Advanced Television

AT&T late flourish for HBO

AT&T exceeded its target for HBO and HBO Max subscribers in 2021. It reached 73.8 million subscribers worldwide at year-end, compared to earlier guidance to reach the high end of its targeted range of 70-73 million subscribers. Along with other Time Warner assets, HBO will soon be spun out of AT&T into the new Discovery […]

January 5, 2022

Devas wins arbitration award against ISRO

Devas Multimedia, in its very long-running dispute with India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its commercial arm Antrix, has won approval on January 3rd to target assets held in Virginia and to enforce a previous arbitration award. ISRO was described in court as attempting a “brazen” plot hatched at its HQ in New Delhi to […]

January 5, 2022

Cobra Kai tops Netflix new year Top 10

The fourth season of Cobra Kai came in at #1 on the Netflix Top 10 for the week starting December 27th. The Karate Kid spin-off series, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, premiered on December 31st and was #1 on the English TV list with 120.06 million hours viewed. The latest season was in the […]

January 5, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Next OneWeb launch slips to March

A planned January launch of 36 OneWeb broadband satellites has slipped from January to March. Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos says it has adjusted the launch date to March 5th. The last launch was on December 27th 2021 which went as planned. “In accordance with the 2022 launch schedule approved by the state corporation Roscosmos, the […]

January 5, 2022By Chris Forrester

Nielsen CTV Streaming Signals ads solution

In the next step toward better understanding who is watching what programming and better presenting advertising at the person-level, audience measurement, data and analytics specialist Nielsen is launching Streaming Signals, a new solution for connected TV (CTV) operators and advertisers to better understand who is watching a show within the household. Claimed as a first-of-its-kind […]

January 5, 2022

Deutsche Bank increases SiriusXM stake

North American streaming music and pay-radio operator SiriusXM, controlled by John Malone’s Liberty Media, has attracted an extra investment stake from Deutsche Bank AG. SiriusXM, as well as beaming hundreds of radio channels to the US and Canada, also offers subscribers its Pandora music streaming service. Deutsche Bank has increased it holding in SiriusXM by […]

January 5, 2022By Chris Forrester

FIFA Arab Cup draws record viewership for beIN

beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment broadcaster, and its flagship sports channel beIN Sports, revealed that it has achieved record-setting viewership figures of over 450 million cumulative views during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 that was held from November 30th to December 18th 2021. In a move to make such a regionally […]

January 5, 2022

DVEO merges with Stream Republic

DVEO has announced that it has merged with Stream Republic. DVEO says it is planning to run its operations and provide the same services but with the added support of OTT services provider Stream Republic “It is an exciting time for DVEO to be joining forces with Stream Republic. Stream Republic will bring the OTT […]

January 5, 2022

BAFTA expands North America operations

BAFTA has confirmed the expansion of its North America operations, including the formation of the inaugural North America Board and the appointment of its Chair, Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming at Starz, and Deputy Chairs, actor Elliot Knight and Karl Stewart, CEO, Thunder Child and President, of 1TwentyFour. The new structure unifies BAFTA’s New […]

January 5, 2022

India: Hughes, Airtel form broadband JV

Hughes Communications India, a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, a satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks company, and Bharti Airtel, a communications solutions provider, have announced the formation of a joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in India. Operational as HCIPL, the entity combines the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) businesses of both […]

January 5, 2022