Du taps Eutelsat for DTH satellite services
Eutelsat Communications announced its partnership with Du, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), to upgrade its Direct-to-Home satellite services across the Middle East and North...
FCC wants satellite and cable TV operators to disclose pricing details
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a rule mandating cable TV and satellite TV operators to disclose the pricing details of their...
Netflix to invest $2.5 bn in South Korea to make TV shows, movies
Netflix said it plans to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and unscripted...
Comcast’s NBCU fires CEO Jeff Shell for sexual relationship with Hadley Gamble
Comcast revealed that media giant NBCUniversal has fired Chief Executive Officer Jeff Shell for sexual harassment after an investigation found evidence that corroborated a...
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...
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 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 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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...