Stratolaunch up for sale
The late Paul Allen, via his Vulcan Ventures holding company, has backed the development of the giant Stratolaunch satellite launch aircraft since 2011. But the financial plug was pulled on…
WarnerMedia, AsiaSat partner for APAC HD
Asia Satellite Telecommunications has been selected by WarnerMedia as a strategic partner for distributing regional HD services of CNN International, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Warner TV, as well as HBO…
Viasat chooses Ariane debut flight
Viasat of California used the Paris Air Show to confirm that it has modified the launch contract for its upcoming Viasat-3 satellite. Viasat will move the launch from the existing…
Sky Deutschland, MX1 expand collaboration
MX1, an SES subsidiary and global solutions provider of media services and pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland have agreed a new service agreement extension, which will see the German broadcaster’s customers…
South Africa’s SABC on verge of collapse
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC is asking the country’s government to provide it with a Rand 3.2 billion (€1.9bn) guarantee to help stop a blackout of broadcasts. The guarantee is…
BARB deploys Kantar’s Focal Meter across UK
BARB commissions Kantar Focal Meter for deployment across UK Television Audience Measurement Panel BARB, the UK television audience measurement currency, has commissioned Kantar, the global Television Audience Measurement (TAM) provider,…
Nexstar Digital launches TViQ audience solution
Nexstar Digital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, has launch its proprietary TViQ audience solution, giving advertisers the power to leverage local broadcast audience data to reach their ideal…
UK pay-TV & broadband firms to put fairness first
The UK’s biggest broadband, phone and pay-TV companies have committed to put fairness at the heart of their business, after signing up to Ofcom’s new Fairness for Customers commitments. The…
IABM announces new DACH Members’ Council
IABM has announced the line-up for its newly formed DACH Members’ Council. The formation of the new Council was driven by the result of the recent EMEA Members’ Council elections.…
Couchbase powers BT TV on-demand
BT TV is using Couchbase to power its on-demand TV services. In a statement, BT TV said it chose Couchbase for its caching capabilities, which ensures high performance, and for…
Australia’s National Rugby League chooses Blackbird
Cloud video platform Blackbird has announced that Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has chosen Blackbird for the live clipping, editing and publishing of match highlights. The NRL is the most…
Freesat upgrades datacasting systems with Icareus
Icareus, the Helsinki-based broadcast and online video partner, has delivered its Icareus Playout platform to Freesat, the free-to-air satellite television service – a joint venture between the BBC and ITV.…
Red Bee provides IMDb ratings for Swisscom TV
Red Bee Media will be providing IMDb ratings for Swisscom’s television offering on TV Box, TV Air Web and TV Air Mobile Apps. The ratings will be provided for movies…
StarTimes recommits to Nairobi HQ for Africa
Back in July 2014 China’s StarTimes Group carried out a ground-breaking ceremony in the Nairobi suburb of Karen. Since then progress has been painfully slow. However, at an event in…
TiVo adds TV Viewership Data partners
TiVo has announced that its TV Viewership Data product is being expanded to include Kantar ad occurrences, Drawbridge’s Identity Graph and premium demographic attributes; giving TiVo customers an expanded data…