The doomsayers repeatedly tell us that TV’s ‘future is fibre’ and that OTT content providers such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Hotstar and perhaps Apple TV+ will dominate. Moreover, so-called ‘cord cutting’ hasn’t helped players such as Dish or DirecTV. Some analysts have even questioned whether the future will see satellite-delivered TV become obsolete. “Definitely not […]
Eultesat’s DTH offering Fransat is stopping Roland-Garros 4K HDR transmissions and will broadcast the end of the French tennis open in the 4K SDR standard. The company, which has been retransmitting France Télévisions’ event on the France TV Sports UHD 4K channel, explained that too many 4K TV sets are incompatible with the HDR format. […]
A timely note from media analysts at Deutsche Bank questioned moves by some commercial broadcasters and, in particular, Mediaset’s purchase of a 9.6 per cent “friendly” stake in Germany’s ProSiebenSat1. The public rationale from Mediaset said: “It is in this spirit of collaboration and shared vision that Mediaset, the leader in Italy and Spain, has […]
Eutlesat 7C, Eutelsat Communications’ newest high-power broadcast satellite, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana where it will be launched as a co-passenger on an Ariane 5 rocket on June 20th. Built by Maxar Technologies, the 3.4 tonne satellite will serve markets across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Turkey through 49 […]
Luxembourg has given another satellite operator a “concession” to operate from the tiny country. Luxembourg’s tax-friendly benefits mean that the world’s two giant satellite operators SES (which was founded in Luxembourg) and Intelsat (which is domiciled in Luxembourg but has its HQ in Washington DC) are being joined by Kleos Space. Kleos is a space-powered […]
Ethiopia will order a joint-venture satellite with China for communications and broadcasting. The agreement was signed on May 27th at an event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. Dr Solomon Belay, Director General of Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute, signed on behalf of Ethiopia and Han Chinping, Deputy President of the Chinese Rocket Company. The […]
Sea Launch, the floating rocket-launch business, might be moving from its Long Beach, California HQ to Russia, according to the Interfax news agency. The plan sees Roscosmos and local airline business S7 relocating Sea Launch to the Far East. Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Russia’s state-owned space agency Roscosmos, told students at the Lomonosov Moscow State […]
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that its newest satellite, AMOS-17, is completing the final stages of its pre-launch preparation. AMOS-17, scheduled for launch later this summer to the 17°E orbital position, is specifically designed for meeting the growing communication demands of the African continent. With extensive C-Band HTS capabilities, Ka-band and […]
IPTV reception has continued its steady growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2018 and is now received by 56.7 per cent of French homes (up 1.7 point over one year), passing terrestrial reception (which includes cable reception for FTA channels) and DTT, whose share has respectively fallen to 53.7 per cent and 49.1 […]
Direct to Home satellite TV (DTH) subscriber falls will accelerate and spread from North America to Europe and eventually to the Far East, according to new a report, Who benefits as Global DTH revenue set to shed $ billions – Forecast to 2024, from Rethink Technology Research’s Rethink TV service. Where subscribers numbers rise, there […]