The Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin rocket system is due to make its first flight carrying humans on July 20th. Bezos and his brother Mark will be on the flight along with the winner of the recent auction for a seat on the New Shepard version of the rocket. “Ever since I was five years old, […]
OpenVault, a source of SaaS-based revenue, solutions and data-driven insights for the broadband industry, has announced the appointment of Andy Charalambous as Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Charalambous will leverage more than 30 years of sales experience in the technology and telecommunications sectors to help OpenVault’s broadband technology solutions solve […]
UEFA has tasked Sunset+Vine’s football production team to play a key role in providing coverage for matches at the EURO 2020 tournament that kicks off on June 1th at the Olympic stadium in Rome, with Italy facing Turkey. UEFA has selected 11 of Europe’s top directors, including Sunset+Vine’s leading staff match director Jamie Oakford. Each […]
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic ‘spaceship’ VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership, VMS Eve, and reached space at an altitude of 55.45 miles (89 kms) before gliding smoothly to a runway landing at Spaceport America in New Mexico back on May 22nd. The Unity craft carried a […]
Michaela Coel became the first person in BAFTA history to win awards in the key categories of Leading Actress, Writer, Director and Mini-Series for her BBC drama, I May Destroy You. Coel picked up Leading Actress and Best Mini-Series at the BAFTA TV ceremony in London on June 6th. Last month, she won writing and […]
Appear, a provider of video delivery technology, has announced that Sappa, the Swedish telecoms operator, has deployed its technology to deliver live TV services to its subscribers across Sweden. Sappa has deployed Appear’s X and XC Platforms to support the delivery of live video for its television and OTT service, Sappa Play. Sappa delivers TV […]
THEMA, a Canal+ Group company, has announced the launch of M6 International channel on Comores Telecom – the leading mobile and fixed-line services provider operating in Comoros and addressing more than 650 000 customers. Through its newly launched IPTV offer ‘Nafassi Fibre’, Comores Telecom is now offering its subscribers access to the content of M6 […]
Ferly, the Finnish animation, publishing, and licensing studio, announced today that it has a co-production deal with global animation studio, Toonz Media Group for its new animation series, Kingdom of None. Aimed at children aged between 5 – 8 years, Kingdom of None celebrates kids’ imaginations, as well as their ability to discover the playfulness […]
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Grass Valley to provide its IP Media audio and video routing solutions alongside control and monitoring systems for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which take place in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was made today by Todd Donovan, Vice President of […]
Setplex, a provider of flexible, end-to-end solutions for OTT service providers, has entered into a joint venture with VIVOplay, a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD), to deliver the Setplex end-to-end OTT platform capabilities with VIVOplay channels to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the Latin American region. Setplex and VIVOplay will initially roll out their […]