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DPP reveals first industry average Sustainability score

The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has revealed the first average score for participants in its Committed to Sustainability programme. The programme provides a self-assessment checklist that enables companies to record their progress in implementing sustainability policies, and awards them a score out of five. Although participating companies scored across the whole range, the […]

February 14, 2020

Arqiva launches Virtual Connect service

Arqiva, the UK communications infrastructure and media services company, has announced the extension of its portfolio of real-time connectivity options for occasional events and full-time channels. Available to customers from April, Virtual Connect will deliver a secure and fully managed gateway into and out of the cloud for broadcasters and content owners looking to embrace […]

February 14, 2020

Vianeos grows TV services for Batelco

Vianeos, a French provider of multi-screen video platforms, has announced the launch of new services for Batelco – the largest telco in Bahrain Vianeos has revamped the Batelco TV (IPTV & OTT) services by creating and developing new User Experience & Interface. The new Batelco TV application is now available on the legacy AOSP Bahrain […]

February 14, 2020

Arqiva supports STV’s new HD restart service

Arqiva, the UK communications infrastructure and media services company, has today announced that its Hybrid TV Service has been selected by Scotland’s largest commercial broadcaster, STV, to launch  its new restart services across DTT and Freeview Play. The service launched on STV SD in December, and will now be replicated on the STV HD channel. […]

February 13, 2020

FCC awards well above CBA expectations

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was generous in his treatment of the C-Band Alliance, and his decision has won approval from the Alliance, the 5G Action Now lobby group and a host of investment analysts. Chairman Pai’s plan would repurpose most of the C-band for 5G deployment while ensuring current users of the spectrum could continue […]

February 7, 2020By Chris Forrester

605 launches next-gen TV measurement solution

605, a US television measurement and analytics company, has announced the launch of 605 PLATF0RM, a next-generation TV measurement and audience analytics solution for national television networks, advertisers and agencies. 605 PLATF0RM is a web-based application that enables advanced measurement and analysis of TV program,es and advertisements across linear, over-the-air, DVR and set-top box VOD. […]

February 6, 2020

CBA rejects Eutelsat FCC suggestions

The C-Band Alliance (CBA), in what might be its last filing to  the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prior to the Commission’s decision on a planned auction of C-band spectrum owned by CBA members, is strongly arguing that Eutelsat’s scheme for the allocation of any incentive payments from the FCC is “grossly unfair”. The CBA, while […]

February 5, 2020By Chris Forrester

Sky to become net zero carbon by 2030

Sky has announced plans to go net zero carbon by 2030 by cutting the emissions created from the use of its products, its suppliers across the world and by its business. Sky said it will become net zero carbon by: making all of its tech products more energy efficient developing the world’s most sustainable film […]

February 4, 2020

Liberty Global partners with Infosys for transfer

Liberty Global has selected Infosys as the strategic partner to ensure business continuity in the company’s transfer of approximately 300 roles across operations management and service delivery. Following the completion of the sale of its operations in five markets over the past two years, Liberty Global has been optimising its workforce to better deliver services […]

February 4, 2020

TV Licence cost set to rise

The UK government has confirmed that from April 1st 2020, the cost of the annual TV licence fee will increase from £154.50 to £157.50. The government is responsible for setting the level of the licence fee and announced in 2016 it would rise in line with inflation for five years from April 1st 2017. The […]

February 3, 2020