Streaming platform Rakuten TV has announced the addition of WaterBear, the free linear channel dedicated to the future of our planet. The channel us available on Rakuten TV in the UK, Ireland, Nordics and Netherlands effective immediately. WaterBear features powerful stories from award-winning documentaries, enlightening short films and impactful series. Its content aims to bring […]
Overtime, builder of disruptive new sports leagues, has announced its entry into boxing with the launch of OTX. Starting this August, OTX will host a summer series with four weekend match cards featuring the sport’s next stars at OTE Arena. This is consistent with Overtime’s global focus on the next generation of sports fans and […]
Marlink, a provider of smart network solutions, is working with SES on a major digital transmission project for French Guiana which intends to “bridge the digital divide” in the country. Marlink has been awarded a Public Service Delegation contract to set up broadband Internet and 4G/5G services via satellite networks covering the entire French region. […]
Murder-mystery series You was Netflix’s most-viewed title again in the week beginning February 13th as Season 4, Part 1 drew 64.1 million hours viewed, landing in the Top 10 in 88 countries. In its first 11 days, the first five episodes of the new season had 38 million views (156.1 million view hours divided by […]
OLED panel revenues decreased 3 per cent y-o-y in Q4’/2022 to $12.6 billion as a result of a 7 per cent y-o-y shipment decline. But analysts say there’s worse to come in 2023 according to Digital Supply Chain Consultants’ (DSCC) latest OLED Shipment Report. The numbers are spread across the complete industry including OLED-based laptops. […]
California-based satellite operator Viasat has suffered a negative report from Quilty Analytics. The analysts point out to clients that Viasat has “dialled back” guidance for 2023, not helped by delays to the launch of the first of its latest trio of sophisticated satellites. Quilty says: “For the second consecutive quarter, shares of Viasat sold off […]
Video security solutions provider Friend MTS has confirmed the appointment of Chris Gibbs as Senior Vice President of Global Sales as the company expands its global footprint and drives growth in new markets. The appointment further strengthens the Friend MTS Leadership Team which recently saw Shane McCarthy join as the new CEO and Daniel Harris […]
NewsNation, a Nexstar Media Group property and US cable news network, has announced the launch of all-new NewsNation-branded connected-television apps on a variety of major platforms, including Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV and Samsung devices. The free NewsNation apps offer OTT viewers clips and highlights of the latest news from NewsNation and content […]
Arabsat’s next satellite, its BADR-8 craft, is likely to be launched by SpaceX in May. But between now and then, SpaceX has an extremely full manifest of launches with satellites for OneWeb, SES, O3b, Intelsat, Viasat, EchoStar, Türksat as well as a NASA crew launch and its own Starlink satellites. It has a Starlink launch […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has entered into a deal with Nigel Ng’s production company, Orange Heart Productions, to distribute his hit ongoing digital series Uncle Roger, as part of the FilmRise Creator Partner Programme. The partnership will see the digital series packaged and distributed by FilmRise into an […]