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BritBox South Africa to launch in 2021

Feb 16 2021

BritBox South Africa to launch in 2021

BBC Studios and ITV today announced that their joint streaming venture BritBox will launch in South Africa in the second half of 2021. The ad-free subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service will expand into its fifth worldwide territory, following successful launches in the US & Canada, the UK and, most recently, Australia. Last year BritBox announced […]

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By Expat • BritBox, South Africa • Tags: BritBox

Freeview Play now home to over 30,000 hours of on-demand TV

Feb 16 2021

Freeview Play now home to over 30,000 hours of on-demand TV

Thought you had caught up on all the best TV during lockdown? Think again. From The Masked Singer and Ru Paul, to Industry and It’s a Sin, Freeview Play is now home to over 30,000 hours of on-demand TV. That’s 3.5 years’ worth of boxset binging bliss! Increasing its content by more than half in […]

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By Expat • Freeview • Tags: Freeview Play, VOD

Intelsat Files Plan of Reorganization with the Support of Key Creditor Groups

Feb 12 2021

Intelsat Files Plan of Reorganization with the Support of Key Creditor Groups

MCLEAN, Va – February 12, 2021 – Intelsat S.A. (OTC: INTEQ), operator of the world’s largest and most advanced satellite fleet and connectivity infrastructure, today announced that it has obtained the support of key creditor constituencies on the terms of a comprehensive financial restructuring that would reduce the Company’s debt by more than half – from […]

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By Expat • Intelsat • Tags: Chapter 11 proceedings, Satellite

Eutelsat – First half 2020-21 Results

Feb 12 2021

Eutelsat – First half 2020-21 Results

Paris, 12 February 2021 – The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 – Euronext Paris: ETL), chaired by Dominique D’Hinnin, reviewed the financial results for the half-year ended 31 December 2020. Commenting on the First Half, Rodolphe Belmer Chief Executive Officer of Eutelsat Communications, said: “Eutelsat has produced a solid First Half performance […]

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By Expat • Eutelsat • Tags: First half 2020-21 Results, Satellite

China bans BBC World News from broadcasting

Feb 12 2021

China bans BBC World News from broadcasting

China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on Thursday. China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs. The BBC said it was “disappointed” by the decision. It follows British media regulator Ofcom revoking state broadcaster China […]

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By Expat • China, NEWS, UK Media News • Tags: BBC World News, National Radio and Television Administration, Radio Television Hong Kong

Triax become latest company to pass DTG Testing

Feb 11 2021

Triax become latest company to pass DTG Testing

Triax has become the latest company to pass DTG Testing and CAIs newly launched European-wide assurance scheme for TV and Satellite distribution equipment known as the European IRS Certification Scheme (EICS). The first scheme of its kind, it will provide reassurance of end-to-end device compatibility, interoperability and robust RF performance within satellite and DTT distribution […]

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By Expat • International News • Tags: DTG Testing, Triax

BBC, ITV and Channel 4 announce plans to integrate Digital UK and Freesat

Feb 10 2021

BBC, ITV and Channel 4 announce plans to integrate Digital UK and Freesat

The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have announced plans to integrate Digital UK Ltd, the joint venture which facilitates the provision of Freeview TV services and Freesat (UK) Ltd, which offers access to the UK’s subscription-free satellite television service. The integration of Digital UK and Freesat will help ensure viewers continue to have access to a […]

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By Expat • BBC, Channel 4, Freesat, ITV, UK Media News • Tags: Digital UK

Feb 5 2021

UK moves to silence CGTN

On Thursday, UK media regulator Ofcom revoked the broadcasting license of China Global Television Network (CGTN), officially pulling the channel off British airwaves after 18 years of broadcasting in the country. Ofcom made the decision after an investigation concluded: “that the license is wrongfully held by Star China Media Limited.” The news network, formerly known […]

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By Expat • UK Media News

Virgin Orbit launches 9 satellites

Jan 17 2021

Virgin Orbit launches 9 satellites

Mojave, California — January 17, 2021 — Virgin Orbit, the California-based satellite launch company, confirmed that its LauncherOne rocket reached space during the company’s second launch demonstration today, successfully deploying 10 payloads for NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP). Virgin Orbit’s novel launch system uses a technique called air launch, in which a rocket is launched […]

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By Expat • Satellite Launches

Proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Code and the Code on the Scheduling of Television Advertising

Dec 31 2020

Proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Code and the Code on the Scheduling of Television Advertising

The UK statutory framework that shapes the regulation of UK television services is changing. The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations came into force on 1 November 2020. The AVMS Regulations implement the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) into UK law. They amend Section 319 of the Communications Act 2003, which sets the standards objectives that […]

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By Expat • Ofcom, United Kingdom • Tags: AVMS, AVMS Directive, European Convention on Transfrontier Television

Ski TV channel launches on Freeview

Dec 16 2020

Ski TV channel launches on Freeview

Ski TV, the snow, ski, and snowboard channel which debuted in Australia, has now arrived in the UK via Freeview. Winter sports enthusiasts can now watch a wide range of programming including lifestyle, sport, weather, interviews with athletes, resorts overviews, and more. Channelbox is a multi-channel OTT platform available on Freeview 271 and accessible via […]

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By Expat • Freeview • Tags: Ski TV

Soyuz Flight VS24: Mission success at the service of the United Arab Emirates

Dec 2 2020

Soyuz Flight VS24: Mission success at the service of the United Arab Emirates

Arianespace has successfully launched FalconEye, a very-high-performance Earth observation satellite for the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. With the eighth launch in 2020, Arianespace once again confirms the reliability and flexibility of the Soyuz launcher, which just realized its 24th launch from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. On Tuesday, December 1, at 10:33 […]

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By Expat • Middle East & North Africa, Satellite Launches • Tags: Arianespace, Soyuz Flight VS24

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