Gulf newspapers are reporting that Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is again getting tough on what it says are illegal satellite dishes. The thrust of the complaints, from the City Municipality, is that dishes are unsightly and do little to enhance the urban appearance of the city’s rooftops. The City Council […]
Based on its analysis of 138 countries, Digital TV Research estimated 254 million additional pay-TV subscribers (up by 35 per cent) between 2010 and 2016 to take the global total to 969 million. According to the firm’s Global Pay-TV Subscriber Databook, digital
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Portugal reached 3.7 million in the first quarter of 2017, a growth of 135,000 subscribers (3.8 per cent) year-on-year. According to the National Communications Authority (Anacom), the growth is mainly due to the increased popularity of fibre optic-based offers, which saw subscriber numbers rise by 6.3 per cent on […]
Malaysia’s DTH pay-TV broadcaster Astro is reportedly looking to acquire India’s Reliance Digital TV. The Times of India is quoting sources saying that the plan is part of Anil Ambani’s wish to reduce debt in his Reliance Communications telco. The newspaper is reporting that Astro Malaysia Holdings is currently undertaking due diligence examinations of Reliance […]
Dublin-based Echostar Mobile, a subsidiary of Echostar of Denver, has its massive E-21 satellite on its way to orbit. The launch, by an International Launch Services/Proton rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (03.45am GMT Thursday, 11.45 EDT Wednesday evening). ILS were justifiably proud of their achievement. It was the heaviest-ever craft taken into space […]
Intelsat has announced that Dalkom Somalia signed an agreement for satellite services that will expand its broadband enterprise and DTH services in East and Central Africa and the Middle East. Under a multi-year agreement, Dalkom, a privately owned operator based in Somalia, will incorporate Ku-band satellite services provided by Intelsat 17 to extend services currently […]
Launched June 2nd by an Ariane 5 rocket, the Eutelsat 172B satellite has entered a new phase of its journey in space with the initiation of the ascent to geostationary orbit. The first European high power electric satellite, built by Airbus, will take approximately four months to complete the climb to 172° East, monitored by Eutelsat […]
Sixty-six per cent of broadcasters are already providing Ultra HD services or are planning to do so over the next five years, claims a Video Industry HD report from Eutelsat Italia. The survey polled
June 5th saw an Indian-built rocket launch the country’s heaviest-ever satellite into orbit. A powerful rocket placed India’s State Research Organisation (ISRO) GSLV Mk3 three-stage rocket and its GSAT-19 communications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite weighed some 3136 kgs at launch. India’s President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised ISRO for […]
Last Thursday’s launch of two giant satellites by an Arianespace rocket was a success in more ways than one. The launch saw a flawless deployment of two important satellites, including Eutelsat 172B and the massive ViaSat-2 craft for broadband-by-satellite operator ViaSat of Carlsberg, California, and the heaviest-ever satellite (at 6,418 kgs) built by Boeing. The […]