Advanced Television

Gilat revenues down

Gilat Satellite Networks, a global player in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st 2018. Quarterly revenues were $69.7 million (€79.4m), compared with $82.7 million in Q4 2017. Full year 2018 revenues were $266.4 million versus $282.8 million in 2017. Quarterly GAAP […]

February 12, 2019

Amazon acquires eero

Amazon has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire eero. eero’s home mesh WiFi systems blanket every room of a customer’s home in reliable WiFi.  “We are incredibly impressed with the eero team and how quickly they invented a WiFi solution that makes connected devices just work,” said Dave Limp, SVP […]

February 12, 2019

Pluto TV Indie films for UK

Pluto TV has ramped up its film offering in the UK with the addition of Pluto TV Indies – a new home for festival circuit highlights and arthouse gems. The channel joins an already existing line-up of dedicated curated film channels such as Pluto TV Movies and Pluto TV Romance as well as the branded […]

February 12, 2019

Plume launches smart home bundle with TalkTalk

Plume, the Silicon Valley based creator of self-optimising Adaptive WiFi, has announced its availability in the UK through an invitation-only offering with TalkTalk. The Plume membership offered specifically for TalkTalk customers includes Adaptive WiFi, HomePass guest access, parental controls, and the Plume app for just £9 per month. This monthly fee includes a two-SuperPod starter […]

February 12, 2019

SAT>IP Alliance hires Platform Communications

The SAT>IP Alliance, a global satellite industry group, has appointed Platform Communications to help drive the uptake of a key technology standard that will shape the future of TV experiences. The SAT>IP Alliance brings together leading satellite operators, manufacturers, broadcasters and service providers, including Arcadyan, Eutelsat, HISPASAT, Irdeto, MaxLinear, NAGRA, Panasonic, SES, Verimatrix and Zinwell. […]

February 12, 2019

Eutelsat partners with Ethiopian broadcasters

Eutelsat Communications has signed simultaneous multi-year contracts with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters for video capacity on its Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. The aggregate of these contracts represents multi-transponder capacity, including incremental resources. Leveraging Eutelsat 8 West B satellite’s dedicated coverage of Ethiopia, both media groups will enjoy nationwide […]

February 12, 2019

LiveRamp adds Connected TV identity solution

LiveRamp – the identity platform for powering exceptional experiences – is expanding the capabilities of its IdentityLink platform to include Connected TV. By linking Connected TV (CTV) identifiers to the LiveRamp omnichannel identity graph, both marketers and advanced TV ecosystem partners can now simplify campaign planning, targeting and measurement. Consumers will benefit from a consistent […]

February 12, 2019

The Manhattan T3 Freeview Play 4K smart box

UK-based set-top box specialist Manhattan has announced the launch of their first Freeview Play set-top box, the T3 Freeview Play 4K Smart Box. The T3 gives viewers easy access to thousands of hours of live and on demand content. Freeview Play provides live TV from over 70 digital and 15 HD channels, as well as […]

February 12, 2019

CBBC orders 2nd season of Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! from Beano Studios

Beano Studios has announced that a 52-episode second series of the hit animated TV show Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! has been ordered for CBBC. The announcement follows the successful launch of the International Emmy nominated kid’s CGI show, which was the highest rated animated show on CBBC at launch for 6-12-year-olds and a top 10 […]

February 12, 2019

CUJO AI and AirTies announce alliance

CUJO AI, a network security and intelligence company that provides AI-driven protection, privacy and device management solutions, and AirTies, the most widely deployed provider of managed in-home Wi-Fi solutions to global service providers, today announced an alliance to provide cybersecurity and Smart Wi-Fi software solutions for network operators around the world. Specifically, the two companies […]

February 12, 2019