The arrival of a 160-channel DTH service from neighbouring Laos has prompted Malaysia’s Communications & Multimedia Commission to say it will crack down on what it describes as “illegal satellite dishes”. Reportedly around half of the channels on the LaoSat satellite are in Mandarin Chinese, itself popular amongst some Malaysian communities. Other channel offerings include […]
Israel’s space start-up NSL Comm, which has raised US$16 million since 2015, is seeking to launch a fleet of Low Orbiting satellites to beam broadcasts and broadband to consumers. Its debut satellite NSL-Sat1 was launched aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket early on Friday morning. The nano-satellite’s key special feature is that it has a novel […]
Premier Sports, the UK sports broadcaster, will have exclusive live coverage of every Arsenal preseason fixture as the Gunners gear up for the 2019/2020 Premier League season. Arsenal begin their US tour versus MLS side Colorado Rapids on July 16th. Arsenal will then take part in the International Champions Cup against German giants Bayern Munich, […]
Sky and pop culture brand E! Entertainment Television has acquired Seasons One and Two of Temptation Island from Banijay Rights, for the UK and Ireland. Hosted by Mark L. Walberg and produced by Banijay Studios North America, the hit US series will follow four dating couples who test the strength of their relationships as they […]
Vivendi’s pay-TV Canal Plus is set to cut 500 jobs in France – nearly 18 per cent of its staff in the country – through voluntary departures, according to a report by news site Les Jours. The French media giant’s division has been losing subscribers as streaming platform Netflix and beIN Sports have proven popular […]
Italian DTH platform Tivùsat is celebrating its 10th anniversary with 3.5 million active smart cards, accounting for a 13 per cent penetration rate. Managed by Tivù, a company owned by RAI, Mediaset, Telecom Italia, and two associations of local broadcasters, Tivùsat has an average of 4.5 million daily viewers, according to Auditel data. Tivùsat broadcasts […]
BBC World News’ technology programme, Click, has developed the world’s first interactive factual programme using object-based media technology, allowing viewers to choose from hundreds of thousands of alternative versions. A year in the making, Click’s 1000th episode, which launches July 5th, offers viewers the chance to personalise their experience by making decisions as they’re watching, […]
beIN Sports has been ordered by a Dubai court to pay Saudi Riyals 30 million (about €7m) after losing an appeal against an arbitration ruling which decided that Saudi-based Selevision was owed compensation. The history of the case is complex and extends back to 2016. The case revolves around a business dispute with Selevision. Selevision’s […]
Sky will make the ICC Cricket World Cup final available on free-to-air television should England make it to the showpiece event at Lord’s on Sunday July 14th. Such a prospect had been raised by a number of cricketing figures, including members of the England team. England beat New Zealand to secure a place in the […]
Hundreds of new local digital radio stations could start broadcasting in the UK from 2020, under proposals outlined by broadcast regulator Ofcom. With over 40 per cent of the UK’s radio listening now taking place on the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) platform, Ofcom’s proposals mark a major step towards expanding local DAB coverage, giving listeners […]