beIN Media Group, the Qatari sport and entertainment network, is migrating its transponder capacity from Nilesat to Eutelsat 8 degrees West. “Starting from December 15 until December 31, beIN subscribers can watch content on all the available frequencies. After the 31st of December, subscribers will need to ensure their set top boxes are reconfigured to avoid […]
ITMedia Consulting predicts that the Italian TV market will grow over the next two years, at an average annual rate (CAGR) of 3.4 per cent, reaching €8.8 billion in 2020. Broadband TV will be available in 8.5 million homes, up from 3.8 million in 2018, growing at annual rate of 25 per cent. Meanwhile, DTH […]
The tiny Himalayan state of Bhutan, perhaps best known for its many monasteries and mountains, is adding to its limited satellite capacity. Using money from India’s government and the Indian State Research Organistion (ISRO), the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation is installing a new uplink dish in order that its signals can reach every part of […]
Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network has joined Hispasat to bring a broadband-by-satellite service to Mexico. The service, called ‘ON’ is designed to bring the Internet to areas with poor or no connectivity, promoting development and helping to bridge the digital divide in Mexico. The partnership says that thanks to its extensive coverage, high capacity and fast […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), which is looking to restructure a total of 200 MHz of its frequencies over the US for 5G use, says that its members will invest in new satellites (all of which will be US-made) to add capacity in the upper portion of the C-band Downlink. The FCC closed its ‘in-box’ for […]
Global video solutions service provider The Switch and satellite operator Eutelsat are joining forces to provide a new, independent offer delivering what they suggest is an “unparalleled” satellite and fibre video contribution network. The partnership will provide The Switch’s user community of over 800 of the world’s leading content producers and distributors with the ability […]
Insight TV one of the world’s largest UHD broadcasters and producer of native UHD HDR content covering action sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, has announced that it’s launching its content in China on Shanghai Oriental Pearl (Group) Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Oriental Pearl’s) BesTV platform. This is the first time that viewers in China will be able […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) says it is happy to assure its smaller regional and rural clients (that is, non-Tier 1 carriers) that capacity for their efforts to support rural broadband and help address the digital divide across the US will be made available. But the spectrum will need to be bought. The CBA is looking […]
Europe’s two satellite giants SES and Eutelsat have not enjoyed the best of times on the stock market these past few trading days. Their prospects have not been helped by news from AT&T-owned DirecTV which says that it will not be ordering any more DTH satellites for the US. DirecTV has some 19.6 million subscribers […]
Sky UK CEO Stephen van Rooyen has declared that banning betting ads from live TV sport is not an answer when it comes to curbing out of control gambling. He has criticised the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) – which represents online bookies including Paddy Power, Ladbrokes and bet365, for its plan to voluntarily pull ads […]