The number of pay-TV subscribers across 138 countries will reach 1.03 billion by 2027; slightly up on 2021 as pay-TV continues to grow in developing countries, according to the Pay TV Forecasts Update report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. This total represents 57 per cent of TV households – down from the peak of […]
The Paris Commercial Court (Tribunal De Commerce de Paris) has dismissed public service broadcaster TF1’s complaint against pay-TV operator Canal+ aimed at restoring its channels on the TNT Sat service. On September 7th, the TF1 group summoned the Canal+ group to the Court demanding that Canal+ restore the signal of its TF1, TMC, TFX, LCI, […]
Viasat and Inmarsat have received the UK government’s approval for their proposed merger. The UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced that the transaction does not pose a risk to the UK’s national security. In March 2022, the companies committed to economic undertakings with BEIS, which underlined their pledge […]
Arabsat’s chief strategy officer, Abdulhadi Al Hasani, speaking at the recent World Satellite Business Week, says that the operator’s DTH television broadcasting is steady and not showing any decline. Al Hasani said that one of the reasons for the strength of DTH is that streaming services are not well established in the region. He admitted […]
French media company Canal+ has raised its stake in South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice to 26.26 per cent, up from 20.12 per cent in July 2022, when MultiChoice advised that Canal+ had acquired an additional interest in the ordinary shares of the company. In a regulatory disclosure, MultiChoice said that it remained committed to acting […]
DISH Media has unveiled what it says is a first-of-its-kind solution enabling advertisers to access premium linear TV inventory through a real-time, programmatic buying model. The solution, National Linear Programmatic (NLP), will work across DISH TV’s 7+ million households nationwide. NLP is enabled by Beachfront, the sell-side ad server built for convergent TV, and video […]
High throughput satellite capacity provider Avanti Communications has agreed a new five-year partnership with Turkish communications satellite operator Türksat. Avanti and Türksat already have a strong working relationship dating back several years. This latest agreement is set to deliver extensive, continuous coverage across Africa and the Middle East to Avanti and Türksat customers in regions […]
Findings from space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult suggest the satellite industry is likely to see an explosion of services-driven revenue to the tune of a cumulative $1.2 trillion (€1.19trn) by 2031, with the share of data applications jumping from 15 per cent of total market revenues to a remarkable 42 per cent by […]
Arabsat has signed a strategic partnership agreement with teleport operator Profen covering the launch of a TV bouquet that includes various channels on the Badr-4 satellite. “We are pleased to cooperate with Profen to provide high-quality TV broadcasting services within the coverage area of our satellite fleet, in accordance with the latest international standards,” commented […]
Freeview and Freesat operator Digital UK has appointed Samsung’s Deep Halder to the newly-created role of Chief Commercial Officer, as well as making a number of other senior staff changes. Halder is currently part of Samsung’s UK & Ireland TV leadership team. At Digital UK, he will lead the development of the organisation’s commercial and […]