As the Premier League’s January transfer window reaches its final hours, Sky Sports News HQ will offer more ways than ever before for football fans to stay up to date with the latest news. Sky Sports is partnering with Twitter to deliver a global live stream from the Sky Sports Newsroom on January 31st at […]
Arianespace used a smaller Soyuz rocket to launch Hispasat 36W-1 into its geostationary transfer orbit on January 27th. It was the first launch of the year for Arianespace, and the first-ever such launch from French Guiana to a transfer orbit using the Soyuz rocket. Hispasat 36W-1 is a smaller geostationary satellite, and built by OHB […]
Bellway at QEII, a development of new homes in Welwyn Garden City, will be the first garden city housing development in the UK to offer its residents symmetrical gigabit speeds – 1,000Mbps – over 128 times faster than traditional ADSL services. Homes are already available for sale in the development, which compromises 163 properties including […]
TVPlayer, the UK-based streaming service, is now available to download on all Windows 10 devices including mobile, PCs, and tablets. Users will have access to 100 TV channels, on demand and live – with no contract and on any device within the TVPlayer app. The TVPlayer Plus service will also be available to users for […]
Animated shows including Ben 10, Adventure Time and Scooby-Doo have found a new home in Australia, with the launch of Cartoon Network and Boomerang on Fetch TV. Turner’s two global flagship children channels are available effective immediately on the IPTV service. “Fetch families are going to love this news!” said Robi Stanton, General Manager of […]
Intelsat has announced that Intelsat 33e, the second of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites (HTS), successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service on January 29th. Manufactured by Boeing and launched in August 2016, Intelsat 33e is equipped with an advanced digital payload. With this flexible HTS payload design, Intelsat 33e, operating from 60° […]
XFC (Xtreme Fighting Championship), a multi-national mixed martial arts (MMA) sports franchise, and CBS Sports Network have signed an agreement to televise championship MMA events in the US and Canada. The first event to air under the new partnership is scheduled for March 2017. “The partnership with CBS Sports Network further increases our visibility,” said […]
Indian content company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) , has announced the launch of two new channels, Zee Bollymovies and Zee Bollynova which will broadcast on Africa’s new pay-TV network Kwesé TV. Speaking on ZEE’s expansion in the African market, Amit Goenka, CEO – International Broadcast Business, ZEEL said, “With great similarities between the two […]
Manoto TV, the Persian-language channel, has completed its switch in SD and HD versions to the Eutelsat 7B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. The channel is now available exclusively from Eutelsat’s HotBird satellites and Eutesat 7B that together form a single neighbourhood for Persian-speaking viewers in Europe, the Middle East and Iran. Broadcasting documentaries, films, […]
BT TV added 52,000 subscribers during its third quarter, bringing the total to 1.7 million. BT Sport’s average audience figures increased 15 per cent, excluding Showcase and digital channels. Across the Group, revenue was £6.128 billion (€5.57bn), up 32 per cent. BT Sport programme rights charges were £187 million, up £25 million, mainly as a […]