Sky Sports and streaming service NOW will show the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup knock-out stages with dedicated Hindi commentary – a first in broadcasting from a mainstream player like Sky. The commentary will be available for the semi-finals between India vs New Zealand (November 15th) and South Africa vs Australia (November 16th) as well […]
ESPN’s Monday Night Football has reached more than 100 million fans in the US and is achieving a record high weekly viewership, providing a foundation for success across the entire NFL on ESPN portfolio at the halfway point of the 2023 NFL Season. Multiple NFL on ESPN studio shows have scored their own individual viewership […]
Satellite and aerospace business OHB, headquartered in Bremen, Germany, said that anticipated contract awards were slower coming to fruition and had affected its backlog. It cautioned that the slow-down could also affect its full-year results. OHB reported that various clients including the European Space Agency as well as commercial customers had been slow in issuing […]
The BBC has acquired supernatural drama Mayfair Witches, based on the best-selling novels by Anne Rice, for BBC Two and iPlayer. The eight-part series from AMC Networks stars Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin and Tongayi Chirisa. Based on Rice’s iconic trilogy, Lives of the Mayfair Witches, the series explores female empowerment and the mortal […]
disguise, a specialist in real-time visual experiences, has partnered with the Portland Trail Blazers to broadcast augmented reality (AR) graphics created by tracking a handheld camera during a basketball game. The AR graphics bring fans a more in-depth view of the action with live in-game stats. “The NBA has provided live game data for a […]
Denver-based DISH Network, reeling from a shrinking subscriber base and a collapsing share price, has announced that more than 500 staff are being laid off. “Like most businesses, we continually evaluate and make adjustments to ensure we’re set up for long-term success,” DISH said in a statement. “We made the difficult decision to part ways […]
Over 40 per cent of Brazilian households with TVs now have access to subscription-based streaming services, according to a survey by IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The survey, which was conducted in Q4 2022, found that 43.4 per cent of households with TVs had access to SVoD services, which is equivalent to […]
Eutelsat, already one of the two defacto suppliers of French television signals, has been selected to transmit UHD signals for France Télévisions. Eutelsat has been a strong supporter of 4K transmissions and has consistently backed UHD development for programme production and transmission. Canal Plus and its multi-channel offering, uses signals from rival satellite operator SES. […]
FACT, the specialist in IP protection. has announced the appointment of Neil Whitbread as its new Investigations Manager. With a distinguished background as a former Scotland Yard Detective, Whitbread brings over two decades of expertise in specialist serious and organised crime units. His experience includes leading complex investigations and managing intelligence and critical risks across […]
Satellite operator Iridium says that chip-set giant Qualcomm has ended its relationship with Iridium. Qualcomm and Iridium were in an agreement to include satellite-to-cellular chipsets in smartphones. Iridium said that, while “the companies successfully developed and demonstrated the technology,” smartphone makers “have not included the technology in their devices,” leading Qualcomm to end the agreement. […]