Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League – which clocks in at 214 minutes – will be supported across WarnerMedia and DC platforms, […]
Swedish Space Corp has formed SSC Space Thailand to expand its business connections in the AsiaPacific regions. SSC says it already has a strong presence in Australia and Thailand, including ground station facilities in both countries. SSC says it has been supporting Thai space activities for more than a decade, for example through satellite-to-ground communications […]
The SRT Alliance, established by Haivision, a global provider of real-time video streaming and networking solutions, has announced that Sony Imaging Products & Solutions (Sony) has joined the SRT Alliance. The SRT Alliance is a community of industry leaders and developers focused on overcoming the challenges of low latency live streaming by supporting the collaborative development […]