Elon Musk, founder of rocket company SpaceX, has admitted that the investigation into a September 1st fireball which destroyed the rocket and its Israeli-owned Amos-6 satellite, says the examination was proving to be the most complex and difficult in the company’s 14-year history. The complexity is such that even the possibility – however remote – […]
Following the earlier release of a number of regional studies, content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA, in partnership with international research and strategy consultancy MTM, has published the global learnings from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum, a comprehensive research programme launched earlier this year which examines the state of pay-TV innovation around the world. […]
Satellite operator SES, already extremely busy in the In-Flight Entertainment space, has ordered a new High Throughput Satellite from Thales Alena to increase further its services to the airline industry. SES says it has also secured a long-term ‘anchor’ client in what will be a joint venture with Thales. The satellite, SES-17, will primarily serve […]
WorldDAB has released its latest collection of sales and coverage figures for key markets in Europe and Asia Pacific to the end of Q2 2016. The statistics include road and overall population coverage, receiver sales, household penetration and, for the first time, the number of national stations on DAB/DAB+ compared to FM. Key findings include: […]
Intelsat’s anticipated operational in-service date for its I-33e satellite has slipped from this year into Q1/2017. The reason, according to the company, is that the satellite suffered a primary thruster malfunction during its orbit-raising period. The satellite, built by Boeing, was successfully launched on August 24th. Everything else, including the deployment of its solar arrays […]
Multichoice/DStv Africa has taken a nine-year lease on an extra transponder from Eutelsat at 36 degrees East. The deal was announced at IBC. Tim Jacobs, MultiChoice Africa CEO, said: “Thanks to the additional capacity booked with Eutelsat we will be able to accelerate our services.” Michel Azibert, CCO at Eutelsat, added: “This contract further anchors […]
Irdeto, an expert in digital platform security, and Austrian Broadcasting Services (ORS) have signed a new ten year deal which will see ORS implementing Irdeto Cloaked CA to enable the delivery of secure video entertainment services to its customers. The new partnership is the extension of a previous long-term relationship that sees ORS move from […]
Amazon and Pandora Media are planning to launch new versions of their streaming music services in coming weeks, reports the NY Times. Pandora could announce its plans this to expand its $5-per-month platform later this week, with possible features including skipping more songs or storing several hours of playlists, the newspaper said. The company plans […]
White-label video publishing company thePlatform has been selected by Danish telco TDC to develop the new online TVoD and electronic sell-through platform for the iconic home entertainment brand Blockbuster, which will launch across the Nordic region. thePlatform’s mpx video management system delivers the main CMS infrastructure backbone for the project, which will launch with 8,000 […]
Ericsson has signed a digital marketing agreement with VMS Communications, a Florida-based tech company that facilitates the delivery of digital content to any mobile device. Ericsson will provide an advertising campaign management platform as a service that will enable VMS to efficiently monetise digital content delivery. The agreement with VMS marks the first time that […]