Oman, which has managed to stay ‘neutral’ in the increasingly bitter dispute between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has banned the possession and import of the so-called beoutQ decoder boxes. These set-top boxes decode pirated satellite transmissions from within Saudi Arabia of legitimate broadcasts by Qatar-based beIN Sports. “The import of these decoders, called beoutQ, was […]
Kwesé iflix – a joint venture between Econet Media and iflix – has launched a digital entertainment platform that will bring live coverage of all 64 FIFA 2018 World Cup games, and thousands of entertainment programmes, to millions of Zimbabweans via its new mobile app. Econet Media is the pan-African company that owns the Kwesé […]
Twitter and Astro have announced a collaboration for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. To amplify sports conversations among fans in Malaysia, Astro is partnering with Twitter to provide ‘near-live’ football match clips and tournament content. Fans of the global football tournament can look forward to goal alerts from match of the day, replay of […]
Antonio Arcidiacono has been appointed as the EBU’s new Director of Technology & Innovation. Arcidiacono has extensive experience in conceiving, developing and taking new products and services to market. He has worked as Director of Innovation, and a Member of the Management Committee, at Eutelsat since 2008 Before working at Eutelsat, Antonio worked for the […]
The all-star cast of Warner Bros Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure Ocean’s 8, including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Anne Hathaway, and Helena Bonham Carter, feature in an exclusive trailer as part of the pro-copyright education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign. In […]
Matt LeBlanc has confirmed he will be leaving his Top Gear presenting duties after the next series. The Friends actor began presenting the BBC flagship show alongside Chris Evans in 2016. LeBlanc went on to front the show with Rory Reid and Chris Harris when Evans left after his first series. LeBlanc said that despite […]
The planned launch of the SES-12 satellite, initially scheduled for June 1st, has been delayed until June 4th (at the earliest) says SpaceX. The reason given is that SpaceX wants extra tests to take place on the Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage booster. The rocket’s nine first stage engines were fired up in a ground […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for network-connected devices and services, has announced that Spanish network operator Aire Networks has deployed the Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV solution to secure TV Everywhere streaming offered by its Perseo TV OTT service. Aire Networks also plans to incorporate VideoMark forensic watermarking, which […]
GTT Communications, a global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Interoute, operator of one of Europe’s largest independent fibre networks. “The acquisition of Interoute represents a major milestone in delivering on our purpose of connecting people across organisations, around the world and to every application in the […]
VITEC, a specialist in advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, and ATX Networks, a technology player in optical and media access platforms, have announced a strategic partnership to provide a fully secure architecture for distribution of IPTV content throughout the enterprise network via VITEC’s EZ TV IPTV and Digital Signage Platform and ATX’s carrier-grade UCrypt IP […]