IPTV is the main platform for pay TV distribution in Spain with 4.6 million subscribers out of the total 6.8 million pay TV customers, according to the latest figures from the CNMC. Nine out of ten IP pay TV subscribers have a pay TV service within a convergent package. IP pay TV made sales of […]
Private equity fund Apollo Global Management is reportedly looking to help engineer a merger between the USA’s two giant DTH players, DirecTV (now owned by AT&T) and Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network. The primary source for the report was FOX Business Network which suggested that DISH would be folded into a new company which would include […]
The well-being channel MyZen TV, in partnership with THEMA, has announced its launch in Greece and Cyprus on DTH platform Nova. Nova is a provider of bundled home entertainment and communication services and is now offering MyZen TV to its customers as part of its Basic Tier. On behalf of Nova, Katerina Kaskanioti, Pay-TV Executive […]
A Proton rocket blasted off from its Baikonur, Kazakhstan cosmodrome on October 9th on a long journey to orbit, with two important satellite passengers on board. Lift-off was on time at 10.17 UTC with Eutelsat 5 West B and Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV)-1 on board. The pair were in an initial super-synchronous orbit […]
DTH provider Dish TV India has collaborated with Amazon Prime Video to offer Prime Video app to its Dish TV and d2h subscribers on its upcoming hybrid set-top box. The deal will enable Dish TV and d2h subscribers seamlessly to access Amazon Prime Video app on their TV and enjoy Amazon’s latest and exclusive blockbuster […]
International Launch Services (ILS) which handles the commercial side of the Russian Proton rocket sales activity, is to launch the delayed two-satellite mission for Eutelsat and Northrop Grumman on October 9th, weather permitting. The initial launch was planned for September 30th but delayed because of an electrical glitch. Eutelsat’s 5 WB craft is one ‘passenger’ […]
For years, Ethiopian TV viewers have had to navigate through a plethora of multinational content in a variety of foreign languages in order to locate their favourite channels. That changes today with the launch of Ethiosat – the first-ever dedicated Ethiopian TV platform to host Ethiopia’s most popular local channels. This has been made possible […]
Last week, it was reported that an inspection of the two satellites aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) rocket found that the satellites had not been correctly installed. Our source was from Russian news agency TASS, which claimed that one of the rocket’s satellites “was incorrectly attached” within the rocket’s fairing. It seems the reports […]
Russian-language broadcaster and OTT content packager Kartina TV is to increase its reach with FTV capacity on SES from its 19.2 degrees east position. Kartina TV will be broadcasting a tailored bouquet of Russian-language TV channels across Western Europe as they aim to increase the number of viewers watching their content. The content, which soon […]
Two satellites, Eutelsat 5WB and Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 space tub, were due to be launched on a Russian Proton rocket on September 30th. The launch was postponed on September 24th with official sources blaming a possible electrical issue and which needed additional checks. So far, so normal. However, the truth – if Russian reports are […]