Following a consultation initiated by LFP Media on the editorial production of France’s new Ligue 1 platform, LFP Media has announced that it has awarded the contract to Mediawan Sport, a subsidiary of Mediawan. The choice of all four lots – Editorial Personnel Management; Editorial Production of the Matches; Editorial Production of Multiplex; Editorial Production […]
The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), a trade body representing ISPs and related comms providers, has published the results of a new nationally representative poll. This found that 72 per cent of people believe it’s important for broadband providers to keep upgrading networks and 62 per cent were willing to accept short-term traffic disruption […]
Netflix anime titles like Baki Hanma and Pokémon Concierge may live on opposite ends of the genre spectrum, but their global fandom reflects something bigger: anime is no longer niche, it’s now mainstream, according to the streaming giant. “With over 50 per cent of global Netflix members watching anime, the genre is reaching more audiences […]
Hydrogen racing series, Extreme H, has confirmed a multi-year broadcast agreement with ITV.. This partnership ensures motorsport fans in the UK can experience the championship free-to-air and live across ITV4 and ITVX. Building on a successful relationship established during Extreme E, this new agreement signals ITV’s commitment to supporting Extreme H’s vision as it transitions […]
UKTV has announced that Richard Watsham, Chief Creative Officer at UKTV and Global Director of Acquisitions for BBC Studios/UKTV, will step down from his roles in September following a 14-year tenure in the business. Watsham joined UKTV as a Commissioning Editor in 2011 before being elevated to serve nine years as Director of Commissioning during […]
One NZ, the cellular operator in New Zealand, reports that more than 2 million text messages have been carried via Starlink satellites since the service was introduced six months ago. More than 40 types of smartphones are now enabled to text via space with Starlink and SpaceX, and most messages are sent or received within […]
Measat, the Malaysian spacetech solutions provider, has secured the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre’s (IN-SPACe) authorisation to offer its satellite services in India through NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). With IN-SPACe’s authorisation, Measat is now able to offer space-based communications and broadcasting services in the Indian market, in line with requirements of the Indian […]
Harmonic has reported a record-breaking demonstration at the recent CableLabs Interop event, setting a new industry benchmark for DOCSIS 4.0 performance. Harmonic’s cOS virtualised broadband platform delivered 14 Gbps of downstream throughput across a multi-vendor network. “Interoperability testing at CableLabs plays a critical role in accelerating the deployment of DOCSIS technologies by enabling vendors to […]
Independent film, television and theatre agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates has announced the appointment of Jodi Shields to the position of Chairwoman, with overall responsibility for the company. Celebrating three decades at the agency, Shields is stepping into this newly created role, having previously overseen the agency’s Film and Television business. Tracy Brimm, who joined […]
Fox Nation has signed its first deal in the live sports arena, becoming the exclusive Friday night broadcast partner in the US for the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Camping World Team Series. Beginning on August 8th, the PBR Friday Night Live series will begin in Sunrise, FL and will continue weekly through the autumn with […]