Eleven Sports Portugal has created a new WhatsApp service that it says will give fans faster access to their favourite sporting moments when they’re on the move. Starting with this week’s Champions League Round of 16 matches, Eleven will WhatsApp match updates, including goal clips, to any fans who subscribe to the service. The tool […]
Intelsat will replace its lost IS-29e craft on a ono-for-one basis. IS-29e was lost in July 2019 as a result of a catastrophic fuel leak caused by an electrostatic discharge. It had been launched in January 2016. IS-29e served both North and South America. However, Intelsat’s replacement craft, IS-40e, will focus on North America because […]
Plans to develop a state-of-the-art movie studio in Reading, UK have been put forward by Blackhall Studios. The US movie studio group, along with the University of Reading, plans to build a new £150 million studios at Thames Valley Science Park. Blackhall Studios, responsible for recent blockbusters such as Venom, Godzilla: King of the Monsters […]
SNTV (Sports News Television), the joint venture between IMG and the Associated Press (AP), has agreed a new deal with the J.League, which includes managing the new international YouTube channel for J.League, Japan’s professional football league. SNTV will deliver a complete YouTube channel strategy for the J.League, to increase reach and connect with fans globally, […]
Haystack TV, an ad-supported streaming service that connects viewers with local, national and global TV news, is expanding its worldwide distribution through a new technology integration agreement with Hisense, a global television and appliance manufacturer. Hisense, currently the third-largest television manufacturer, will pre-install and place the Haystack TV app prominently on the new VIDAA smart […]
Panasonic Avionics Corporation has announced an agreement with Nelco to provide satellite connectivity services to customers flying into India and over Indian airspace. With this agreement, Panasonic becomes the first satellite communications provider to begin inflight connectivity (IFC) operations under Nelco’s Department of Telecommunications licence for In-Flight and Maritime Connectivity (IFMC), in accordance with the […]
Net Insight has made its Nimbra Edge media transport solution available on Microsoft Azure and will work with Microsoft to help customers who are looking for a contribution and distribution solution to leverage Azure Networking globally. To meet the increasing demands for media innovation and agility, industry-wide partnerships are increasing in importance; thus, Net Insight […]
Netflix has announced Painkiller, a new scripted drama and limited series about the origins of the opioid crisis in the US. Eric Newman will serve as Executive Producer as part of his overall deal with Netflix where he is showrunner on Narcos and Narcos: Mexico. Writing duo Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day […]
Horse & Country TV (H&C), the international equestrian sports network, has announced the appointment of sports media veteran, Claude Ruibal, to its board of directors. Ruibal is a senior level leader with extensive knowledge and experience with sports content creation, distribution and monetisation across traditional and new digital platforms. He was most recently SVP, Digital, […]
UK multiplay telco BT is revamping its TV packages, introducing flexible bundles which will allow users to change the channels they subscribe to every month. The TV platform has also fully integrated NOW TV from Sky into its packages for the first time. It said that the new flexible packages will allow users to upgrade, […]