The XR Sports Alliance (XRSA) has announced its first cohort of members. Launched in June 2024, the XRSA was founded by Accedo, a provider of software and services for video streaming companies, together with Qualcomm Technologies, a hardware and software enabler in the XR industry, and HBS, a specialist sports host broadcast organisation. The XRSA […]
US satellite operator Viasat has filed a further objection to SpaceX’s plans to start using some of its satellites for Direct-to-Cellular services. The filing, ‘Petition for Reconsideration regarding SpaceX SCS Order’, was made on December 27th to the FCC. SCS refers to the FCC’s ‘Supplementary Coverage from Space’ guidelines. Amongst other statements, Viasat said: “More […]
SES, itself busy looking to absorb arch-rival Intelsat which it agreed to acquire last April, perhaps has its eyes on its next expansion step. Rumours – wholly unconfirmed – suggest an investment in AST SpaceMobile could be in the offing. The satellite operator’s Chief Strategy Officer JP Hemingway is already on record as saying that […]
LG Electronics has unveiled its 2025 OLED evo lineup, highlighting a range of advanced TV offerings, including the true wireless OLED evo M5, and OLED evo G5 models. With LG’s latest α (Alpha) 11 AI processor Gen2 at its core, LG says its latest OLED evo models present “unparalleled OLED picture quality with impeccable blacks, […]
United Airlines has announced an accelerated timeline to bring Starlink connectivity to United travellers around the world. The airline now expects to begin testing Starlink this February with the first commercial flight anticipated to take off this spring on a United Embraer E-175 aircraft. United now plans to outfit its entire two-cabin regional fleet by the end […]
Brits have been told that the reason for increasingly poor mobile phone signal at large events across the UK could be due to cellular capacity. Experts from TelephoneSystems.Cloud have warned that a lack of investment in the industry has resulted in telecommunications infrastructure not being upgraded quick enough to keep up with the ever-increasing demand. […]
Roku has announced the launch of Roku Data Cloud, which allows partners to access, analyse and leverage Roku’s proprietary TV data seamlessly. Prioritising accountability and mutual partner growth, Roku Data Cloud is a connection for advertisers, agencies and partners to receive accurate information from Roku’s TV operating system (OS), which provides an extensive view of […]
Qatar Satellite Company together with World Teleport Association (WTA) have announced that Es’hailSat has achieved Tier 4 certification of its Al Ghuwayriyah (Doha, Qatar) Teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Programme. The Al Ghuwayriyah certification marks the 69th issued since the programme was launched at IBC 2015, and another 5 teleports are currently engaged in the […]
From January 6th, WWE’s flagship weekly TV shows – Raw, SmackDown and NXT – as well as all WWE Premium Live Events, including the likes of WrestleMania, SummerSlam and the Royal Rumble, will stream exclusively on Netflix in the UK, throughout Europe, and beyond. As first reported in January 2024, Netflix has secured the rights […]
Cinegy has announced the release of a new version of its Cinecoder video codec SDK, solving a fundamental problem for TV and broadcast industries. The H.264 interlace video format is globally used for 1080i HDTV transmission via over-the-air, satellite, cable or streaming service providers. The majority of HD broadcasts still use this format even if […]