The Australian SVoD market has grown solidly over the last three years, more than doubling the number of SVoD subscriptions since 2018. Despite a slowdown in 2021, the market still grows at a fast rate, and is set to reach nearly 40 million subscriptions by 2026, according to forecasts from Dataxis. Over the last three […]
Prysmian Group, a global player in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has announced it will work with Telstra to build a new state-of-the-art intercapital fibre network in Australia. The national fibre network project is a multi-year project which will see Telstra build a new “state-of-the-art inter-city dual fibre path” that adds up to […]
Telstra and media asset management specialists Silver Trak Digital have launched their new 5G Cinema Direct content delivery service – Australia’s fastest, most robust, and most secure delivery of digital content over 5G for cinemas, content distributors and movie studios. Cinema Direct requires no cabling, can be installed and working very quickly and is backed […]
Beyond Rights has placed a series of factual and kids’ programming packages, totalling 1,000 hours, with major broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand. Foxtel has taken packages for its A&E, History and Fox Docos channels. A&E will be airing new seasons of shows such as Highway Thru Hell (series 9 & 10: 36 x 60) […]
Yahoo has announced a partnership in Australia with Samba TV, the global omniscreen advertising and analytics company. The new deal provides advertisers with a holistic cross-screen view, connecting traditional offline television audiences with the online world. Samba TV’s first-party Smart TV data is now integrated into the Yahoo DSP to help advertisers maximise their advertising […]
beIN Sports has announced a broadcast deal with World Rugby covering the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the remainder of the 2022 Series and the full 2023 Series. The agreement also includes rights to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022. The deal means that beIN will be the only place to watch World Rugby’s sevens […]
World of Wonder, LA-based Media company, has added a new international iteration of its hugely successful entertainment reality format, Drag Race, to its roster in Sweden. The new edition of the global franchise joins existing versions in Thailand, the US, Chile, Canada, Holland, the UK, Spain, Australia and New Zealand, France, the Philippines, and Italy. […]
mu Space Corp ended 2021 by releasing the price of their latest satellite, the mu-B200, at $4 million. The mu Space satellite, built in-house from top to bottom, features a power system that can be further tailored to each client’s demands. Apart from the rapid growth of production, mu Space says it has also been […]
Australian Tower Network (ATN), the former Singtel/Optus company, is buying Axicom for Aus$3.58 billion (€2.43bn). ATN, now co-owned by SingTel and Australian pension fund AustralianSuper, will see its stake in Axicom expand to 81 per cent. Axicom is currently majority owned by Macquarie Asset Management and runs some 2,000 tower sites located in and around […]
Sky Sports will make the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final between England and Australia on April 3rd available for the whole of the UK to watch on Sky Showcase, PICK and the Sky Sports YouTube channel. Following England’s victory over South Africa on march 31st, England Women are now one win away from defending […]