Movie writer and director M. Night Shyamalan is the latest big name to head over to Apple’s TV studio. The mid behind movies including The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Happening, Split and Unbreakable will produce a thriller TV series exclusively for Apple’s new streaming service. There are no plot details revealed yet, but the series will […]
The launch of Hispasat’s latest satellite (its 30W-6/1F craft) has been delayed by launch company SpaceX because of “fairing pressurisation” concerns on the rocket’s nose cone. Hispasat says SpaceX needs to conduct additional testing on the payload fairing’s pressurisation system, which protects the rocket’s cargo as it travels through the earth’s atmosphere. The launch will […]
A bizarre-looking aircraft was rolled out February 26th on a test at the Mojave Air & Space Port. The Stratolaunch project is backed by billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, and undertook some reasonably high-speed – but ground-based – tests. The tests were designed to ensure that the aircraft’s key flight-control surfaces were working nominally. […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced that it will provide Akamai Technologies with extensive research into OTT quality-of-experience (QoE), giving both Eurofins and Akamai customers an objective dataset to help inform OTT workflow decisions. Specifically, Eurofins and Akamai have developed a way of understanding OTT […]
M7 Group, the European pay-TV provider, and AMC Networks International – Central and Nothern Europe (AMCNI CNE), an international company in the field of broadcasting, have concluded an agreement further extending their long-standing partnership. The agreement, which starts on March 1st, enables subscribers of Skylink in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to continue to enjoy […]
Comcast has made a £22.1 billion (€25bn) takeover bid for Sky, challenging the existing offer from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. Fox’s board-approved deal to buy the 61 per cent of Sky it does not already own is subject to review by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. Comcast said the bid of £12.50 per […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced the companies that have qualified to take part in its upcoming spectrum auction. Ofcom is releasing 40 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band to improve broadband for today’s mobile users. It is also releasing 150 MHz of spectrum in the 3.4 GHz band to prepare for the […]
Discovery Communications has confirmed that the US Department of Justice has closed its investigation into Discovery’s proposed acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive. “We are pleased to have passed this significant regulatory milestone on our path to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive,” said David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer, Discovery. “The conclusion of the Department of […]
As operators take a more comprehensive approach to TV Everywhere, or TVE services, mirroring their set-top-box-based offers, the next phase of change involves voice-activated features, single sign-on and new European Union legislation that brings borderless access to online content services across the EU member states. Content line-ups and
Spanish DTT operators have urged the Administration to allocate a UHD TV channel to promote 4K broadcasts in view of the second digital migration set to be completed in 2020. The Association Televisión Abierta that groups together the DTT operators has also asked the Spanish government to guarantee the current DTT capacity with 8 DTT […]