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Arianespace readies for “triple play”

“Triple play” for rocket launch company Arianespace means having three sizes of rockets available to it, and thus enabling the company to launch any size of cargoes from smaller, Earth-observation satellites right up to heavyweight 20-tonne missions to the International Space Station.  The smaller rockets take the shape of its Soyuz and Vega rocket systems, […]

December 8, 2011

China TV global expansion

China Central Television is launching a major expansion in pursuit of an international audience, increasing its overseas staff fivefold by the end of next year and almost tenfold by 2016. The broadcaster hopes to win millions of viewers in the US and Africa with English-language services produced in Washington and Nairobi. According to its website, […]

December 8, 2011

Netflix unveils Xbox 360 Experience

Netflix has released a new member experience for Xbox 360 users. Netflix states the new Xbox interface makes it more intuitive and easier to explore the expanding Netflix catalogue. “For the first time, the Netflix interface on Xbox has been created entirely by Netflix, offering a unique member experience,” said Neil Hunt, chief product officer […]

December 8, 2011

VideoHub integrates Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings

VideoHub, a division of Tremor Video, and Nielsen, a global information and measurement company, have announced an alliance giving VideoHub customers access to Nielsen Online Campaign Rating gross rating points (GRPs) via VideoHub for Advertisers. The relationship marks the first time Nielsen has integrated its GRP data with an online video advertising platform. The collaboration […]

December 8, 2011

GlobeCast targets Russia/CIS

Satellite services company GlobeCast is expanding its satellite capacity over Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite. The move adds significant extra capacity in order to tap into the many cable operators throughout the CIS. Uplinked from Moscow, and located at 90°E, GlobeCast’s distribution platform […]

December 8, 2011By Chris Forrester

On Demand Group launches SVOD with Cablevision

SeaChange International subsidiary On Demand Group (ODG), the European VoD aggregator, has launched a premium TV subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) to subscribers to Cablevision, Mexico’s leading cable provider. The new service will enable Cablevision subscribers to view a wide selection of premium TV series and children’s programmes, blockbuster studio and independent movies and the latest music […]

December 8, 2011

Eutelsat refinances debt

Eutelsat Communications announced the refinancing of Eutelsat Communications’ existing €1.765 billion credit facilities which were due in June 2013. The refinancing will take place through: – The issuance of 7-year senior unsecured bonds (the “Bonds”) for a total of €800 million by Eutelsat S.A.; and – A new 5-year bullet senior unsecured term loan for […]

December 8, 2011

GlobeCast adds satellite capacity in Russia and the CIS countries with Yamal-201

GlobeCast has announced the expansion of its satellite capacity over Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite. Offering significant opportunities to penetrate the cable market throughout the CIS, GlobeCast’s capacity provides full coverage of this area to regional and international channels. Uplinked from Moscow, and […]

December 8, 2011

Verizon plans online Netflix and cable rival

US telco Verizon Communications plans to launch a standalone service allowing customers to stream movies and television shows over the Web, in competition with OTT players such as Netflix and the traditional cable TV business, Reuters reports, citing several people briefed on the plan. Verizon is talking with prospective programming partners about the service, which […]

December 7, 2011By Colin Mann

Sky ‘perplexed’ by Competition Commission movies rule

BskyB finance director Andrew Griffith told the UBS conference the Competition Commission’s judgment that Sky Movies is anti-competitive in on-demand movies “was perplexing… The movies market has never been more competitive.” “Sky has never traded on exclusivity. Every movie that’s ever been on Sky Movies has had a theatrical release and has been in Asda […]

December 7, 2011