Although a day later than planned, the first four satellites in the O3b Networks constellation were successfully launched from the French Guiana site atop a Russian Soyuz rocket on June 25th. This first batch of satellites will now be placed into their correct Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and in stand by for the second batch […]
Ofcom has upheld an appeal by Everton Football Club in relation to a decision by the Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD), which is responsible for regulating the editorial content of certain on-demand programmes services. In April 2012 ATVOD determined that, on its website, Everton Football Club provided an On-Demand Programme Service in the form […]
Italy’s prime minister Enrico Letta says that the public broadcaster RAI could be privatised. “The question of eventually privatising RAI is not part of the government programme presented, (but) we will discuss it, talk about it,” Letta told foreign journalists at a press conference in Rome. Currently, Italians pay an obligatory annual TV licence fee […]
The UK mobile advertising market is forecast to almost double in 2013 to £1 billion (€1.17bn), as Google, Facebook and Twitter increasingly successfully ride the smartphone, tablet and app wave. It is set to grow by 90 per cent year on year, from £526 million in 2012, according to digital ad spend figures published by […]
Denver-based DTH operator Dish is offering a new purpose-designed SMARTbox set-top box capable of delivering 96 HDTV channels, plus SD channels, to every room in an hotel, with what the broadcaster describes as “operator friendly” features including low-power demands and smaller demands in terms of rack space. Dish is showcasing the new technology at a […]
In its Annual General Meeting, the Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) has elected Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, as its new Chairman of the Board. Dave McGlade, CEO of Intelsat, was re-elected first Vice-Chairman and Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat, was elected second Vice-Chairman. de Rosen succeeds Cato Halsaa, former CEO […]
China’s StarTimes Group has been awarded a contract to convert Sierre Leone’s public broadcaster (SLBC) from analogue to digital. A contract was signed at a ceremony last Friday, June 21st. Star Communication Network Technology (StarTimes) and the SLBC signed the agreement that is expected to pave the way for the two organizations to form a […]
The scheduled June 24th launch of the O3b constellation of 4 satellites was delayed by bad weather at the French Guiana launch site. High winds in the upper atmosphere forced a delay. The 4 satellites, each about the size of a car and weighing 700 kgs, in this initial network will have to wait until […]
Levira and Turner Broadcasting have revised their contract for play-out services, renewed at the end of 2012, with a supplement, which will expand cooperation between the two companies even further. The amendment sets out the play-out of TNT Norway HD and the upgrade of TNT Sweden from SD to HD from March 2013. It foresees […]
Chris Johns, BSkyB’s chief engineer/broadcast strategy, has said that the pay-TV broadcaster has no imminent Ultra-HD plans but is examining closely its delivery options, and stressed the need for testing of the technology so that when Sky does launch 4K it is “done right”. “We’ve no plans to launch a U-HD service at this point […]