Red Bee Media, the media services provider, and Samba TV, a provider of TV technology for audience data and omniscreen measurement, have announced additional integrations and an extension of its multi-year partnership. The partnership will bolster Samba TV’s data comprehensiveness by integrating Red Bee’s metadata into its suite of end-user software products, including interactive TV, […]
The Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) has released its Code of Conduct on Space Sustainability, calling on operators to implement responsible practises that mitigate the risk of in-orbit collision, minimise the threat of non-trackable debris, protect humans in space and limit effects on optical astronomy. Satellite communications services provide essential connectivity that complements terrestrial networks […]
Prime Video and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) have announced a new, multiyear rights agreement that will make the streamer the new home for the league in the US and Canada. Beginning in 2024, Prime Video will be the exclusive home for 27 total matches each season, including 25 regular-season games as part of […]
A SpaceX rocket has launched two O3b/mPOWER satellites into their transfer orbit for SES. The launch, shortly after 4pm Florida time on November 12th, took the mPOWER 5 and 6 on their way to a mid-Earth orbit at 8,000 kms in altitude. Signals were received after launch which indicate that all was well, however further […]
Germany-based rocket and space technology company OHB, controlled by the Fuchs family, has sold a significant stake in the business to private equity investor KKR. OHB (its name comes from ‘Otto Hydraulic Bremen’) has operating assets throughout Europe and is a well-regarded supplier to German, European and international space-related projects. It helped build the first […]
Yospace, a specialist in server-side ad insertion (SSAI), and Capella Systems have collaborated on a new live orchestration implementation that creates operational efficiencies and increased advertising revenues during one-off live OTT events. Built upon Yospace’s Orchestrator module, Capella’s cloud-hosted encoder, Cambria Stream, ingests live signals then encodes the video and inserts SCTE-35 ad markers into […]
The Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, reportedly wants its own multi-satellite communications system. Germany’s defence minister Boris Pistorius said on November 9th that it was time for Germany to be “a grown up country” in terms of its security policy. Pistorius said Russia’s war against Ukraine had altered the role […]
Pixalate, a privacy and ad fraud compliance platform, has released its Q3 Global CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends Report, a comprehensive analysis of the state of open programmatic Connected TV (CTV) advertising from July through September 2023. The report reveals that Roku had an estimated 51 per cent global CTV device market share in Q3 […]
Parks Associates research shows a dramatic increase in the use of ad-based video services, as the number of US internet households that recently used an AVoD/FAST video streaming service increased from 31 per cent in Q1 2023 to 41 per cent in Q3 2023. The research firm’s Video Service Consumer Insights Dashboard highlights the key […]
Netherlands-based United Group, the telco and media operator across Southeast Europe, has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Bulsatcom, a DTH television provider in Bulgaria. The acquisition is part of United Group’s strategy to further expand and strengthen its market presence in the country, where it already owns the Vivacom telco which it […]