July 9th is the scheduled launch date for the much-delayed test flight European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket. However, last week saw Europe’s important weather organisation cancel its launch contract on an Ariane 6 flight. Worse, perhaps, the cancellation was made in favour of Arianespace’s arch-rival SpaceX. Eumetsat, in a June 28th statement, said…

Malaysia’s Measat has signed an agreement with Sun TV Network, one of India’s largest media conglomerates, to support the distribution of 37 TV channels via the Measat-3d satellite. These channels broadcast in seven languages, will reach over 140 million households in India and extend to audiences in the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa. “Measat is…

Autentic, a specialist in documentaries and factual series, has announced the US launch of its three international FAST channels – Autentic Travel, Autentic History, and Adventure Earth. These channels are available immediately  on Sling TV’s FAST service, Sling Freestream, as well as streaming platforms VIDAA and Anoki, with further launches planned in the coming months.…

BBC Scotland will have full live television coverage of the South American matches from Scotland’s Skyscanner Americas Tour this July. The games against Chile and Uruguay will be shown live free-to-air on the BBC Scotland channel as part of an agreement between Scottish Rugby and TNT Sports. Scotland return to Chile to play at Estadio…

The Esports World Cup (EWC) will be shown for free on DAZN’s streaming platform. The EWC will feature top eSports athletes and clubs from all over the world, and DAZN will broadcast the competition to a global audience. The inaugural event will be hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and feature hundreds of hours of content,…

Average viewership in the US for the CNN Presidential Debate on June 27th was approximately 7.3 million viewers, according to AdImpact. Viewership for the debate peaked at 10:02pm with 10.5 million viewers. Traditional linear TV commanded 42 per cent of the audience, while other streaming platforms accounted for 41 per cent of the viewership of…

The European VOD Coalition has welcomed the opportunity to provide input to the European Commission’s consultation on the White Paper, How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?. The Coalition brings together video-on-demand and digital entertainment companies that share common values and invest in and distribute audiovisual content in the Europe Union as their core commercial…

Virgin Media O2 has completed its share of the first phase of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme and reports that it has built more shared sites than any other operator to improve mobile coverage in 227 partial not-spot areas across the UK. Glencoe Mountain Resort became the 227th site to benefit from improved 4G…

SpaceX is contemplating another fundraising operation by selling shares in a tender offer that could value the closely held company at roughly $200 billion (€185.7bn), according to Bloomberg. SpaceX is reportedly discussing a tender offer — a transaction that enables employees and insiders like investors to sell shares — that may kick in days, said…

In Q1 2024 Netflix and Prime Video returned to dominance in Original commissioning, having been challenged in recent years by the launch of studio-backed SVoD platforms. According to a report by Ampere Analysis, Netflix commissioned its highest number of new titles since Q3 2021, and Prime Video set a new record for its quarterly commissions.…