The BBC and Fable Pictures have announced new drama series Mr Loverman, based on the acclaimed 2013 novel by the Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, for BBC One and iPlayer. Lennie James will star as the protagonist, Barrington Jedidiah Walker, in the eight-part drama adapted by Nathaniel Price. Filming will begin later this year, with […]
WWE and C&W Communications (CWC) have announced a new broadcast partnership that will see Flow TV become the new home of WWE Network across the Caribbean. The partnership includes all WWE Premium Live Events, kicking off with Clash at the Castle on September 3rd, available for customers subscribed to the Flow Sports packages on Flow […]
Royal Caribbean Group has revealed its plan to implement SpaceX’s Starlink – making the Group the first in the cruise industry to adopt its high-speed, low-latency connectivity for a better onboard experience for guests and crew fleetwide. The broadband internet service will be installed on all Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises ships, […]
Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband by satellite internet service is looking to connect Royal Caribbean cruise ships with access for passengers and crew. The outline agreement will see Starlink provide an experimental service initially. However, the more modern Royal Caribbean vessels are already equipped with satellite-based internet services from SES and its O3b Networks subsidiary. SES […]
STN Video has announced the multi-year extension of their exclusive video content distribution agreement with Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball. STN is the select partner for every major sports league in the US and Canada, bringing their official premium sports video and brand to the top digital publishers in both countries. In addition […]
Paramount+, the SVoD service from Paramount, has announced an alliance with C&W Communications, the communications and entertainment provider in the Caribbean, to bring its content exclusively to subscribers of Flow and BTC video services in more than 15 new markets including Anguilla, The Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts […]
After three full years of growth, global wireless 5G adoption has reached the rapid acceleration phase, having exceeded a half-billion connections by the end of 2021 and forecast to reach 1.3 billion by the end of this year according to data from Omdia, reports 5G Americas, the wireless industry trade association and voice of 5G […]
Extreme E, the electric off-road racing series, has extended its partnership with Digicel to broadcast live racing action, plus highlight shows and docu-series, across the Caribbean. The series will be shown on Digicel’s channels on Sportsmax 1 and 2 and content will be available in 24 countries throughout the region.Extreme E features electric SUVs competing […]
Anuvu, the new name for the in-flight connectivity business previously known as Global Eagle, has raised $50 million (€44.2m) to fund what they describe as a small batch of geostationary satellites. Global Eagle was rescued out of bankruptcy protection in March 2021 and renamed Anuvu with the new business ordering two satellites out of a […]
BT Sport has secured a multi-year agreement to broadcast every ball of the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League. The three-week cricket tournament starts on August 26th. The broadcast adds to BT Sport’s multi-year agreement to broadcast all domestic and international cricket from the West Indies, which has already seen South Africa, Australia and Pakistan tour […]