Britain’s biggest broadcasters will get new privileges and freedoms to make more hit shows and better compete with global streaming giants under new draft legislation. The government claims the draft Media Bill will enable public service broadcasters (PSBs) – the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV and S4C – to unleash their potential to […]
Asia Pacific pay-TV revenues will reach $26 billion (€24bn) by 2028 – $1.6 billion less than 2022, according to the Asia Pacific Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Pay-TV revenues will fall in 10 countries, including Japan (down by $889 million) and China (down by $309 million), between 2022 and 2028. […]
Haivision, a provider of mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, has announced that YouTube has joined the SRT Alliance and will participate in the company’s upcoming SRT InterOp Plugfest. Haivision says that YouTube’s support for SRT is an important milestone for the open-source protocol, reaching widespread industry adoption and ubiquity for low latency […]
Unified Streaming, the Amsterdam-based specialist in video streaming technology, has named Martin van Aalderen its new CEO effective immediately.Van Aalderen will chart the company’s new phase of growth and replaces Dirk Griffioen, who will focus on special projects within the organisation. Throughout his career Van Aalderen has applied his skills to growing companies within the […]
Curiosity, the factual entertainment and media company, has named 20-year industry veteran Tom Pope to the role of Vice President, Advertising and Sponsorships. Pope specialises in the development and execution of branded partnerships and campaigns across all forms of media and experiential platforms. He will focus on driving growth opportunities for Curiosity’s factual entertainment brand. […]
Despite the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, UK space organisations presented a robust picture, generating £17.5 billion (€19.9bn) in 2021, compared to £16.5 billion the previous year. Figures in the latest Size & Health of the UK Space Industry report show the number of space organisations identified across the UK rose from 1,293 […]
In response to rumours in the market, satellite operator SES has confirmed that the company has engaged in discussions regarding a possible combination with Intelsat. “At this stage, there can be no certainty that a transaction would materialise. The Board of SES remains fully committed to acting in the best interest of SES and its […]
Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan (pictured) are on the witnesses list of voting-machine maker Dominion for their landmark defamation trial next month. Lawyers have listed more than 50 witnesses that they intend to question during the six-week trial in Delaware, including the Murdochs, Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott and Fox primetime stars Tucker […]
Spanish DTT channel 7NN will cease broadcasting this week following its owner Producciones Audiovisuales Hispania revealing the business is “financially unviable”. Two weeks ago, the channel had decided to pull out of the nationwide DTT market to focus solely on Madrid and made a 50 per cent cut in staff, in an attempt to “reverse […]
Which? has found that TalkTalk is currently the worst internet service provider (ISP) in Britain. The competition for worst service provider seemed to be among the biggest companies. TalkTalk customers gave it the lowest possible ratings for technical support, customer service and broadband speed. Many people are under the illusion that TalkTalk has its own […]
DAZN Italia has opened a Network Operation Centre (NOC) in Cologno Monzese (Milan) to monitor network performance and streaming quality. Before the setting up of the Italian NOC, these tasks were carried out by DAZN’s Network Operation Centre Global, which is located in Leeds, UK. Before a football match, the NOC controls the allocation of […]
Rivada Networks wants to build and launch 600 satellites in a mega-constellation. However, the business is on a tight timetable as far as its launch schedule is concerned and badly needs the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to relax its rules. The first batch of satellites, numbering 300, are already on order. Rivada had hoped that […]
Everyone knows the old fable about the Emperor and his lack of clothing. One person eventually calls out his nakedness and, eventually, everyone agrees; the collective illusion, the group think, is broken. The first truth-teller has to be brave, or have nothing to lose. But, in some ways, the most important figure is the second […]
