London-based Inmarsat has secured a satellite contract from Australia’s Department of Defence worth $221 million. The contract runs for seven years and provides military personnel with communications and airtime services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) until 2027. Inmarsat said the contract had “evolved” into a fully managed service covering hardware, software, support, training and […]
The total pay-TV services revenue in Australia is set to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6 per cent from $2.4 billion (€2bn) in 2020 to $2.1 billion in 2025 due to continued drop in cable TV and DTH subscriptions and revenue, reveals GlobalData, a data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s […]
The total fixed communications services revenue in Australia is expected to increase at a sluggish compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent from $9.9 billion in 2020 to $10.2 billion in 2025, supported by the growth in fixed broadband segment, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Australia […]
The latest insights from Virtual Australia (VOZ) – the foundation of Australia’s forthcoming Total TV reporting standard – confirm that television is now an everywhere, multi-device medium. That means advertisers looking to tap TV’s full power need to consider the complete array of TV assets across channels, screens and platforms. Speaking at the Future of […]
Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia. Last week, the social media platform blocked news to Australians on its platform amid a dispute over a proposed law which would force it and Google to pay news publishers for content. Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg had […]
Facebook users in Australia can no longer share or view news content on the service. The move from Facebook is in response to a proposed law which would make tech giants pay for news content on their platforms. People outside the country are also unable to read or access any Australian news publications via Facebook. […]
SpaceX and OneWeb, along with other satellite and telco operators, has been granted millimetre wave spectrum in Australia by the country’s media regulator. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued licences in the 26GHz and 28 GHz bands to SpaceX Starlink as well as OneWeb, New Skies Satellite/SES, O3b/SES, Inmarsat, Viasat, Telstra, Optus, […]
Research from Roy Morgan shows over 13.1 million Australians (62.4 per cent) said TV was a main source of news during the June quarter 2020, up from 12.6 million (60.0 per cent) during the March quarter. TV emerged as the favoured news source during the period of lockdown for more Australians than any other as […]
ITV and BBC Studios (BBCS) are set to invest more than A$35 million (€21.2m) into BritBox’s Australian operation, which is scheduled to launch this autumn. BBCS and ITV will both invest A$17.7m ($12.7m) into the SVoD platform over the next three years. The service, which launched in the US in 2017, and has since also […]
Australian satellite operator Optus has renewed its relationship with broadcaster Foxtel and agreed extensions to its existing contracts until 2031. Optus is Australia’s largest satellite operator, and a statement from the company talks of “agreed efficiencies” with Foxtel and which reaffirms Optus and its position over Australia and New Zealand. “As we look to the […]