International entertainment group MTG has announced that Russian digital satellite TV platform Raduga TV will cease broadcasting on 5 December 2014, as it has not been granted the required broadcasting licence from the local media regulator. MTG will continue to enhance the content and technology of its Russian pay-TV channel business Viasat, and will launch […]
A European Space Agency-sponsored ministerial meeting in Luxembourg today, (December 2nd) is expected to approve the design and construction of the Ariane 6 ‘modular’ rocket system. The concept calls for overall funding of €3.8 billion ($4.7bn) and resolves the long-running wrangling and delays in the planning of various intermediate proposals, but has now decided on […]
According to CASBAA’s updated Asia Pacific Multichannel TV Advertising 2015 book, the Asia Pacific now boasts over 500 million multichannel homes across the region. “Our latest report reinforces the
Globecast has confirmed the launch of Téléfrance, its French television package, in the UK. The package is now available via a range of pay-TV platforms, including Now TV box, Roku Box, iOS/Android mobile devices and Samsung Smart TV. The Téléfrance package includes 11 major French TV channels, giving the UK’s large French-speaking community access to […]
“Television sits at the heart of the digital media industry, boosted by multi-screen viewing and by social networks that are stimulating a global conversation,” commented Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat at the Eutelsat TV Awards ceremony that was celebrated in Rome tonight. The Eutelsat TV Awards is a unique event recognising the quality of […]
RTL Group has confirmed that it will operate its cable channels in Hungary under a Luxembourg licence in the future. From January, the licences for cable channels including RTL+, Film+ and Cool TV will come under RTL Group’s Luxembourg subsidiary CLT-UFA, which already houses the group’s channels in Belgium and the Netherlands. However, the move […]
Astra 2G, scheduled for launch on November 28th, has been delayed, with Russia’s Roscosmos reporting a fault had been discovered on the Proton rocket’s Briz-M upper stage. The delay is doubly unfortunate for owner SES as the satellite has been patiently waiting for its launch for some months. There have been concerns for the Russian-built […]
The number of FTA satellite channels in the Arab World reached 762 channels by September 2014. The Arab Advisors Group researched and analysed the 762 channels that broadcast on Arabsat, Nilesat, Noorsat and Yahlive. Fully operational channels reached 724. The majority of the analysed FTA satellite channels broadcast in Standard Definition (SD), while 10.5 per […]
ADB has announced that nc+, the Polish satellite operator, has selected ADB’s new platform, set-top box software, and associated software integration services to underpin its multi-room and multi-screen strategy. nc+, an ADB customer since 2006, chose ADB to create the next generation product (line), which began deployment this month, becoming the first ADB customer to […]
Argentina has amended its proposed Digital Law. The result, if approved and passed into law, will forbid telephone companies to enter into DTH satellite entertainment broadcasts. The new rule means that the local telco giants such as Telefónica, Claro and others, many of which are active in broadcasting DTH platforms in neighbouring Latin American countries, […]