Category: Satellite News

Boost to remote, rural communications services 0

Boost to remote, rural communications services

Voice and data communications services in remote and rural areas of Australia will get a boost from a new partnership between Optus Satellite and communications provider Ursys. The alliance will see URSYS utilise dedicated...

One small step for Mahia, one giant 0

One small step for Mahia, one giant

Sheep, slopes, remoteness and rockets. New Zealand is going to take off from removed Mahia and into the world’s $350 billion space economy, reports Jamie Morton. Stand in the principle road of Mahia on...

Setanta Sports gets to be Eir Sport 0

Setanta Sports gets to be Eir Sport

The Setanta brand has stopped to exist in Ireland with Eir’s obtaining of the gathering bringing about a name change over the TV bundle Eir Sport, the new name for the previous Setanta Sports...

ITU approves new HDR standard 0

ITU approves new HDR standard

The ITU has declared – and affirmed – the REC-2100 upgraded standard, and which expands on the ‘REC-2020’ standard for high-dynamic reach (HDR) television. “[HDR] speaks to a noteworthy development in TV. HDR brings...

Sky’s merger gets quickfire OK 0

Sky’s merger gets quickfire OK

Sky Television shareholders spent around 20 minutes offering endorsement to the merger arrangement with Vodafone at the flavor of the day meeting. Photograph/Dean Purcell Sky Television’s $5 billion merger with Vodafone New Zealand, which...

Sky, Vodafone play down rivalry danger 0

Sky, Vodafone play down rivalry danger

Sky, Vodafone play down competition threat Sky Network Television and Vodafone New Zealand are playing down the threat to competition posed by a merged telecommunications and pay-TV operator in the markets they currently operate...