The total fixed communication services revenue in India is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1 per cent from $14.9 billion (€12.8bn) in 2025 to $20.1 billion in 2030, mainly driven by the healthy growth in the fixed broadband segment, predicts GlobalData, the intelligence and productivity platform. GlobalData’s India Fixed Communication […]

Starlink has cemented another Indian region into its coverage map by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Meghalaya, the region which borders Assam to the North of Bangladesh. It has a population (in 2014) of some 3.2 million. The MoU was signed in New Delhi by Gwynn Shotwell (SpaceX’s President & COO), LaurenDreyer (VP/Starlink […]

Eutelsat is talking to India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) about future satellite launches as it seeks to diversify beyond SpaceX and Europe’s Ariane rockets. Jean-François Fallacher, CEO of France-based Eutelsat, told Reuters that negotiations with ISRO were ongoing, though no deal has yet been reached. Reuters explained that France and India have deepened ties in […]

Earlier in March, one appeal lawsuit in the very long running dispute – since 2011 – between Devas and Antrix over a S-band satellite capacity spectrum contract that Devas had with the Indian government’s Space Department (represented by its then sales entity, Antrix) was dismissed. The relationship between Devas and Antrix had been mutually beneficial […]

Media Partners Asia (MPA) has published a report offering an analysis of the Indian Premier League’s media rights economics, franchise financials and valuation dynamics. The The IPL: Teams, Rights & Valuations report finds that IPL media rights are approaching a structural ceiling, with the 2028–32 cycle projected to be flat at $5.4 billion (€4.6bn), effectively […]

AsiaSat, claiming contract breaches, has started legal actions against Indian broadcasting giants Zee Entertainment and JioStar. AsiaSat is being restricted from transmissions into India effective March 31st. One of AsiaSat’s complaints is India’s restrictive access to satellite spectrum and India’s approach to foreign companies operating – or wishing to operate – in India’s expanding space […]

TNA has announced a new multi-year partnership with Eurosport India for exclusive programming in South Asia. The deal with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)-owned Eurosport India will commence in July 2027. The deal allows Eurosport to televise hundreds of hours of TNA’s content to viewers across the Indian Subcontinent and Afghanistan. The airing of the shows […]

The BBC and Jio Media Limited, owner of the Jio TV and Jio TV+ platforms, have agreed a deal that will see BBC News Hindi, BBC News Marathi and BBC News Gujarati delivered across smart and connected TVs, and on the Jio mobile app throughout India. Audiences will be able to watch and listen to […]

Netflix has announced the opening of its global production and innovation studio, Eyeline Studios, in Hyderabad, expanding its presence in India. The streaming giant says the launch aligns with its global strategy “to expand its production innovation infrastructure and positions India as a core node in global production pipelines, embedding advanced visual effects, virtual production, […]