Video delivery platform specialist SeaChange International has acquired Xstream, an OTT video and TV cloud platform provider based in Denmark and Poland. Ed Terino, Chief Executive Officer, stated: “Xstream provides us a managed service, over-the-top video solution that already serves more than 5 million active subscribers globally and generates approximately $6 million in annual SaaS […]
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), an international not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to innovation and enhancing society’s access to information and communications, has called on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to fight against what it suggests are ‘protectionist’ European IP policies. With Europe poised to enact additional copyright policies that the CCIA says […]
WWE Studios, the US film studio owned by the professional wrestling corporation WWE, has reportedly agreed a deal wth Netflix to release its content on the streaming platform. The upcoming projects will be geared towards family audiences and the first movie, The Main Event, will commence production this summer. As well as Hollywood talent, the […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which plans to girdle the planet with at least 4425 broadband-delivering ‘Starlink’ satellites in a mega-constellation, has now followed up by asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for blanket approval for up to 1 million Earth stations to receive and transmit signals. The filing stresses that granting the application is in the […]
Technicolor has confirmed it has received a binding offer and entered into exclusive negotiations with InterDigital, a mobile technology research and development company, for the sale of its Research & Innovation activity. InterDigital acquired Technicolor’s Patent Licensing business in 2018. Frederic Rose, Chief Executive Officer of Technicolor, commented: “This proposed transaction continues the simplification of […]
Optus Sport, the exclusive home of the Champions League and Europa League in Australia, is trialling a new arrangement that will give football fans the chance to watch selected matches via Twitter and YouTube. The arrangement will see Optus Sport transmit a total of 10 matches between February and April 2019 on the Optus Sport […]
Broadband-by-satellite provider ViaSat (of California) turned in some impressive Q3 numbers on February 7th, with CEO Mark Dankberg saying that a new satellite in the company’s ViaSat-3 model had been ordered from Boeing, and would likely launch in early 2021. Dankberg explained that the progress on the first two ViaSat-3 satellites, “and now having executed […]
AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) and Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Slovakia have signed a multi-year renewal of their distribution agreement. The deal builds on the companies’ long-term partnership by providing carriage of AMCNI CNE’s full portfolio of networks to Slovak Telekom’s Magio and Digi Slovakia and […]
Vision247 has finalised a deal for the SKY EPG 717 transfer to IndiaCast (A Viacom18 & TV18 JV). IndiaCast operates and manages 5 Indian TV Channels in the UK with Colors – their flagship general entertainment channel along with Rishtey Europe, Rishtey Cineplex, News18 and MTV Beats. The transfer will take place with immediate effect […]
The fibre network of French Internet Service Provider (ISP) ZEOP has been upgraded by Iskratel, a European provider of broadband access solutions – enabling the operator to deliver enhanced, triple-play services to its customers and gain additional revenue. Iskratel’s GPON FTTH Home Gateway Innbox G68 solution was installed across ZEOP’s network on Réunion Island, providing […]