TV & Radio in Asia.
Nov 4 2020
Nonthaburi, Thailand, 4 November 2020 – Thaicom Public Company Limited (THCOM), satellite operator, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2020. Thaicom reported revenue from sales and services for Q3/2020 of Baht 918 million, declined by 23% compared to Q3/2019. This was caused by a drop in revenue as a result […]
Mar 6 2020
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has announced it will provide 8K coverage of select events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies. The ultra-high-definition (UHD) technology will be used during coverage of seven Olympic disciplines, including athletics, swimming, judo, soccer, table tennis, badminton, and volleyball. For the Paralympics, NHK […]
Dec 10 2019
LG Electronics said Tuesday it has kicked off sales of 8K organic light-emitting diode TVs in Japan, a market that is receptive to OLED TVs, ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The South Korean TV maker has displayed the LG Signature OLED 8K model at flagship retailers across Japan. Due to the preference for OLED […]
Nov 28 2019
TAIYUAN, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China’s Shanxi Province at 7:52 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). The satellite, Gaofen-12, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 320th flight mission of the […]
Nov 27 2019
CNN is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Middle East hub in Abu Dhabi and looking ahead to expansion plans at the network’s key newsgathering, production, broadcasting and commercial centre. November marks a decade since CNN first went on air live from Abu Dhabi. Since then it has increased its footprint in the Emirate, made […]
Oct 23 2019
China Media Group, the new name for the cluster of 47 TV channels including 7 international services, beamed by the former China Central TV, is preparing to launch 8K services. Rong Chen, one of the high-profile Chinese delegation who presented at the recent MIPCOM programming market in Cannes, told delegates to the event’s UHD screenings […]
Sep 24 2019
ShortsTV, the pioneer platform dedicated to providing high-quality, short entertainment to global audiences, announced a broad expansion into India’s major DTH (Direct-to-Home) platforms with new partners Dish TV, d2h and Airtel Digital TV. Combined with its existing distribution in the US, Europe and Latin America, ShortsTV will now be available in more than 100 million […]
Sep 24 2019
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 24 — Malaysia will be switching to full myFreeview Digital TV broadcast from analogue TV transmission on October 31, says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). MCMC said the transition from analogue TV broadcast to myFreeview Digital TV will start in the central and southern regions on September 30, northern and eastern […]
Sep 23 2019
Al Jazeera has revealed the exact location of the headquarters of beoutQ, the Saudi piracy channel, that has been stealing the signals of Qatar’s beIN Sports. On Sunday, the Arabic investigative programme, What lies beneath, aired an episode that showed how two Saudi service providers, Selevision and Shammas, were involved in operations carried out by […]
Aug 29 2019
The apparent failure of the ChinaSat-18 telecom satellite, which remains in a transfer orbit more than a week after launch, has underwriters bracing for a claim that is all but certain to wipe out space insurance profits for the second year in a row. China Satcom’s ChinaSat-18 satellite, which industry sources told SpaceNews was insured […]
Jul 3 2019
A research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced a constellation programme, planning to launch 72 small satellites for the Internet of Things in the next three years. The program will be implemented by Beijing-based private satellite company “Commsat,” which was funded by the Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics under […]
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
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