According to the latest data published by Dataxis for the second quarter of 2017, the global pay-TV subscribers reached 1.05 billion after crossing the one billion marks for the year ending 2016. Based on Dataxis quarterly pay-TV subscriber data, 60 million pay-TV subscribers were added between the second quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2017 reaching […]
Jeff Bezos-backed rocket company Blue Origin has won a satellite launch contract from a Thailand start-up broadband business, Mu Space. “We have entered into an agreement with Mu Space on a future launch of a geostationary satellite aboard New Glenn early in the next decade,” Blue Origin President Rob Meyerson said at the International Astronautical […]
Boeing says it has completed the Critical Design Review with client ViaSat of California for its ViaSat-3 class of satellites, and is now moving forward with construction of the first craft. ViaSat is partnering in a joint-venture with Eutelsat of Paris to place a ViaSat-3 craft operating over Europe. Currently the schedule calls for the […]
Indian DTH pay-TV service DishTV has launched an initiative to offer HD access for all its users, with the goal of making the HD viewing experience mainstream and accessible to all users across India. All subscriber set-top boxes are now HD-enabled. “HD space has been fast evolving, making significant in-roads into Indian households,” noted Anil […]
Arianespace says it has rescheduled the cancelled launch of the dual payload of Intelsat 37e and BSAT 4a satellites to a target date of September 29th. The initial launch was aborted at the very last second on September 5th at the Kourou launch facility when an anomaly was sensed in one of the giant rocket’s […]
Equity analyst Giles Thorne at investment bank Jefferies came out note to clients on September 19th covering the recent announcement from SES that it was ordering seven MEO satellites from Boeing as additional craft for its O3b fleet. Currently, SES is the only satellite operator to cover most of the planet with both geostationary and Middle […]
US pay-TV provide DISH is to deliver select college football games from FOX Sports’ FS1 in 4K, beginning with the Oklahoma-Baylor match-up on Saturday, September 23rd. Games will be simulcast in the format every weekend on DISH channel 540 throughout the football season for Hopper 3 customers. “DISH has offered 4K-ready set-top boxes for three […]
Intelsat has just signed a capacity deal with its Epic satellite to supply bandwidth to the UAE’s Etisalat telco. A report from equity analysts at investment bank Jefferies, says the agreement is “on the face of it neither unexpected, nor material in nature, nor likely to bother consensus. But it nonetheless goes to the heart […]
A broad recalibration in Asia Pacific pay-TV, triggered by the growth of broadband, has begun, according to Asia Pacific Pay-TV Distribution, a new report covering 17 markets in the region prepared by independent consulting and research provider Media Partners Asia (MPA). Pay-TV industry stakeholders are adjusting to competitive realities with technology upgrades that integrate online […]
Las week, SES said it had ordered 7 new satellites from Boeing. The new mini-fleet will initially be launched starting in 2021. It has emerged that the massive order is valued at around $750 million, and when ground-based infrastructure is added in will take the total investment to more than $1 billion. The new satellites […]