The Federal Communications Commission has granted ViaSat blanket authority for domestic operation of up to 1,000 earth stations aboard commercial aircraft. The agency said the earth stations will provide Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service using standard Ku-band frequency ranges to link with leased transponders on the AMC-6 satellite. According to FCC documents, the ViaSat aircraft earth […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The launch of DVB-H mobile TV in Spain has been put on hold until the next Government’s mandate following the general elections in March 2008. The General Secretary of Telecommunications, Francisco Ros, confirmed that the DVB-H mobile TV plans “stand adjourned”. The lack of a specific legal framework which […]
RTL Group has signed an agreement with Luxembourg-based Continental Finance Group (CFG) to build up a joint venture for the production, operation and distribution of thematic, non-terrestrial TV channels in Russia and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). According to the agreement, RTL Group will purchase 50 per cent of the shares of Content […]
S2M (satellite to mobile), a Dubai-based company specialising in satellite broadcasting, is planning to launch the region’s first satellite-to-mobile TV service in the MENA region early next year. S2M will launch its own satellite, allowing TV and radio stations to broadcast across the Middle East and North Africa. The company will combine satellite technology with […]
The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is conducting a public consultation from now till January 4th 2008 to seek feedback on the Authority's proposed policy and regulatory framework for mobile TV services. The move to facilitate the commercial deployment of mobile TV in Singapore – coming soon after the successful commercial deployment of High-Definition […]
TV Guide Mobile has reached an agreement with mobile service Helio to provide TV guidance, editorial commentary and entertainment news directly to its members' wireless devices. The deal with Helio — a joint venture of SK Telecom and EarthLink that provides voice and data services over a national third-generation network — will allow its members […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Sogecable, owner of Digital Plus, is breaking into the HDTV launching a High Definition version of its premium pay-TV Canal Plus service. Test trials of Canal Plus Alta Definicion will start in January, with the channel fully operational later on in the year. It is the second company to […]
Almost nine out of 10 UK net users are connecting via broadband services, official figures reveal. Information gathered by National Statistics (ONS) for September show that 88.4 per cent of Britons are choosing to use broadband rather than dial-up. The statistics show that 49.2 per cent of those connections are for services advertised at two […]
Google has launched an advertising service for its network in the UK and Ireland that will allow targeted ads to run around YouTube videos. The new offering, called Video Units, is the latest effort by Google in its bid to monetise YouTube video content. The new service is available to the thousands of websites that […]
Honda has launched an internet TV channel to broadcast its own films, video clips and award-winning adverts. The launch of the channel follows a successful trial of the technology on the Home Choice network last year.