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Intelsat revenue slides

Intelsat explained that the recent ‘total loss’ of its IS-29e satellite has meant a loss of some business. “Many of our customers were transitioned to services on other Intelsat satellites, including Intelsat 32e and Intelsat 37e, as well as our wide-beam satellites. Given the high utilization of Intelsat 29e in certain connectivities, we were unable […]

April 30, 2019By Chris Forrester

Report: Tech sector supports 18m US jobs

Every job created in the US consumer technology sector supports almost three non-tech jobs throughout the rest of the American economy – an employment multiplier of 3.59 – according to findings from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The report, U.S. Economic Contribution of the Consumer Technology Sector , says the consumer tech sector directly and […]

April 30, 2019

Christian Fuchs opening eSports arena in New York

Leicester City’s Premier League winning footballer Christian Fuchs has revealed he is opening an eSports arena in New York City. Speaking at the SportsPro Live event at The O2 in London, Fuchs said he has already secured 36 acres of land for the project which will comprise of an eSports staidum and a hotel – […]

April 30, 2019Nik Roseveare @ Sportspro Live

Samsung debuts ‘portrait’ TV as it misses forecast

Samsung has unveiled a TV that switches from a landscape orientation to a vertical portrait  so that it can easily display smartphone content. The 43in set is called Sero and comes with an integrated easel-like stand on which the screen pivots. Sero will come with a microphone and Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby built in. It […]

April 30, 2019

8K display sales to see strong growth

Sony’s price tag of $70,000 for its giant 8K LCD display is a big ask, but prices will soon fall.  A Research and Markets study said that today’s typical 4K displays will be “immediately succeeded in the fullness of time” by these new 8K units – and quickly grow in value. Their forecast says that […]

April 30, 2019By Chris Forrester

MoCA introduces MoCASec

Addressing the requests for stronger secured links between networked devices, MoCA has developed MoCASec, a robust security layer for MoCA links that is available for its entire portfolio of specifications. MoCASec enhances network configurations where peer to peer privacy is required. MoCASec provides point-to-point link privacy that specifically allows for seamless integration of the MoCA […]

April 30, 2019

CBS AMC partnership rolls out VoD players on YouView

The CBS AMC UK Channels Partnership, a joint venture between AMC Networks International and CBS Studios International, ahs announced that its branded, on-demand players – Horror Bites and CBS Catchup Channels UK – have launched on YouView, the hybrid television platform, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, BT, TalkTalk and […]

April 30, 2019

Brighton Dome to become 5G testbed

Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival has partnered with Digital Catapult to launch one of the first performance, arts and cultural venues equipped with 5G technology anywhere in the UK. Over the next year, the project will develop new ideas for integrating 5G technology into the venues, such as live streaming performances in high quality and […]

April 30, 2019

Bank: “No news is good news for SES”

While there are some key concerns over the upcoming Eutelsat financial results, there’s at least one financial analyst who is content with the results from Luxembourg’s SES. “Most importantly, guidance was held for the full year,” says equity analysts at Berenberg Bank. “This was really the main point of the results, in our view.” However, […]

April 30, 2019By Chris Forrester