Yahsat forms JV with Hughes for satellite broadband services
Yahsat, a satellite operator based in the UAE, and Hughes Network Systems, will form a joint venture to provide Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, the Middle...
Eutelsat signs multiple-launch service deal with Arianespace
Eutelsat Communications has signed a multiple-launch service deal with Arianespace on the occasion of the World Satellite Business Week in Paris.
The agreement covers five...
Intelsat signs new satellite deal with Grupo Televisa
Intelsat announced a new deal with Grupo Televisa, a top multimedia company in Mexico, to use high-throughput (HTS) Ku-band beams on Intelsat 35e satellite...
Eutelsat launches satellite-OTT delivery solution for broadcasters
Eutelsat Communications is launching Eutelsat CIRRUS, a satellite-OTT delivery solution, enabling broadcasters to offer seamless content experience across multiple screens.
Eutelsat CIRRUS will provide a...
Fox invests $100 mn in social broadcasting platform Caffeine
Twenty First Century Fox has made $100 million investment in social broadcasting platform Caffeine.
Stakes in Caffeine and a newly formed venture, Caffeine Studios, will...
Gilat Satellite signs $18 mn deal for broadband in Russia
Gazprom Space Systems (GSS), an international satellite operator, and Gilat Satellite Networks, signed an $18 million contract to provide broadband connectivity across Russia. Gilat...
Pay TV subscribers in US — report by Strategy Analytics
A recent Strategy Analytics report on pay TV subscriber market has revealed the latest statistics on pay TV subscribers in the US.
Forecast on consumer and advertising spend on TV and video
Global consumer and advertising spend on TV and video will grow from $490 billion in 2017 to $559 billion in 2022, a Strategy Analytics report...
DISH Network revenue drops as it lost subscribers in Q2
DISH Network reported 5 percent drop in revenue to $3.46 billion and net income of $439 million as the company lost millions of subscribers in Q2...
Comcast drops bid for Fox assets, focusing on Sky deal
Comcast today said it will be dropping its bid for assets of Twenty-First Century Fox. This development indicates that Sydney will be able to...
Pay TV lost revenue and subscribers in UK: Ofcom
The latest Ofcom report indicates alarming signals for the Pay TV industry in UK as pay TV revenue and subscription dipped in Q1 2018.
The...
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat agree for shared usage of C-band spectrum
Global satellite operators Intelsat, SES and Eutelsat have agreed for a shared usage of the lower C-band spectrum in the U.S. to make profit...
Comcast increases cash-offer for Sky to $34 billion
Comcast has increased its cash-offer for the UK-based pay TV group Sky to $34 billion, mounting pressure on Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox that...
Liberty Global names Enrique Rodriguez as CTO
TV and broadband company Liberty Global today announced the appointment of AT&T and Microsoft veteran Enrique Rodriguez as chief technology officer (CTO).
Enrique Rodriguez will...
Gilat signs $153.6 million deal with Peru’s Fitel
Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it signed a $153.6 million deal with Peru’s Fitel for two additional telecommunications infrastructure projects.
Gilat will generate additional revenues...
Disney gets conditional antitrust approval from US to buy Fox
Walt Disney has received the US antitrust approval to buy most of Twenty-First Century Fox assets for $71.3 billion on the condition that it...