Eutelsat signs satellite deal with Bambu Wireless
Eutelsat Communications announced its satellite deal with Bambu Wireless, a Philippine Telecommunications Solutions Provider, for capacity on the EUTELSAT 172B satellite.
Bambu Wireless will use...
SES in satellite deals with Wateen Telecom and Solomon Telekom
SES today announced its agreements with Wateen Telecom, Pakistan and Solomon Telekom Company, Solomon Islands to enhance their connectivity.
Wateen Telecom customers can rely on...
Verimatrix signs STB solution deal with MYBOX and DishHome
Verimatrix announced two STB solution deals with India's MYBOX and Nepal's DishHome as part of the strategy to strengthen presence in Asia.
MYBOX, a set-top...
Eutelsat may bid for Inmarsat to beat EchoStar
Eutelsat Communications today announced that it is currently evaluating a possible offer for the UK-based Inmarsat.
The announcement is in the wake of EchoStar revealing...
TRAI recommendations on broadcasting of TV channels in India
TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) on Monday submitted its recommendations on issues relating to broadcasting -- uplinking and downlinking -- of television channels...
Echostar reveals its stake position in bid target Inmarsat
US-based satellite operator EchoStar has disclosed that it has near 3 percent stake in UK-based Inmarsat, as well as 10.4 percent position in its...
Disney offers $71.3 bn for Fox assets, beating Comcast
Walt Disney has increased its bid for Twenty-First Century Fox’s film and television assets to $71.3 billion, beating $65 billion offer from Comcast.
The new...
AT&T unit WarnerMedia CEO reveals new strategies
John Stankey, chief executive officer of the newly named AT&T unit WarnerMedia, has revealed the company’s plans and strategies after completing the $85 billion...
Eutelsat satellites power telecast of 2018 FIFA World Cup
Several TV channels and service providers will rely on Eutelsat Communications to air the live telecast of 2018 FIFA World Cup being held in...
KT to expand satellite business globally
KT said it aims to grow its satellite business KT SAT to become the seventh-largest satellite operator in the world by 2025 from 18th...
Pay TV and OTT revenue in India will reach $15 bn
Pay TV and OTT(SVOD) subscribers in SAARC countries is projected to reach 371 million in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 7.4 percent compared...
Intelsat inks satellite deal with Myanmar government
Satellite communications company Intelsat announced its transponder deal with the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) of Myanmar to accelerate the deployment of wireless...
SVOD subscribers in Middle East to reach 14 mn
Subscription-based video on demand (SVOD) will reach 14 million in the Middle East in 2023 from around 3 million in 2017.
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and...
Turner uses Accenture video platform for OTT products
Turner is using the Accenture Video Solution platform to manage and operate some of the company’s over-the-top content (OTT) products.
This includes FilmStruck, the movie...
OTT video becomes hot spot for mobile operators
Telecom operators are giving more thrust on the OTT video market which will achieve 10 percent CAGR to $51.4 billion in revenue in 2022.
ABI Research...
U.S. urges judge to force AT&T to scrap deal or sell DirecTV or Turner
The U.S. Justice Department has urged a federal judge to stop AT&T, which owns pay TV provider DirecTV, from buying movie and TV show...