STEVENAGE/TOULOUSE – Airbus has won two studies from the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a Sample Fetch Rover and an Earth Return Orbiter. These two elements will be critical parts of a mission to return samples of the planet Mars to Earth before the end of the next decade. NASA and ESA signed a letter of intent in April 2018 to pursue a Mars Sample Return mission. After launching to Mars in 2026, the Mars Sample Fetch Rover will retrieve Mars samples left by the Mars2020 … [Read more...] about Airbus wins two ESA studies for Mars Sample Return mission
AXN inks major renewal for Prime’s celebrity series
PARIS/LOS ANGELES – Producer and distributor Prime Entertainment Group has announced a major renewal deal with AXN Spain for the entire series Stars! to be aired on channels AXN Spain, AXN White Spain, AXN Portugal, AXN White Portugal and AXN Black Portugal. Stars! (91x4’) is a fast-paced and exciting celebrity segment that gives viewers an entertaining and highly illustrated biography of their favourite celebrities in just 4 minutes. AXN, short for Action Extreme … [Read more...] about AXN inks major renewal for Prime’s celebrity series
QYOU launches “Heads Up Daily” on Instagram TV
DUBLIN/LOS ANGELES/TORONTO – QYOU Media has extended the reach of its Heads Up Daily (HUD) format by introducing HeadsUpDailyTV on IGTV, Instagram’s TV platform launched in June 2018. IGTV aims to deliver long-form formats optimized for mobile viewing to its user base of 1 billion. HUD’s launch on the platform dramatically bolsters its global reach, allowing millennial and Gen-Z audiences to access the best e-sports entertainment and news on-the-go wherever and … [Read more...] about QYOU launches “Heads Up Daily” on Instagram TV
Pakistan’s Sports Star adds Public News channel on AsiaSat 7
HONG KONG – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has announced an expansion of services for Sports Star of Pakistan on AsiaSat 7, to deliver HD news channel Public News across the Asia-Pacific. Sports Star currently transmits entertainment channel A-Plus as well as Pakistan’s first women’s channel A-Lite on AsiaSat 7, targeting different audience segments locally and across the Asia Pacific. Public News is Sports Star’s latest HD service to … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Sports Star adds Public News channel on AsiaSat 7
BlackLine names Terry Smagh to oversee APAC growth
SINGAPORE – Cloud-based solutions provider BlackLine has announced that cloud and business software veteran Terry Smagh has joined the financial automation software provider as Senior Vice President overseeing the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. In this role based in Singapore, Smagh will be responsible for spearheading the company’s ongoing regional growth strategy including working with partners to accelerate customer acquisition. Smagh comes to BlackLine with nearly 20 … [Read more...] about BlackLine names Terry Smagh to oversee APAC growth
Airbus completes integration of Cheops satellite
MADRID – Airbus has completed the integration of Cheops (CHaracterising ExO Planet Satellite), the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first small mission satellite that will carry out an exciting scientific mission, to define the properties of the planets orbiting nearby stars. Cheops will study these planets using a Ritchey-Chrétien Telescope supplied by the University of Bern, in Switzerland. It was integrated last month at Airbus’ Madrid-Barajas site on the already-finished platform. … [Read more...] about Airbus completes integration of Cheops satellite