TOULOUSE – Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by Telesat as a major industrial partner to support their System Design and Risk Management phase for Telesat’s LEO satellite constellation, now in development. Under the terms of the contract, Airbus will perform system optimisation, requirements engineering, and initial design of key hardware and software components for space, ground and user terminal segments of the Telesat LEO system. Airbus has agreed to deliver … [Read more...] about Telesat selects Airbus to further develop LEO constellation
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Uniwise Offshore selects Thaicom’s Nava for entire fleet
NONTHABURI – Uniwise Offshore, one of Asia’s leading offshore support vessel operators, has chosen Nava, Thaicom’s new high-speed broadband service for maritime markets, to enhance the company’s operations on their entire fleet of more than 30 vessels. Uniwise Offshore will use Nava enabled high-speed connectivity and solutions to focus on operational improvements, including optimized electronic document handling, as well as ship-to-ship and ship- to-shore communications for safer … [Read more...] about Uniwise Offshore selects Thaicom’s Nava for entire fleet
International Emmys nominees for News & Current Affairs announced
NEW YORK – The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the 2018 News & Current Affairs categories. Winners will be presented with Emmys in New York on October 1, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The International Emmy winners will be recognised alongside their American news and documentary peers. The 8 nominees span 7 countries: Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Qatar, Russia, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Turkish public … [Read more...] about International Emmys nominees for News & Current Affairs announced
First Latin American deal for “Family Food Fight” in Argentina
LONDON – Endemol Shine Group has announced the first Latin American deal for new culinary competition format Family Food Fight, with Endemol Shine Latino being commissioned to make a local Argentinian adaptation for Telefe. Created by Endemol Shine Australia, Family Food Fight is an original format developed with Channel Nine. Consistently ranking as the broadcaster’s highest rating show of the day since it launched, it has recently been renewed for a second season. ABC has also … [Read more...] about First Latin American deal for “Family Food Fight” in Argentina
Mediatec acquires all live event assets from FilmGEAR
PITTSBURGH/KUNGÄLV – NEP Group’s subsidiary Mediatec Solutions has entered into an agreement with FilmGEAR to acquire all assets and hire the employees associated with FilmGEAR's business Showcare. Showcare is a live events services brand providing turn-key solutions for audio, lighting and display. The assets and employees will become part of Mediatec Denmark. Denmark is a vital market for Mediatec across all business segments, including corporate events, entertainment, sport and … [Read more...] about Mediatec acquires all live event assets from FilmGEAR
Classic action drama “Baywatch” gets remastered
LONDON – FremantleMedia International will be remastering the long-running hit TV series Baywatch. Originally filmed in 35mm and called “the most beautiful show on television”, Baywatch will now be available in High Definition, upscaled to 16:9 cinematic widescreen. In addition, 350 original songs have been created to score the iconic Baywatch montages. For the first time, the remastered version of Baywatch will also be fully cleared for streaming services. First airing … [Read more...] about Classic action drama “Baywatch” gets remastered