Paris - and L.A-based producer-distributor Prime Entertainment Group enlarged his catalogue with over 160h of fresh news programs to start the year. This major deal for worldwide distribution was signed with renowned producers based in France including La Gaillarde and Acrobates Films. The partnerships include 163 hours of high quality programs focusing on a large panel of topics such as History, Civilization, Geopolitics, Art and Culture among others. Prime Entertainment Group already … [Read more...] about Prime Entertainment inks distribution deal
Africa
PCCW Global wins AfricaCom Award
Hong Kong – PCCW Global won the Best Network Improvement Award at the AfricaCom Awards held in Cape Town, South Africa in November. In 2016, PCCW Global proudly became the world’s first service provider to be accredited with MEF 100Gbps CE2.0 certification for E-Line and E-Access services on our SES (Ethernet over MPLS and VPLS) and DES (Ethernet over SDH) platforms. This represented a milestone for the industry because the previous upper limit for MEF CE2.0 services certification was … [Read more...] about PCCW Global wins AfricaCom Award
‘Thomas & Friends’ signs new deals
Cannes, France, MIPCOM – Mattel Creations, a centralised theatrical, television and digital content division from Mattel Inc., announced brand new international deals for its world-leading children’s TV show and brand, Thomas & Friends. Following the unprecedented Chinese theatrical release of Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure earlier this year, continued strong growth for the brand throughout Asia Pacific is led by China where there are multiple new deals for … [Read more...] about ‘Thomas & Friends’ signs new deals
Intelsat 36 takes off
Luxembourg - Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalised Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, announced the successful launch of the Intelsat 36 satellite. Intelsat 36 was launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Built for Intelsat by Space Systems/Loral (SSL), Intelsat 36 is designed to enhance Intelsat’s media neighbourhoods [q24p- serving Africa and the Indian Ocean regions. The Ku-band payload was built to support MultiChoice, the … [Read more...] about Intelsat 36 takes off
Inmarsat brings connectivity to African village
Families in areas of Benin, West Africa, and more than 1,000 children dispersed across the community are now able to receive enhanced medical care. Working in conjunction with Safe Triage Ltd and SOS Children’s Village Benin, Inmarsat has deployed loan BGAN terminals and a three month BGAN Link GEO service at no cost, to connect local co-workers of SOS Children’s Villages with specialists at an urban hospital and allowing for the sharing of medical data. BGAN Link is Inmarsat’s … [Read more...] about Inmarsat brings connectivity to African village
Eutelsat partners with Spacecom
Eutelsat Communications and Spacecom announced the signature of a partnership agreement that will drive expansion of digital entertainment services at one of Africa’s fastest-growing video neighbourhoods. The two companies have established a framework for cross-commercialisation of Ku-band capacity connected to the high-power African service areas of Eutelsat’s EUTELSAT 16A satellite at 16° East and Spacecom’s AMOS-5 satellite at 17° East. The combined channel line-up … [Read more...] about Eutelsat partners with Spacecom
