SpaceX continues to populate its mega-constellation of orbiting broadband craft continues. Its mission 4-23 Falcon 9 rocket took off on Aigust 27th from Landing Complex 40 from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying 54 satellites weighing a combined 16 tonnes – the heaviest payload ever launched. Following launch the booster rocket landed flawlessly on to the ‘A […]
Nippon TV, the Japanese multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, has partnered with Netflix and licensed 13 of its most popular anime titles to stream non-exclusively around the world. The first titles to start streaming on September 1st on Netflix are the ever-popular Hunter X Hunter’s first 38 episodes, slated to stream in 104 countries including Spain, Italy, […]
Online gaming company FanDuel Group has revealed its intent to launch FanDuel TV which will include a broadly distributed linear cable television network, and its new OTT platform to be known as FanDuel+. Both FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ will go live in September 2022, set to become the first linear/digital network dedicated to sports wagering […]
Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel operator and content producer, has partnered with the free 24/7 sports streaming service, SportsTribal, to add INTROUBLE, Insight TV’s action-sports FAST (Free Advertising Supported Television) channel, to the platform across Europe. Action-sport fans can now watch INTROUBLE on the SportsTribal platform without subscription via the SportsTribal website, or by […]
Toddler channel ducktv has debuted in Israel with a launch on HOT, the telecoms and pay-TV platform, part of the Altice Group. The channel is available to all cable and OTT subscribers on EPG number 118. ducktv is a 100 per cent educational programming proposition, aimed at pre-school children from 6 months to 4 years […]
ThinkAnalytics, a global provider of content discovery and viewer insight solutions, and 3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a specialist in software for set-top boxes (STB) and multiscreen entertainment, has announced a partnership and revealed that at IBC 2022, they will debut a new pre-integrated solution that aims to transform user experience (UX) testing and optimisation, helping […]
Teleste has received a significant order from VodafoneZiggo consisting of various network components to secure the operator’s network upgrades in 2023 and onwards. The ordered components, including broadband amplifiers and RF passives, will be part of VodafoneZiggo’s ongoing nationwide network upgrade targeted to ensure premium broadband services to its subscribers. With more than 7.3 million […]
BT has announced that new and existing BT TV Box Pro customers can now access content without the need for an aerial. When a customer sets up their BT TV Box Pro for the first time, they’ll now be given an option in the set-up journey to either connect via internet mode or aerial mode. […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published a summary of its role in relation to the BBC’s proposed changes to its news services. In April 2023, the BBC intends to bring BBC News in the UK and World News together, into a single TV channel called BBC News. Under the Charter, the BBC is required to […]
SpaceX and US cellular provider T-Mobile will launch a direct-to-phone satellite connection using SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink craft. At an event August 25th (dubbed ‘Coverage: Above & Beyond’) T-Mobile’s CEO and President Mike Sievert and SpaceX’s Elon Musk announced what they described as a breakthrough new plan to bring cell phone connectivity everywhere on the planet. […]