The Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina has postponed the launch of the test DTT signal for the first half of October. Previously, the line ministry, in cooperation with the country’s three public broadcasters (BHRT, RTV FBiH and RTRS), announced the start of the test digital TV signal for September 29th, in […]
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has admitted that pinning down the precise problem for the Sept 1 explosion on one of his Falcon 9 rockets, and which caused the loss of the Amos-6 satellite, was proving to be “vexing and difficult”. Musk was speaking at the International Astronautical Congress in Mexico on September 27th, and told […]
According to a Nielsen study, people watching virtual reality videos recalled the brands mentioned 28 times more than in traditional commercials. Recall of 360 degree content in general was eight times higher, and consumers were three times as likely to buy after seeing an ad in the VR format. Nielsen’s research
UK Minister for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock has declared TV to have been one of the UK’s greatest success stories and vowed to support the industry as it addresses a number of challenges, in particular the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Delivering a Keynote address at the RTS London Conference – his first to […]
Italian regional broadcaster, Rete55, based in Varese (Lombardy region), has recently acquired a TV channel with national coverage, as the first step for its global expansion strategy. The new TV channel will be aired on the national DVB-T multiplex and will start tests broadcasts on November 30th. By this date will also be announced the […]
The US Presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump on September 26th drew 84 million US television viewers according to Nielsen, a record for such an event and numbers rarely seen on TV in the age of digital streaming. The audience for the debate beat the 1980 record of 80.6 million set by the […]
Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, has declared that more British commissions are on the way for the streaming giant following the success of the UK shows it has already licensed. Speaking at the RTS London Conference, Sarandos said: “We are in co-production agreements right now with ITV, with Channel 4, and with the BBC […]
Arqiva, the UK’s communications infrastructure group, has announced record revenues and earnings for the year ended June 30th 2016. Key figures include: Revenue of £884.7 million (€1026m) EBITDA of £424.4 million Free cash flow of £226.6m, up 22.7 per cent Order book of £6.1 billion with £0.5 billion of gross new contract wins Arqiva provides […]
The world of television that we enjoy in and out of the home as well as in the palm of our hands is a world of boundless creativity, inspiration, courage and innovation. These qualities are some of the many fuelling the drive of channels shortlisted for one of this year’s prestigious Eutelsat TV Awards. The […]
Steve Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal, has declared television still a great business, which will continue to be so, despite the changing consumption habits of the millennial generation. Speaking during an opening Keynote at the RTS London Conference, Burke stressed the importance of positioning companies in the TV industry to maximise their existing infrastructure while preparing […]