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  • Samsung Announces HDR10+ Advanced: Up to 5,000 Nits, Genre-Based Optimizations, and Royalty-Free Licensing
    November 10, 2025, 11:52 PM EST. Samsung unveils HDR10+ Advanced, a royalty-free evolution of HDR10+ that targets premium TVs and monitors with up to 5,000 nits peak brightness. The format adds genre-based optimization and enhanced tone-mapping and motion smoothing controls, plus ambient-light adaptation to preserve HDR contrast across rooms. It positions itself against Dolby Vision 2 but remains royalty-free. HDR10+ Advanced also targets streamed games with smoother motion. Rollout is planned for Samsung's 2026 high-end TV lineup, with Amazon Prime Video noted as an initial onboard platform; wider adoption may take years, as platforms like Netflix and Disney took long to back HDR10+.
  • Apple TV stays ad-free as pause ads expand across major streamers
    November 10, 2025, 11:50 PM EST. Apple TV remains ad-free as the broader video-streaming market bets on pause ads. Eddy Cue reiterated there are no plans for an ad-supported Apple TV tier, even as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Peacock and others lean into on-screen ads that appear when a user pauses a show. Some services show full-screen or split-screen pause ads, while Warner Bros. Discovery is testing full-screen formats worldwide and Disney is piloting a Pause+ option that expands with a click. The shift is framed as a revenue opportunity and a test of subscriber tolerance, underscoring how streaming monetization is evolving even as Apple doubles down on a clean, ad-free experience.
  • Eutelsat and 4iG SDT Inks 15-Year Licensing Deal for HUGEO GEO Satellite
    November 10, 2025, 11:46 PM EST. Eutelsat and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies (4iG SDT) have sealed a 15-year exclusive licensing agreement to use the designated Geostationary orbital position and frequency resources for the HUGEO telecoms satellite, enabling operation after launch. Confidential terms cover the exact orbital slot, frequencies and coverage. HUSAT, a major privately funded program in Hungary and Central Europe, plans to launch HUGEO along with eight high-resolution Earth Observation satellites in Low-Earth Orbit called HULEO by 2032, with operations spanning their lifetimes. The deal underscores Hungary's growing space ambitions and positions the 4iG Group as a regional tech leader, while highlighting collaboration with global players. István Sárhegyi called the cooperation a milestone for the HUSAT program and the region.
  • Galactic Energy's Ceres-1 rocket suffers second orbital failure
    November 10, 2025, 11:44 PM EST. Galactic Energy's Ceres-1 rocket suffered an orbital failure on its latest mission, its second failure in 22 flights. The 62-foot-tall launcher lifted from Jiuquan with two Jilin-1 Earth-observation satellites and a craft from Zhongbei University; the first three stages operated as planned, but the fourth stage ignited and burned for over 500 seconds before a premature shutdown prevented orbit insertion. This marks the second failure in 22 missions for Ceres-1 since its 2020 debut. Galactic Energy, one of China's top private launch companies, has about 22 successful launches and roughly 85 satellites for 27 commercial clients. The company apologized to customers and said it will draw lessons and optimize rocket design and quality-management systems as it awaits the delayed return of Shenzhou 20 from the Tiangong station.
  • Blue Origin delays New Glenn second flight due to weather, targets Nov. 12
    November 10, 2025, 11:42 PM EST. Blue Origin delayed the second launch of its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket due to unfavorable Cape Canaveral weather, including rain, a ground-system issue, and cumulus cloud cover as the 88-minute window closed. The company now targets a Wednesday attempt on Nov. 12, within a 2:50 p.m.-4:17 p.m. EST window after coordinating with the FAA amid government-shutdown restrictions. The mission would send NASA's Escapade twin spacecraft toward Mars and test booster recovery-a milestone Blue Origin has yet to achieve after a first flight that reached orbit but lost its booster on landing. If successful, the reusable first stage-nicknamed Never Tell Me the Odds-could support Project Kuiper satellites and other customer missions.