A report from analysts at Quilty Analytics says that despite OneWeb’s much-publicised Chapter 11 problems, all is not lost as far as Low Earth Orbit schemes are concerned. “OneWeb suffered from a significant first-mover disadvantage, a competitively inferior system (as a result of early design decisions and trade-offs), and inadequate financing (largely due to investor […]
WWE and DAZN, the sports streaming service, have announced a new multi-year agreement that will make WWE’s weekly flagship programming available live and on demand with original U.S. commentary on DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Starting immediately, DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live 52 weeks a year. WWE fans can also enjoy Raw and SmackDown via […]
Tom Choi, now running Airspace Internet Exchange but well known to the satellite industry from his time as founder and CEO at Hong Kong-based ABS, says that, despite his personal opposition to OneWeb, he is now concerned about the impact of OneWeb’s bankruptcy decision. Talking to ViaSatellite, Choi said his opposition to OneWeb was based […]
In-Flight Communications supplier GoGo Business Aviation is challenging rival SmartSky Networks over one of SmartSky’s patents. GoGo has submitted a petition to the US Patents & Trademark Office for a review of a patent (9,312,947) granted to SmartSky and requesting that the patent be re-examined “to determine whether or not they are valid”. GoGo’s argument […]
Hundreds of hours of All 4 comedy, drama and non-scripted programming are now available ad-free to BritBox subscribers. This week will also see the start of a multi-million pound advertising campaign promoting this fresh content, featuring a dedicated sizzle, and an updated brand response advert. The campaign will include commercial TV advertising across ITV and […]
TV Time, the TV and movie tracking tool, is releasing a UK-based survey around viewing habits while people are social distancing. The goal was to assess not just what they’re watching but why they’re watching during this volatile time period. The key findings include: Among those planning to stay home/isolate, 90 per cent are intending […]
PlayBox Neo was set to demonstrate its full range of broadcast playout and channel branding solutions at CABSAT 2020. Highlights of theit exhibit would have been the PlayBox Neo Channel-in-a-Box system and the software-as-a-service-based Cloud2TV. “Our products are built on 20 years of solid experience working with customers ranging in size from globally active broadcast […]
Kantar has launched its Covid-19 barometer that looks at the impact of the pandemic on media habits and the attitudes of 25,000 people across 30 different countries. The research uncovered the following findings: There is very little expectation that brands should stop advertising with only 8 per cent of respondents identifying it as a priority […]
The Coronavirus might be helping stay-at-home folk improve viewing ratings, but European commercial TV free-to-air broadcasters are expected to have a tough time for the upcoming quarter year, at least. For example, ITV said they will cancel their Dividend and scrubbed their previous guidance for 2020 revenues. As previously reported France’s TF1 issued a profit […]
Amid the Covid-19 crisis, ITV has issued a trading update. Carolyn McCall, ITV Chief Executive, commented: “We are operating in unprecedented and uncertain times, requiring us to take difficult decisions, plan carefully and act with speed. Our absolute priority is to protect our people, while trying to ensure that we deliver the news and programmes […]