Aerial communications specialist Aalto, which is owned by Airbus, says its HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station) is close to flying the technology, having completed long-term tests with its Zephyr high-flying lightweight aircraft. Aalto is not alone in pushing the technology. US-based (in New Mexico) Sceye is also backing HAPS which it describes as a balloon-based […]
Big Media, the production company, distributor and channel provider, has struck licensing deals for its original series with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in the US and Nat Geo in the Benelux region. Under the terms of the agreement with WBD, the company has licensed Destruction Decoded (Season 1), Fatal Engineering and Modern Warfare 2.0 (pictured). […]
Media regulator Ofcom has awarded small-scale DAB multiplex licences for seven more areas in the UK. So far, 75 multiplexes have launched broadcasting to listeners across all four nations of the UK. In total, the small-scale DAB programme will enable the launch of over 100 multiplexes. Following a competitive process, where each applicant was judged […]
Your Channels, a Netherlands-based company focused on the creation and distribution of localised FAST channels, has partnered with Samsung TV Plus to launch the first Dutch 24/7 football channel – VI TV (Voetbal International TV) – and three decade specific music channels: Your 60s, Your 70s, and Your 80s. All four channels are available to […]
The FIA Extreme H World Cup, the hydrogen motorsport, has signed a two-year broadcast agreement with Fox Sports, ensuring racing fans across Mexico and Central America can follow the next era of sustainable racing. The action will begin with Extreme E’s ‘Final Lap’ on October 4th to 5th, a celebratory farewell to its electric racing, […]
ID5, the identity provider for digital advertising, has published its 2025 State of Digital Identity Report, spotlighting the diverse approaches industry players are taking to evolve their addressability strategies. Based on insights from 250 global respondents, including advertisers, publishers, and technology vendors, the report demonstrates how agile adaptation is overcoming increasingly complex fragmentation. Future of […]
SpaceX’s next flight of its giant Starship (test flight 11) is likely to launch on October 13th. The date has been confirmed by SpaceX, and the US Coast Guard’s local Notice to Mariners talks of the flight taking place between 6.15pm and 8.22pm on the 13th (US Central Time), but the Coast Guard also lists […]
United has announced that the FAA has certified its first mainline Starlink-equipped aircraft, and the first commercial flight is planned for October 15th. This certification comes five months since the first Starlink-equipped United customer flight on the Embraer 175 regional aircraft and less than a year since United signed the industry’s largest agreement of its […]
Children’s distribution and rights management company Hoho Rights (Cloudbabies, Toad and Friends), is continuing its multi-platform strategy by launching a new animated classics channel on YouTube which will showcase a number of animated series which were produced by S4C in collaboration with major broadcasters including the BBC and HBO. Covering a range of topics including […]
Harmonic and Comcast are partnering to expand fibre broadband access as the Internet provider continues to expand its network into new markets. In 2024, Comcast expanded its network to more than 1 million new locations, with more than 1.2 million new locations planned by the end of 2025. Comcast is leveraging Harmonic’s cOS virtualised broadband […]