Intelsat says that its Galaxy-19 satellite has North America’s largest number of free-to-air channels targeting multi-cultural immigrant communities and faith-based channels. Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 video neighbourhood is the largest independent TV and radio community in North America, with over 160 multicultural and faith-based channels bringing specialty content from 60 countries and 30 languages directly to […]
Marquee TV’s Summer Shorts Festival returns this August with a free, month-long series of short films available for global audiences. The arts streaming site will share “shorts” from leading arts organisations and festivals across dance, theatre and music, bringing together new and established talent from around the world. Films featured in the festival include submissions […]
A survey from Mortgage Cadence shows Americans love smart tech, but also have concerns about privacy and security. Just how prevalent is smart technology in American homes? In a survey of 900 individuals, 94 per cent of Americans say they have at least one smart device in their home right now, and 1 in 5 […]
So-called ‘next-generation TV’, AKA ultra-high definition’s ATSC 3.0, is now available to a total of 68 US markets representing more than half of US homes. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a report, said: “Based on our records, ATSC 3.0 stations have been licensed to operate in 68 markets, though in some cases it may […]
QualityKiosk Technologies, an independent global quality assurance service provider, is extending its partnership with BrowserStack, a cloud-based testing platform enabling on-demand, cross-browser and cross-device testing, into the international regions of US, EMEA and APAC. QualityKiosk’s extensive expertise and strong domain experience in quality assurance and performance engineering combined with the BrowserStack platform will enable enterprises […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is due to launch SES-22 on June 29th at 17.04pm Eastern Time from Cape Canaveral. The craft is the first of SES’s replacement C-band fleet needed to provide new capacity to its existing orbital assets serving the US as a result of the agreement with the FCC over reallocation of […]
SpaceX has complained about a proposal from Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network pay-TV operation and its filing with the FCC for new 5G terrestrial services which would operate in the 12 GHz band – where SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system operates. SpaceX said that if permission were granted for the Dish scheme then “most Americans” would not […]
As the US celebrates Juneteenth for the second time as a national holiday, it’s an opportunity for corporate America to think about ways in which they can make meaningful contributions to closing racial divides and equity gaps that exist for Black Americans, notes Horowitz Research. Over the past couple of years, there’s been a growing […]
MadHive, the enterprise software company that powers modern media, and Katz Media Group, the media representation company in America, have announced a partnership to bring scale, transparency, and privacy compliance to Connected TV (CTV) for political advertisers. The joint offering will create the largest local CTV marketplace for political advertising, including inventory from MadHive’s local […]
Dickies, the workwear brand, has announced a partnership with VICE Media Group, a global multi-platform media company, to commemorate Dickies 100th anniversary with an original documentary, in partnership with creative agency This Here, ‘Made to Last,’ which examines the history and meaning of American grit, culture, and identity through the eyes of a modern rancher, […]