Consumer data released from the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA) indicates that in-home consumption of video has benefited from industry efforts to combat film and TV piracy. New research by GfK shows that in Q3 2017 (July – September), just 16 per cent of Australians claimed to have watched pirated content in the previous […]
Intelsat had problems with an on-board thruster on its I-33e satellite, launched in August 2016. The satellite should have been on station and earning its keep in Q4 last year. However, the thruster failure meant a longer journey time to orbit and the craft didn’t enter service until the end of January 2017. Back in […]
Singapore households will now have one more year to switch to Digital TV (DTV). The cessation of analogue TV broadcast has been shifted from end-2017 to December 31st 2018 to allow more time for households to switch over to DTV. In addition, the Infocommunications Media Development Authority (IMDA) – which develops and regulates the converging […]
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE and cable MSO Unitymedia have concluded a long-term distribution agreement. The agreement covers the distribution of all free, pay, HD and VoD offerings. Accordingly, ProSiebenSat.1 has secured a reach of 6.4 million households via Unitymedia’s cable network for future years. Unitymedia operates in the German states of Baden-Württemberg, Hesse […]
Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) says it will ban the important of so-called ‘first generation’ digital decoders from January 1st 2018. A statement on the CA’s website says specifically that TV decoders for the GoTv, Zuku, Startimes, DStv and Bamba services will not be permitted. “The importation into Kenya of cable or satellite receivers/decoders that do […]
Satellite operator Telesat saw its Q3 revenues (to September 30th) decline 4 per cent to C$214 million (€144.7m). The operator’s 9-months revenue picture was a little better, declining 2 per cent to C$675 million. Telesat’s contracted backlog grew to C$4 million. “I am pleased with our performance for the quarter,” commented Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s President […]
Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority (MZA) says it is collaborating with Saudi Arabia’s Audiovisual Media Commission in order to grow the region’s media sector. A delegation from the Saudi organisation visited Abu Dhabi and signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding to enhance knowledge and experience sharing to help grow the regional media sector. The agreement […]
Music streaming giant Pandora Media suffered a thumping fall in its share price November 3rd, by a worrying 27 per cent, following an earnings statement where Q3 revenues disappointed the market and ad-income was flat. The shares hit an all-time low of $5.37. Pandora is backed by pay-radio operator SiriusXM, which paid a total of […]
Measat Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with Central European Telecom Services (CETel) to provide pan-African C-band VSAT satellite services via the Africasat-1a satellite at 46.0°E. Africasat-1a’s high-power and excellent look angles, combined with Measat’s customised solutions, were defining factors in CETel’s selection. The deal underscores the satellite’s attractiveness amongst teleport operators for services across […]
Intel has revealed plans to bring gaming experiences to PyeongChang ahead of next February’s Olympic Winter Games. As an extension of Intel’s Worldwide TOP Partnership and with support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Intel will deliver two distinct gaming experiences to Korea in the lead up to PyeongChang 2018: the Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang […]