ITV has extended its relationship with Yospace, the server-side ad insertion (SSAI) pioneer, for targeted advertising on live channels in ITV Hub. The companies have together played a fundamental role in developing SSAI technology, having first collaborated in 2011 and providing its first public demonstration for live streams at IBC 2012. The extension runs until […]
Intelsat has ordered up two new satellites to serve its recently acquired Gogo commercial aviation in-flight service. But Intelsat/Gogo faces continued challenges from Viasat which has announced a major airline contract which damage revenues from the existing Gogo service. Viasat says it has won a contract to equip more than 300 Delta Airlines with its […]
London-based Inmarsat says it is going to dramatically expand its existing Global Xpress (GX) fleet with extra satellites. In total, Inmarsat will see seven new satellites delivered over the next 3 years. Inmarsat GX network currently includes five geostationary satellites, with four built by Boeing. Its GX5 satellite, built by ThalesAleniaSpace, was brought into commercial […]
Euroconsult estimates that the consolidated space economy, including both government space investments, as well as commercial space, totalled $385 billion (€313bn) in 2020, a record amount. Commercial revenues of $315 billion in 2020 were down 2 per cent from 2019’s $319 billion evaluation, due partially to the Covid-19 pandemic affecting certain commercial markets – in […]
Intelsat, currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reconstruction, is asking its bankruptcy court to formally approve two new satellites for broadband In-Flight Connectivity. The craft are needed following on from its $500 million purchase last year of the commercial aviation assets of Gogo. Intelsat wants to order the pair of satellites from Airbus Defence & Space […]
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has been working with YouGov Sport since its inception in 2018 to garner information about the championship’s audience and their attitudes towards fighting climate change, a key aim of the series. YouGov is an international research and data analytics organisation and its sports arm, YouGov Sport, has […]
Thousands of residents in the highest city in the world are to receive a fibre broadband connection thanks to the deployment of a GPON broadband network from Iskratel, a European provider of sustainable broadband-access solutions. In collaboration with its Latin-American partner Teleserv Group Bolivia, and at more than 4,000 metres above sea level, Iskratel is […]
TV, movie, sports and music search and discovery facilitator Gracenote is launching a new live sports solution designed to help smart TV and auto manufacturers enable dynamic sports experiences to engage fans at home or on-the-go. Leveraging Gracenote Global Sports Data, CE manufacturers and automakers can now easily integrate real-time team statistics, recent game results […]
TV3 Group and Viasat World have announced the extension of their carriage deal for Viasat World’s channel and VoD portfolio. The deal comprises the full breadth of Viasat World’s factual, drama and entertainment portfolio, including factual channels Viasat Nature, Viasat History and Viasat Explore; period drama channel Epic Drama; plus its TV1000 movie channels – […]
Sony’s camera division says that its FX6 full-frame 4K camera has been added to the Netflix Approved Camera List. The compact FX6 camera has officially joined nine other Sony cameras already on Netflix’s list of approved cameras, and approved for use as a primary camera in Netflix productions. As part of Sony’s Cinema Line family, […]