Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic, in partnership with Global Distribution Services and Synapse TV, have launched on Freeview (channels 267 and 268) in the UK. Global Distribution Services is a content aggregator specialising in FAST channels, pay TV, and digital monetisation. Synapse serves as its technology provider known for its FAST Server-Side Ad-Insertion […]
The European Union (EU) and the UK have officially approved the 6GHz frequency band to be utilised in Teradek’s Bolt 6 Series of products, ushering in a new era of low-interference, zero-delay wireless connectivity for European productions. Existing Bolt 6 users can now harness the full potential of their systems with a free firmware upgrade, […]
Tenon Group, a speciaoist in the integrated security & facility management industry with a strong presence in India, UK and Singapore, has announced the new strategic roles and assigned new responsibilities at the group level. Tenon Group of Companies is a conglomerate of three market leaders with a strong foothold in global space: Tenon FM, […]
The Service List Registry has released its recommendations for a new Logical Channel Number plan for television and radio services in the UK. The plan aims to provide a national numbering scheme for audiovisual services that is coherent, consistent and convenient for viewers. The recommendations adopt a network-neutral approach that accommodates traditional channels delivered through […]
More than a third (35 per cent) of people with access to a SVoD service in the UK are sharing at least one of their services with others outside their home, according to a Deloitte report. Deloitte also notes that subscription sharing has also become more formalised, with a quarter of users (25 per cent) […]
Sweden-based Ovzon, which has a growing mobile broadband satellite business, has been awarded a 12-month service renewal contract from Airbus Defence and Space for the third consecutive year to deliver Ovzon SATCOM-as-a-Service to the UK Government. Ovzon also stated that trading has been something of a “bumpy ride” these past months. It reported poor H1 […]
TNT Sports has announced an agreement with Disney Star, the global rights holder of ACC, to broadcast the Asia Cup 2023 cricket tournament live and exclusively across the UK and Ireland. TNT Sports will show the 2023 edition of the Asia Cup from August 30th to September 17th, bringing UK cricket fans closer to the […]
Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 65.9 per cent of UK households had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Q2 2023. Netflix and Prime Video saw quarterly drops in the UK household penetration levels of their services. The survey shows that 57.7 per cent of homes had access to […]
Prime Video has announced that comedy-thriller series Dead Hot, created and written by Charlotte Coben (The Stranger, Shelter), and executive produced by Nicola Shindler (It’s A Sin, Nolly) will launch in 2024 exclusively to Prime members in the UK and Ireland. Dead Hot is a twisty, character-driven thriller exploring family, class, love, trauma, and identity. […]
Space investment business Seraphim has won grant funding from the UK Space Agency as part of its recent International Bilateral Fund. This grant, designed to bolster the internationalisation efforts of the UK’s SpaceTech ecosystem, will support Seraphim’s expansion efforts into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Seraphim Space Accelerator represents what the company describes as a “game-changing […]