The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that the Government of Saudi Arabia has actively promoted and supported the beoutQ pirate operation since the beginning. The WTO’s final judgement – published on June 16th 2020 – declares Saudi Arabia has wholly breached, and is breaching, its obligations under international law to protect intellectual property rights. […]
Three of Pittsburgh’s leading local network-affiliated television stations – WPGH (FOX), WTAE (ABC) and WPNT (MyNet) – have become among the first in the United States to begin broadcasting with NextGen TV digital broadcast technology based on the ATSC 3.0 standard. The Pittsburgh launch follows a decade of development of the new technology and a […]
The C-band replacement satellite orders for US coverage are being confirmed. Intelsat has ordered up at least six satellites. Four are to come from Maxar Technologies and will be built at Maxar’s Palo Alto plant (the former Space Systems/Loral facility). Two others will be supplied by Northrop Grumman. There will also be an additional seventh […]
Appear TV, a provider of next-generation video processing platforms for broadcast and streaming, has announced that Orange Slovensko, the Slovakian telco, has adopted the X Platform to increase network capacity and functionality, to the benefit of their customers. Partnering with Sunteq for local integration and delivery, Orange sought to improve their multicast interconnection with enhanced […]
ITV has appointed Essence as its new media strategy, planning and buying agency following a competitive pitch. Essence will assume responsibilities on the ITV account from August 2020, replacing current agency Goodstuff. Jane Stiller, Director of Media at ITV said: “Essence have a proven track record in delivering business growth, and have consistently demonstrated deep […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for set-top boxes (STB) and multiscreen entertainment, and Technicolor Connected Home have announced their continued partnership with Tele2 as its Com Hem Tv Hub service upgrades to Android P. The service has now become one of the industry’s first major operators to leapfrog from Android N […]
Eutelsat, not for the first time, has formally complained to the FCC over the Commission’s ruling that it would pay around $5 billion to both Intelsat and SES in ‘incentive payments’ for clearing certain C-band frequencies over the USA. In essence, Eutelsat is fearful that the payments – and the related reimbursements of actual costs […]
Comcast, Charter Communications and ViacomCBS have entered into an agreement to take equal ownership of Blockgraph -an industry initiative and software platform designed to create a more secure way to use aggregated and anonymised data and share information. This joint venture is focused on ushering in a new way of using audience data for advanced […]
The BBC has made more than 200,000 radio and TV programmes from its archive more accessible with a new online tool called Programme Explorer. The tool scours existing radio and TV programmes from across BBC online – including Sounds, iPlayer News, Sport, Weather and more – to find every available programme relating to a search. […]
Kantar and Comscore have announced the renewal of their partnership with Auditel in Italy until December 31st 2023. The collaboration with Auditel, the independent and transparent authority for measurement of the Italian TV industry, has been ongoing since August 2017. The extension marks a continuation of Auditel’s project to measure TV broadcasters’ video content on […]