Findings from research and analysis firm Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 975,000 net video subscribers in 3Q 2018, compared to a pro forma loss of about 410,000 subscribers in 3Q 2017. The top pay-TV providers now […]
SpaceX carried out its pre-flight static engine test of a Falcon 9 rocket on the evening of November 13th. The test is in readiness for the launch of Qatar’s second satellite, Es’hail-2 probably on November 15th subject to local Florida weather. The satellite will have a daytime launch from SpaceX’s Pad 39A at Cape Canaveral. […]
The results of an in-depth study of TV reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast positions Eutelsat as the satellite market leader. The study, led by Nielsen, featured face-to-face interviews with 3,000 households in Nigeria, 2,000 in Cameroun and 2,000 in Ivory Coast – representative of the population of the geographical area surveyed. The study […]
Euroconsult reports that the ‘build and launch’ market for the next decade looks extremely healthy. The Paris-based consulting and analysis firm says it anticipates that 330 satellites with a mass over 50 kg will be launched on average each year by 2027 for government agencies and commercial organisations worldwide. This is a threefold increase over […]
Some 300 rural Ghana villages can now receive satellite TV thanks to an initiative from StarTimes, and the project will formally be handed over to the country’s Ministry of Communications on November 16th. The scheme sees solar panels installed along with solar lighting as well as TV sets and decoders to the villagers. The project […]
Struggling satellite operator Avanti Communications is having a tough time and a near-total collapse in its already stressed share price. This past week has seen its share price fall from 3.9 pence/share to a miserable 3p as shareholder confidence evaporated. One month ago its share price stood at 4.75p per share. Back in February shares […]
Elon Musk has been busy tweeting about his mid-term plans for SpaceX. Currently, SpaceX uses a tried and tested Falcon 9 rocket which has proved extremely reliable. The – current – next step has been to focus on the ‘Falcon Heavy’, an improved design that’s capable of carrying a heavier satellite payload and yet also […]
Pay-TV revenue in Asia Pacific, comprised of subscription fees and local and regional advertising sales, will top $56 billion (€48.95bn) in 2018 after 5 per cent annual growth, according to a new report, Asia Pacific Pay-TV Distribution, from analyst firm Media Partners Asia (MPA). The Asia Pacific pay-TV industry will continue to expand at a […]
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, is expanding sales with a Vertical Solutions Division targeting MNOs, government programmes, service providers and other commercial groups operating in the fertile data, mobile, and video markets. Spacecom says its new division adds value to customers by enabling them to reach a broader range of new business opportunities […]
For sci-fi writers the prospects of orbiting ‘space tugs’ have been a staple of their writings. Whether to somehow rescue problem satellites, or simply act as an orbiting refuelling source, the ‘satellite life extension’ concept seem to have all the common sense logic that would propel the idea into real world usage. ‘Not so’, seems […]