Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), clearly suffering as a result of its collapsed merger with Sony’s Indian broadcasting interests, is pulling out of its contract with Disney India for a massive sub-licensing $1.4 billion (€1.29bn) agreement to cover key International Cricket Council (ICC) matches for the 2024-2027 seasons. ZEEL is already extremely late in paying an…

There are strong objections to South Africa’s proposed SABC Bill for the nation’s public broadcaster and it must be withdrawn, report local media organisations. Three influential organisations have criticised the new Bill. SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) collectively made a submission to the…

Movistar Plus+ has announced an agreement with LIV Golf League to exclusively broadcast the tournament in Spain.This recently created tournament (2022) is a professional golf tour whose name (LIV) refers to the total number of holes to be played in each event (54 in Roman numerals, corresponding to 3 rounds of 18 holes). The competition…

The total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in New Zealand is poised to register a marginal compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent between 2023 and 2028, with continued decline in mobile voice service revenue denting the overall growth prospects, despite considerable revenue growth in mobile data and fixed broadband segments, according to…

A report from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research says there’s a “meteoric growth in VSAT, BGAN, SatPhones + 5G mobile services to fuel billions of dollars growth in the satcom terminals market by 2030″. ABI says that, in recent years, satcom systems have undergone an evolution. The industry’s shift to commercial space, also known…

PPDS, the exclusive provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary solutions, has announced a partnership with DAZN – the sports streaming platform – to bring its live and on-demand content streaming services into hotel guest rooms, exclusively via Philips MediaSuite hospitality TVs. Developed in partnership, and tailored exclusively for use on the Philips MediaSuite Series…

Ligado Networks has been arguing for $40 billion (€36.9bn) of compensation from various US Federal Agencies over claims that the Agencies “roadblocked” Legado’s L-band frequencies and spectrum because the US government wanted the spectrum itself. The case is best described as “complicated” and centres on the FCC’s granting to Ligado in 2020 to create a…

Sockpuppet accounts launched a smear campaign after a book about Paul Kagame’s extraterritorial assassination campaign Paul Kagame understands the value of the visual image. He loves being snapped glad-handing a dignitary at the World Economic Forum in Davos – this month, it was Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. That’s only bettered by posing back home for…

Sockpuppet accounts launched a smear campaign after a book about Paul Kagame’s extraterritorial assassination campaign Paul Kagame understands the value of the visual image. He loves being snapped glad-handing a dignitary at the World Economic Forum in Davos – this month, it was Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. That’s only bettered by posing back home for…

Sockpuppet accounts launched a smear campaign after a book about Paul Kagame’s extraterritorial assassination campaign Paul Kagame understands the value of the visual image. He loves being snapped glad-handing a dignitary at the World Economic Forum in Davos – this month, it was Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. That’s only bettered by posing back home for…