A new German alliance of market players wants to ensure that the UHF frequencies in the 470 to 694 MHz range remain available for terrestrial broadcasting and event technology in the long term.
Rodolphe Belmer to leave Eutelsat and head Atos
Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer has notified its board of directors that he will step down at the beginning of 2022. At the same time, he has been appointed CEO and board member at Atos, with his term in office beginning no later than January 20 next year.
Comcast launches XClass Smart TV
Comcast is to take its entertainment packages across the United States with a range of 4K UHD XClass Smart TVs manufactured by Hisense.
Confidence in Disney+ falters
Barclays has downgraded Disney from an “outperform” to an “equal weight” rating and called for bold changes to reverse slowing growth at the streaming service Disney+.
Virgin Media O2 launches first converged product
Virgin Media O2 has announced its first major product launch since the £31 billion merger between the telco and cablenet earlier this year.
TV’s sustainable future: a critical analysis
Chasing higher quality should happen in the production chain not with the consumer, according to Dom Robinson of Greening of Streaming.org.
UHD and Smart TVs on the rise in Germany
In the first nine months of 2021, the share of smart TVs and Ultra HD TVs (UHD) in terms of the overall market continued to rise in Germany.
Squid Game is Netflix’s biggest ever series launch
Korean hit Squid Game is officially Netflix’s most successful launch, the streamer has confirmed.
Netgem to supply Netgem TV for new TalkTalk 4K TV
Netgem has announced it will supply Netgem TV, its multiscreen entertainment platform, to TalkTalk Group for its new TalkTalk 4K TV service.
Pluto TV teams up with BBC Studios
The free streaming service Pluto TV has partnered with BBC Studios to bring three new channels to Germany, Switzerland, Austria (GSA), France and Spain.