LUXEMBOURG/PARIS – Leading global satellite operators Intelsat, SES and Eutelsat have aligned on a market-based proposal for the future use of the lower C-band spectrum in the US. Eutelsat has agreed to join the breakthrough proposal initiated by Intelsat, Intel and SES. The market-based proposal was developed in response to a proceeding initiated by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The proposal reflects the unique US telecommunications environment and aims to protect … [Read more...] about Eutelsat partners with Intelsat and SES for C-band spectrum
“The Arbitrator” heads to the big screen
TEL AVIV – After four successful seasons of Armoza Formats’ crime drama, The Arbitrator, Vietnam Television (VTV) has commissioned the rights to turn the hit-series into a movie. The 47-episodes of the drama aired on Vietnam’s leading broadcaster under the local name Người phán xử. The Arbitrator (60’) is a riveting drama that follows a by-the-book social worker in his mid-twenties who discovers that he is the lost son of the Underworld’s most powerful man – the Arbitrator. In spite … [Read more...] about “The Arbitrator” heads to the big screen
Airbus wins two ESA studies for Mars Sample Return mission
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