Eutelsat’s giant Rambouillet teleport, just outside Paris, has had its Tier 4 certification renewed following an audit by the World Teleport Association. Since its introduction at IBC 2015, the Certification program has quickly grown in popularity, says the WTA. Starting with one certified facility in 2015, the programme has certified 56 and currently has eight…

Both LG and Samsung have showcased their latest ‘See Thru’ transparent displays at CES. LG’s Signature-brand OLED T models comprise a transparent screen with a rollable opaque film behind that LG describes as a “contrast screen” which creates the viewable and conventional OLED images. The appeal of the transparent screen is that with the contrast…

Azercosmos Teleport has renewed its Tier 4 compliance certificate from the World Teleport Association (WTA). Azercosmos Teleport was first awarded the international Tier 4 certificate in 2020. Over the past three years, Azercosmos Teleport services have consistently met high-quality and technological standards. The renewal of the Tier 4 certificate for the Baku Teleport ensures the…

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in Italy had a record-breaking year in 2023, achieving its highest ever audience share in the country. The company ranked third among national broadcasters, with an 8.6 per cent share of the total audience and an 11.3 per cent share of the commercial target audience (aged 25-54). This represents an 8…

According to data from DSCC (Display Supply Chain Consultants) there will be a meaningful recovery in the sale of some advanced, high-end and smart TVs as this year unfolds. Advanced TV shipments declined in both units and revenue in 2023, but both units and revenue are forecasted to resume growth in 2024, according to the…

Masked gunmen broke into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened terrified staff, the BBC reports. Employees were forced on to the floor during the broadcast by the public television channel TC in the city of Guayaquil before the live feed cut out. Police say they later freed all the staff and made 13…

Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast on Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the South American country had entered an “internal armed conflict”. The men armed with pistols and what looked like sticks of dynamite entered the…

Ah, the first week of university. Leave home, make friends, forge a new identity and, if you’re the main character in US drama import Tell Me Lies, become the heroine in a disappointing erotic thriller. There’s no formative experience like it. We plonk our rucksacks down at the fictional Baird College, a verdant institution full…

Armed men stormed a live television broadcast in Ecuador on Tuesday, forcing employees to hit the floor and implying they had explosives. Their faces sheathed in balaclavas, the invaders burst into the studio of TC Television network, Ecuador’s public television channel, in the port city of Guayaquil and brandished large guns as staffers huddled on…

The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, declared on Tuesday the existence of an “internal armed conflict” in the country, which entails the immediate deployment and intervention of security forces against organized crime. The country is currently experiencing an unprecedented upsurge in terror and violence. At two o’clock in the afternoon, the broadcasting of TC Televisión…