The DTG has released D-Book 12.6, the latest update to the UK transmission standards that underpin Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV.
Freeview Play reaches 10 million homes
Freeview Play is now available in 20 million homes, the DTT platform has announced.
HBO Max launches in Nordics and Spain
WarnerMedia’s D2C streaming service HBO Max has made its debut today (October 26) in the Nordics and Spain starting its 27-territory rollout across Europe.
Liberty Global in discussions to devolve infrastructure business
Liberty Global is reportedly in discussions with its partners as to how it can separate out its network assets from its service businesses.
New alliance wants to secure UHF frequencies for broadcasting
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.