Qatar Satellite Company together with World Teleport Association (WTA) have announced that Es’hailSat has achieved Tier 4 certification of its Al Ghuwayriyah (Doha, Qatar) Teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Programme. The Al Ghuwayriyah certification marks the 69th issued since the programme was launched at IBC 2015, and another 5 teleports are currently engaged in the […]
Speedcast, the communications and IT services provider, has announced that the World Teleport Association (WTA) has issued new Full Certifications to four Speedcast teleports in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Perth, Western Australia; Aberdeen, Scotland; and Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. Issued in rapid sequence following audits by WTA experts, the new Certifications bring Speedcast’s total number of certified […]
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has appointed Randall Barney as Deputy Executive Director effective immediately. In his new role, he will have primary responsibility for the association’s fundraising, member and industry service programmes, events and partnerships. Randall joined WTA in 2006 as membership administrator after serving in administrative positions with other nonprofit associations. Under his […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and ATP Media, has announced a partnership which will see Tennis TV, ATP Media’s direct-to-consumer service, distributed as a stand-alone channel on the DAZN platform across Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean. This deal will offer tennis fans across these regions another way to access action from the ATP Tour […]
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Speedcast has achieved Tier 4 certification of its Mawson Lakes Teleport in Australia under WTA’s Teleport Certification Programme.The Mawson Lakes certification marks the 56th issued since the programme was launched at IBC 2015, and another 8 teleports are currently engaged in the quality evaluation process. The programme […]
Eutelsat’s giant Rambouillet teleport, just outside Paris, has had its Tier 4 certification renewed following an audit by the World Teleport Association. Since its introduction at IBC 2015, the Certification programme has quickly grown in popularity, says the WTA. Starting with one certified facility in 2015, the programme has certified 56 and currently has eight […]
Canal+ Group and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have announced the exclusive broadcast of the Hologic WTA Tour on Canal+ channels in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. From January 2024, and for five seasons through 2028, Canal+ will offer WTA tournaments in each season from January to November, including the WTA 1000s, the WTA 500s, […]
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has published its annual rankings for the Top Teleport Operators of 2022. The annual rankings of companies by revenue and revenue growth are compiled by surveying teleport operators around the world as well as referencing the published results of publicly-held companies.“The past years have been a time of tremendous change […]
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has released a research report that details major shifts in the broadcast distribution market and how intelligent teleport operators have adapted to radical change to sustain and grow their businesses. The problem for most WTA members is the decline – or at best ‘plateauing’ – of their lucrative DTH businesses. […]
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has revealed its annual rankings for Top teleport Operator of 2021. SES, headquartered in Luxembourg but with other important teleports in Europe and the US, takes the Number 1 spot. WTA says its annual rankings of companies by revenue and revenue growth are compiled by surveying teleport operators around the […]