The BBC has launched its first full voice app for voice-controlled smart speakers, an Amazon Alexa skill for Echo devices, with other smart speakers coming in future. It brings the BBC’s full range of live radio stations – including all local, national and international radio – to Echo and Alexa users for the first time, […]
Aerospace giant Boeing has formally applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to transfer one of its applications for a V-band satellite constellation to – until now – rival OneWeb, controlled by Greg Wyler. OneWeb is planning to circle the planet with a mega-constellation of about 640 satellites, and to start services as soon as […]
Natural history programme Blue Planet II has become BBC iPlayer’s most popular programme of the year so far, with 4.2 million requests for the first episode. This overtakes the first episode of Tom Hardy’s Georgian-era drama Taboo by 133,000 requests to become the new frontrunner. The return of Doctor Foster proved popular with BBC iPlayer […]
Irish wholesale broadband provider SIRO, an ESB-Vodafone joint venture, is testing fibre technology that could offer symmetrical 10GBps connections. The company worked with Huawei to trial XGS-PON technology on its FTTH network, which has now surpassed 120,000 premises in 25 towns. Standardised in 2016, XGS-PON uses different wavelengths of light to allow multiple signals to […]
NOW Music will follow up on the success of the NOW 80s TV channel, which was launched this time last year, by unveiling its new pop music channel, NOW 90s TV, on December 27th. NOW 90s will take viewers back to the era of Cool Britannia with a variety of guest presenters including Hanson, Sonia […]
SMPTE, the organisation whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced the publication of the first standards within SMPTE ST 2110, Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks. SMPTE ST 2110 is a new standards suite that specifies the carriage, synchronisation, and description of […]
T Group Productions has announced it will acquire Big Boots Studios, one of the first studios dedicated to engagement platforms—entertainment and social media experiences rooted in the digital space. Since its founding in 2016 by Roger Mincheff and Anthony Kaan, the company has built digital channels and platforms for major networks, individual celebrities and athletes […]
Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform security, has announced that StarGroup, a telecommunication service provider in Mexico, has selected Irdeto to secure the distribution of content to its 100,000 pay-TV subscribers. Serving 22 states in the Republic of Mexico, StarGroup will leverage Irdeto Cloaked CA to securely deliver premium content through its StarTV service. This […]
Eros International, a global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, has announced that Eros Now, its OTT platform, has partnered with Metrological, a cloud-based TV app store and content distribution platform providing seamless integrated app and OTT experiences to MVPDs. Eros Now has access to over 10,000 digital film rights across Hindi and regional […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has built upon its existing relationship with the UK-based Christian broadcaster Revelation TV to provide full playout capabilities including daily live feeds and schedule-driven recordings of the feeds, exception-based QC of content and metadata supply to Revelation’s scheduling systems. Revelation TV and Globecast have been working together since […]