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Walt Disney

Walt Disney starts second wave of layoffs, cutting several 1,000s of jobs

Walt Disney will initiate a second phase of job cuts on Monday, which will result in thousands of layoffs as part of its cost-cutting...
Channel market revenue

Free ad-supported streaming TV channels to generate revenues of $6.3 bn: Omdia

Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels will generate revenues of $6.3 billion in 2023, says the latest Omdia report. The United States is the largest...
Eutelsat HQ

Eutelsat wins new contract from StarGroup for DTH

StarGroup, a leading telecoms and entertainment service provider in Mexico, has selected Eutelsat Communications for StarTV, its Direct-to-Home (DTH) pay-TV service. Years back, StarTV in...
ViaSat 2022 revenue

Viasat revenue grows 4% to $651 mn in Dec quarter

Viasat said revenue for Q3 FY2023 increased 4 percent to $651 million. Net loss of $42 million for Q3 FY2023 increased by $36 million compared...
Intelsat satellite business

Gaurav Kharod to head Intelsat Asia Pacific

Intelsat announced the appointment of Gaurav Kharod as the regional vice president for its Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Gaurav Kharod comes from Intelsat’s India office,...
SES O3b mPOWER

SES raises €300 mn loan from European Investment Bank

SES and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the financing institution of the European Union, have revealed details of their €300 million financing agreement. The seven-year term...
ST Engineering iDirect

ST Engineering iDirect appoints Don Claussen as CEO

ST Engineering iDirect, a satellite communications company, announced the appointment of Don Claussen as its new CEO. Don Claussen will lead the company in expanding...
Airtel Wynk music lovers

Roku streaming platform has 70 mn active accounts

Roku announced that the number of global active accounts now exceeds 70 million against 60.1 million in Q4 2021. Streaming hours were 23.9 billion in...
Kazakhstan mobile network

Ookla analyst on latest trends in Indian telecom industry

Sylwia Kechiche, Principal Analyst, Enterprise at Ookla, has shared the latest trends in Indian telecom service industry for 2023. Mobile speeds to improve Speedtest intelligence data...
FIFA World Cup final 2022

32 mn viewers @ JioCinema on final day of FIFA World Cup 2022

32 million viewers have accessed JioCinema on the final day of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to watch the world cup final between...
Microsoft India for television

Microsoft partners with Viasat for satellite internet

Microsoft has partnered with Viasat to deliver satellite internet access to 10 million people across the world, including 5 million in Africa, by 2025. Viasat...
OneWeb Internet powered by satellite

OneWeb lifts 40 satellites by SpaceX from Kennedy Space Center

OneWeb confirmed the deployment of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX, from the Kennedy Space Center. This launch is OneWeb’s 15th to date and the second...
Elon Musk SpaceX

SpaceX gets U.S. approval to deploy up to 7,500 satellites

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it approved SpaceX’s bid to deploy up to 7,500 satellites, but put on hold some other decisions. SpaceX’s...
Gilat 4G cellular backhaul over satellite for operators

Satellite communications services to reach $141 bn: ABI Research

Annual revenues from satellite communications services will reach $141 billion by 2030, according to ABI Research. The deployment of satellite constellations in Low Earth Orbit...
Gilat 4G cellular backhaul over satellite for operators

Telefonica selects Gilat to extend 4G cellular backhaul over satellite for operators

Gilat Satellite Networks announced that Telefonica Global Solutions (TGS) selected Gilat to extend 4G cellular backhaul over satellite for mobile operators serving rural areas...
FCC Jessica Rosenworcel

FCC to create space bureau to address satellite launches and policy

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans to create a new space bureau to address the growing number of satellite launches and policy issues. FCC...

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