Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video playout and distribution solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Babcock International Group’s Media Services business. This deal expands Encompass’s scale in EMEA and extends the company’s combined channel playout, transmission and digital products portfolio while adding […]
Singtel subsidiary Amobee, a global digital marketing technology company serving brands and agencies, has completed the acquisition of assets from Videology – a software provider for advanced TV and video advertising -advancing its connected TV and digital video solutions with sophisticated data-driven linear TV planning tools, premium inventory partnerships and activation opportunities for clients worldwide. […]
Tele2 has appointed a number of Leadership Team (LT) positions in the merged company of Tele2 and Com Hem. Additional LT positions will be announced before the closing of the merger. In January 2018, Tele2 and Com Hem announced the intention to merge the two companies. Following that announcement, integration planning has been ongoing and […]
Usually any report on Australia-domiciled Speedcast starts off with “fast growing”, but the international communications technology company has stumbled this week on the Sydney stock exchange. The company specialises in connecting shipping (commercial and cruise), mining, government and energy markets with secure satellite broadband and IT facilities. Speedcast also confirmed it had entered into a […]
Communications technologist Nokia has signed a €500 million loan transaction with the European Investment Bank (EIB), supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), a key element of the Investment Plan for Europe, also known as the Juncker Plan. Nokia will use the loan to further accelerate its research and development of 5G technology, […]
Netflix has appointed Rachel Whetstone Chief Communications Officer. She will be responsible for leading communications on a global basis as Netflix works with the world’s best creators to deliver great entertainment to its more than 130 million members. Whetstone joins Netflix from Facebook, having previously led communications and policy at Uber and Google. “Rachel is […]
India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and its commercial arm Antrix, are now the subject of allegations of money laundering. The case is based on ISRO’s Antrix and Devas Multimedia, an independent company which held certain capacity rights on ISRO satellites. The deal saw ISRO/Antrix allocate 70 MHz of S-band capacity to Devas on its GSAT-6 […]
APT Satellite, which operates the Apstar fleet of satellites, says it is prepared to look for partners as well as new orbital slots in order to expand its coverage, in particular for its upcoming Apstar-6D craft launching in 2019. APT’s fleet covers more than 75 per cent of the planet’s population, and supply video and […]
Saudi Arabia has banned beIN Sports, which is the legitimate holder of various TV broadcasting rights to transmit over the Middle East. Saudi Arabia has cancelled beIN Media’s licence to operate which – in effect – means the only way viewers in the Kingdom can watch beIN Sports transmissions is via the widely condemned beoutQ […]
China’s Huawei and ZTE have been banned from providing 5G technology with the Australian government citing national security concerns. “This is a extremely disappointing result for consumers,” Huawei posted on Twitter. Huawei is the world’s biggest producer of telecoms equipment. It also ranks second in global smartphone sales, behind Samsung and ahead of Apple. In […]