Satellite operator Intelsat and LAMHAS, one of the fastest growing teleport operators in India, have announced a multi-year agreement for satellite services supporting media distribution in India via the Intelsat 20 satellite. LAMHAS is using a C-band Multiple Channels per Carrier broadcast platform on Intelsat 20, located at 68.5° East, to deliver broadcast services to […]
Skyline Communications, a global player in end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions, has announced that Tata Sky, the Indian content distribution platform providing pay-TV and OTT services, has deployed the DataMiner NMS/OSS to manage its DTH operations. Tata Sky is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with the objective of connecting to the best content […]
Keepixo has announced the signing of a Distribution Agreement with Solekai Systems Corporation (Solekai) that will enable Solekai to market, install, support and maintain Keepixo products in North America. Keepixo is a provider of software head-end products for IPTV and streaming solutions with a complete range of components that broadcasters and service providers need for […]
Frontier Silicon, a provider of smart audio and digital radio solutions, announces that it is working on technologies which will allow its smart radios and wireless speakers to be controlled via Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot devices. By incorporating Amazon Alexa’s new Connected Speaker API, this solution will enable Alexa devices such as the Echo, […]
Propagate has teamed with Nitro Circus to handle international distribution of the high-octane, jaw-dropping series and specials from the leading action sports entertainment brand. Propagate will debut the Nitro Circus catalogue at MIPCOM. “Travis Pastrana and the Nitro Circus team have produced a collection of high-energy content featuring action sports stars from across the globe,” […]
An RTL study has revealed that linear TV still dominates TV consumption in Germany, accounting for 80 per cent of Germans’ daily time spent watching TV and film content, but this drops to 60 per cent for 14-25 year-olds. Online content accounts for
Deutsche Telekom’s Ultra HD-ready MR 401 media receiver will provide EntertainTV customers with direct access to Netflix following its launch this October. DT, which already has exclusive sports rights, is now buying exclusive territory rights to TV series including MGM’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Deutsche Telekom has also secured the German launch rights to Fox Networks […]
Apple is considering moving its content unit to The Culver Studios where films from including Gone With The Wind and The Matrix were made. Former owners include RKO, Howard Hughes and Cecil B DeMille. The Studios would give Apple room to expand as it hires top Hollywood talent, according to three people familiar with the […]
French telco Iliad has reported H1 revenues are up 7.3 per cent year-on-year to €2,464 million. The Group continued its FTTH rollout drive during the first six months of 2017, with 900,000 new connectible sockets installed, bringing the total to 5.3 million at June 30th 2017, and some 110,000 additional subscribers connected to fibre during […]
Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has announced FOX+ will be making its debut in Germany on October 4th, with European Telco Deutsche Telekom being the first partner in country to launch the new non-linear platform. Offering full series and seasons on-demand, FOX+ provides access to the vast TV content library from 21st Century […]