Finnish satellite operator ICEYE is supplying access to its 21 satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) craft to Ukraine. The move is funded by $16 million of donations made to the Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation. Serhiy Prytula is a Ukrainian TV presenter, who normally hosts the TV show Faina Yukraina (“Nice Ukraine“) but since the Russian […]
The BBC confirmed the outcome of the first stage of the Host City bidding process for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the UK in 2023. The BBC had expressions of interest from 20 cities, across all four Nations of the UK. All applicants demonstrated how they would reflect Ukrainian culture, music […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has found that RT’s news and current affairs coverage in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine breached due impartiality rules on 29 occasions in four days. When dealing with major matters such as wars or areas of conflict (in these cases, specifically the ongoing conflict in the Donbas region), all […]
The latest update of the Prospects for the Small Satellite Market report was released this week by Euroconsult, forecasting further growth in the global supply and demand of government, commercial and academic satellites weighing up to 500 kg. The market intelligence report anticipates that about 18,500 smallsats will be launched over 2022-2031, representing about 365 […]
André Lange, co-ordinator of the Denis Diderot Committee which campaigns against war propaganda, has said: “It’s not normal that a French satellite is used for war and incitement of genocide. Eutelsat should truly embrace neutrality and not just take one side.” The comments were reported in the The Times newspaper, with claims that Eutelsat is […]
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to hold the global centre stage, the BBC is marking 30 years of serving its Ukrainian-speaking audience. On June 1st 1992, the BBC started short- and medium-wave radio broadcasts for then newly independent Ukraine. Today, BBC News Ukraine – BBC News Україна – is serving its audience via the […]
A few months after the start of the Ukraine invasion, regional TMT companies started publishing their periodical reports, giving more insights on how current political circumstances have affected them. The most significant impact of the war is reflected on revenues, as Russia suffered an unprecedented depreciation of the ruble which reached a peak in early […]
Content Pulse monitors the content available on streaming services streaming platforms and their standardized metadata. With this service, BB Media is currently able to survey 52 countries in the European continent. Referring to Central and Eastern Europe it was possible to identify +360 streaming services, available at a regional level. Moreover, +111K unique titles were […]
Netflix is to downsize an extra 300 staff in the second round of cuts on top of the 150 announced in May as it continues to react to subscriber losses. Most of the positions are in the US, although Netflix stresses that it is still hiring for some jobs. In a statement, Netflix said: “Today, […]
Fully electric off-road electric racing series, Extreme E, has confirmed a broadcast extension with Setanta Sports in Ukraine. An additional agreement between the parties also includes broadcast coverage in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.As part of the series’ growing expansion in these territories, Setanta Sports will […]