More people around the world are tuning into the BBC than ever before, reaching a new high of 426 million a week – an increase of 50 million (13 per cent) over the year, according to new figures released by the Corporation. The Global Audience Measure (GAM) shows BBC News has an audience of 394 […]
Viasat of California used the Paris Air Show to confirm that it has modified the launch contract for its upcoming Viasat-3 satellite. Viasat will move the launch from the existing Ariane 5 rocket to the new, and more powerful, Ariane 64 rocket, and be the first commercial customer on the newly-designed rocket. The Ariane 64 […]
MX1, an SES subsidiary and global solutions provider of media services and pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland have agreed a new service agreement extension, which will see the German broadcaster’s customers receive perfect audio and video signals under any conditions. In particular, the scope of MX1’s contingency service will be expanded to include Sky Deutschland’s over-the-top […]
Last week, a French Tribunal found – apparently decisively – that Saudi Arabia-based Arabsat is distributing pirated signals from beoutQ. The legal action had been brought by Qatar’s BeIN Media Group which has suffered badly at the hands of the pirates. beIN’s case was brought before the President of the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris […]
Mumbai-based Travelxp 4K continues its dramatic expansion across the world, and Malaysia’s Measat is the latest platform to add the Ultra HD channel to its portfolio. The international travel channel will join MEASAT’s leading UHD video neighbourhood at 91.5°E, where it will be distributed to television platforms and operators in more than 100 countries across […]
Malaysian media group Astro Malaysia Holdings has entered into a strategic partnership with Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI. Under the partnership, Astro has the exclusive rights to deliver iQIYI content on TV, On Demand and OTT in Malaysia including the world’s first iQIYI branded channel comprising iQIYI’s extensive slate of original content from drama to […]
According to the Global Pay TV Subscriber Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research, there will be 81 million additional pay-TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 – up by 8 per cent. This will take the global total to 1.10 billion. Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of pay-TV subs passed 1 […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti has signed a 5 year master distributor deal with MGI Global services. MGI will distribute Avanti’s services in South Sudan, Chad and Angola. “The partnership will improve the penetration of reliable satellite broadband in these countries, and significantly increase access to the internet,” the companies said in a joint statement. […]
There must have been something in the air for two satellite giants to tap the bond markets for extra funding on the same day, June 6th. Intelsat raised a total of $400 million (priced at 9.75 per cent, and due for repayment in 2025) which was $100 million more than they had announced earlier. Intelsat […]
Viewers around the world will receive a month of programming in celebration of Asteroid Day, the official United Nations day of education and awareness about asteroids, thanks to a partnership between SES and BCE. The broadcast will feature pre-recorded and live HD content from Asteroid Day’s global programmes and events throughout June 2019, building to […]