Advanced Television

Samba TV, TCL Smart TV partnership

TV technology and content analytics provider Samba TV has entered into a new multi-year research and development (R&D) venture with consumer electronics specialist TCL. The partnership will lead to the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and content analytics to TCL TVs and make features of Samba AI, a suite of advanced AI […]

January 6, 2023

Indonesia’s Satria-1 suffers further delays

Indonesia’s important 150 Gb/s broadband satellite, Satria-1, is already late in being delivered from its manufacturers with delays caused by component shortages from Covid-related problems. The craft was due for launch in March 2022, then March 2023 which will be missed. Now, Indonesia is asking the ITU in Geneva to permit a delay of its […]

January 6, 2023

Xumo, Element 4K smart TV portfolio expansion

Xumo, the streaming platform joint venture between US multiplay operators Comcast and Charter, and Element Electronics are to launch a new line of 4K Ultra HD smart TVs, across the US in 2023. Xumo was formed to develop and offer a next-generation streaming platform on a variety of branded 4K streaming devices and smart TVs. […]

January 6, 2023

Vince McMahon returns to WWE Board

Vince McMahon is officially back with WWE, rejoining the company’s Board of Directors “Today, we announce that the founder of WWE, Vince McMahon, will be returning to the Board,” said his daughter, Chairwoman & Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon, Co-CEO Nick Khan and Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque in a joint statement. “We also welcome back Michelle […]

January 6, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Sport24 renews NHL deal

Sport 24, the live sports channel available on airlines and cruise lines, has renewed its agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to provide in-flight and in-ship broadcast coverage through the 2024-25 season. As part of the agreement, Sport 24 – which is owned and operated by IMG –  will broadcast 250 live games each […]

January 6, 2023

Register Now for CTAM Europe 2023 Symposium

The CTAM Europe Annual Symposium returns to London’s vibrant Soho to showcase the important innovations in the worlds of Streaming, Fast TV, Content Distribution – and what is the role of Video Content in the Metaverse? And how does it impact traditional business in today’s world? The afternoon Symposium provides an opportunity to discover and […]

January 6, 2023

Middlechild launches Friday’s Child

Middlechild Productions is going through a rebrand and splitting up its TV Documentary and Advertising arms.  The Advertising arm which specialises in charity campaigns, will become Friday’s Child. David Sumnall, Founder and MD of Middlechild Productions, said: “We’ve run the two parts of our business side by side successfully for a few years now but with both growing significantly […]

January 6, 2023

CommScope, ARRIS enter Wi-Fi 7 retail market

CommScope, a player in home networks, has announced its entry into the Wi-Fi 7 retail market with the launch of the SURFboard G54 DOCSIS 3.1 quad-band Wi-Fi 7 cable modem. The flagship SURFboard G54 provides significant performance enhancements, including the latest Wi-Fi 7 technology, and supports multi-gigabit Internet plans. The SURFboard G54 is designed to […]

January 6, 2023

Pixellot integrates with Playermaker

Pixellot, a provider of AI-automated sports production, has teamed up with Playermaker, a sports technology company that specialises in wearable devices for tracking and analysing players’ technical and physical performance. Pixellot’s system, which incorporates automated video and analytics to capture and analyse every moment of the match, will now provide teams with faster and more […]

January 6, 2023

LG expands gaming services

LG Electronics is demonstrating its strong commitment to delivering a premium TV gaming experience that offers enhanced convenience through the new webOS UI featuring a dedicated gaming hub, the addition of cloud gaming service Amazon Luna and buttery-smooth gameplay at 4K 60 FPS streaming via NVIDIA GeForce NOW on its latest TVs at CES 2023. […]

January 6, 2023