Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX is expected to return to flight with a Falcon 9 rocket on December 16th, and to launch a cluster of satellites for space telephone and data company Iridium. However, SpaceX has yet to receive a clean bill of health in the shape of a formal investigation to a September 1st […]
Controversial Arabic channel al-Manar was taken off air last December because of its lack of balance and its support of Hezbollah. The channel was alleged to have breached Arabsat’s contract terms. On December 2nd a Lebanese court ruled that Arabsat should put the channel back on air “as soon as possible”. Judge of Urgent Matters […]
Christmas TV adverts may help brands receive a vast amount of YouTube views, but they have almost no impact on where the vast majority of consumers do their shopping. A survey of 11,500 consumers by shopping comparison website MoneySavingExpert.com has revealed that just 1 per cent said the adverts had a “big impact” on where […]
HBO and Cinemax are now available on Amazon Channels in the US. Prime members can now sign up for a monthly HBO subscription to get HBO’s premium content for $14.99 (€14) per month. Prime members can watch the latest episodes of HBO’s newest hits including Westworld, The Night Of, and Divorce, catch up on all […]
Netflix revealed on December 1st that it would commence offering downloads for the first time. However, a number of users have become vocal over the fact that the feature does not cover all shows on the streaming service – with some of the company’s biggest shows exempt from being downloaded. Netflix says that it is […]
A second wind has lifted Netflix’s Australian subscriber audience up over 5.75 million, the latest data from Roy Morgan Research shows. However, while its reach is again rising, fresh data reveals that over four in ten people with Netflix in the home watch less than three hours a week (including none whatsoever). After a first […]
India has a claimed DTH universe of some 91.5 million TV subscribing homes. The problem is that more than a third of these ‘subscribers’ are inactive according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). TRAI looks on the bright side and says that ‘active’ subscribers grew 3.36 per cent in the quarter-year to March […]
Fast-growing African DTH service StarTimes has launched in Kenya. Deputy Governor of Kajiado County Paul Ntiati thanked China for the initiative, noting that it will go a long way toward transforming the lives of Kenyan people through increased access to information and entertainment. “It is our hope that more people will continue to access the […]
Russia’s state-owned commercial satellite operator Russia Satellite Communications Co (RSCC) is looking to buy two new commercial satellites, provisionally called Express-80 and Express-103. RSCC is hiring a bank in order to secure finance of a total of some $165 million in order to fund the building of the two satellites. Thales-Alenia Space will supply the […]
Quickflix, New Zealand’s original movie and TV streaming service, has revealed changes to its legacy digital movie streaming business with the launch of Quickflix Access and Quickflix Red Carpet – new products that will bring the latest Hollywood movies and exclusive entertainment and other benefits to Kiwi movie fans. Quickflix Access allows users to sign […]