Eutelsat and the Russian Satellite Communications Co (RSCC) are again linking up to further develop the 36 deg East ‘hot spot’ for Russian broadcasting. A ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ was signed in Moscow May 10 by Yuri Prokhorov, Director General of RSCC, and Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat and, in the presence of Igor Shchegolev, […]
YouTube is dramatically expanding its movie rental service with the addition of 3,000 titles from major Hollywood studios, positioning the online video service to capitalise on the growing number of Internet-connected televisions and portable devices. YouTube head Salar Kamangar revealed the initiative in a blog post, telling users that they would be able to watch […]
The operational performance and commercial practices of the top four satellite operators, Telesat, SES, Intelsat and Eutelsat, have been evaluated by teleport operators in a new research study undertaken by Futuresource Consulting. The study, commissioned by The World Teleport Association – the trade association focusing on the business of satellite communications – was carried out […]
The dates for the start of digital switchover in the BBC South East region have been announced, setting out the timetable for the switch-off of analogue TV channels. The five analogue channels will be switched off in the region between 20 May and 27 June 2012. Freeview signals will be boosted enabling thousands of homes […]
QVC Beauty has launched on Freeview reaching a further 10.8 million primary homes and 23 million secondary sets. Transmitted by Arqiva, QVC Beauty will broadcast from 08:00 to 13:00, 365 days a year. QVC Beauty broadcasts one hour programmes of video clips from the most recent live presentations on QVC UK, enhanced with original content […]
Portuguese telecommunications regulator Anacom is to take legal action against Zon Multimedia for the way it has been selling pay-TV services in Alenquer, the region that switches off analogue on May 12th. Anacom director, Luis Eduardo Cardadeira, has judged Zon’s behaviour as “absolutely unacceptable”. According to Anacom, Zon installed mobile kiosks in Alenquer with signs […]
RTL says that compared to an exceptional first quarter in 2010, when Western European TV advertising markets were thriving, the picture in the first three months of 2011 was mixed. While advertising revenue in the Netherlands (TV) and France (TV and radio) grew significantly year-on-year, the German TV advertising market was down in the first […]
A video-on-demand service is set to make its debut in South Africa. VOD:TV, formed by the SouthTel Group, is promising to offer the latest movies and TV series before Multichoice-owned DStv, The service won’t offer live TV itself, but will allow subscribers to download and store content to the PVR for later viewing. Roughly half […]
BBC Monitoring is carrying a Press Trust of India report saying that Pakistan’s media regulatory watchdog has barred live broadcasts by major foreign television channels from the garrison city of Abbottabad, where Osama Bin-Ladin was killed by US forces, in an apparent bid to clamp down on coverage of the incident. The Pakistan Electronic Media […]
Yahsat is the Abu Dhabi satellite operator which saw its first craft, Yahsat 1A, launched on an Ariane rocket in April, and is now contemplating ordering a third satellite. Yahsat already has its second satellite under construction for launch this coming winter. Yahsat CEO Jassem Al Zaabi says his business is doing very well in […]