OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has signed an insurance agreement for an aggregate insured value of over $1 billion through Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh arranged a multi-launch insurance programme covering physical loss or damage to the remaining GEN 1 satellites and launch vehicles with a […]
The UK has remained the location of choice for many film and TV productions throughout the pandemic. That’s thanks in no small part to the extensive Covid testing facilities available in the UK. Now one of the main Covid testing providers, London Medical Laboratory, is debuting its flagship mobile lab that is capable of more […]
Community Fibre, London’s full fibre broadband provider, is partnering with Lifemote, a cloud-based AI-driven WiFi analytics company. The partnership will see WiFi issues experienced by Community Fibre customers solved quicker. This is thanks to advanced intelligence from Lifemote which can detect and flag any problems experienced by customers before they even notice them. Peter Rampling, […]
Top Gear, the long-running BBC One motoring entertainment show, is transferring its production from London to the South West from spring 2022. BBC Studios Bristol is the production hub for many factual entertainment programmes including Countryfile, DIY SOS, Antiques Roadshow, Fake or Fortune and Gardeners’ World. It’s also home to the Natural History Unit which […]
Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) is expanding on its investments in the dynamic European market with the opening of the new Telstra UK Broadcast Operations Centre (BOC), situated in London’s Docklands. Located in Telstra’s London Hosting Centre, the BOC will host a Master Control Room, office space, and lab/workshop area designed to facilitate tests and builds. […]
Community Fibre, London’s alternative network provider, has passed 300,000 London homes and 12,000 businesses. This milestone reflects a significant acceleration in Community Fibre’s network build programme to connect 1 million homes with its full fibre multi-gigabit capable broadband by 2023. In the last six months, 100,000 additional homes have been given access to the Community […]
Neva SGR, Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s venture capital firm focused on the tech industry, is placing its bets on the growth of V-Nova, a high-growth company based in London but with Italian roots, operating in the compression of video and image data. Thanks to Neva First, the alternative investment fund managed by Neva SGR, V-Nova has […]
Global data, measurement and analytics company, Nielsen, has acquired TVTY, a TV attribution provider and ad monitoring company based in Paris, France. Financial terms were not disclosed. TVTY brings a wide range of outcomes capabilities that improve TV campaign execution. TVTY’s solutions enable advertisers and agencies to optimise their spend based on the outcomes most […]
disguise, a platform for Extended Reality (xR) production, has launched a new and improved state-of-the-art xR stage at its Los Angeles office. The new space comes equipped with the latest technology to meet the growing demand for the disguise xR workflow in virtual production and broadcast in the West Coast area. In early 2020, disguise […]
Outernet, a global network of immersive media and culture districts designed to provide experiences for entertainment, brand activation and retail, will launch in London this autumn. It will feature the world’s first of its kind public atrium – The Now Building – containing an immense digital canvas: a 4-storey high, floor to ceiling, 360 degree, […]