Chris Forrester is one of the most experienced and highly regarded journalists in the field. His insight and analysis, particularly in the satellite and pay-TV arena, is highly prized. He has written for all the major business journals in the sector as well as several national newspapers.
Late Sunday evening saw two satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company, the first time that SpaceX has launched a pair of large communication satellites. The mission was flawless. However, the two craft, for Eutelsat and Permira-backed Asia Broadcast Satellites, are rather special. The two are entirely dependent on electric propulsion and have no […]
The past few days have seen each of the Top 10 satellite operators release their end-of-year results. We have reported on the numbers, but now the number-crunchers have analysed the picture, and the overall impression is that they represent “good news” for the sector. SES, for example on February 25th stated it expected to be […]
More than 1800 new satellites will be ordered and launched over the next 10 years, according to a report from Northern Sky Research (NSR), and in the process generate $300 billion across global markets. These satellites, ranging from so-called mini-sats weighing more than 50 kgs, up to giant telecommunications craft weighing around 6 tonnes, include […]
Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) say they have developed technology which could lead to true, and highly affordable, Holographic television. The facts emerged in trade magazine Large Display Monitor (LDM) which quoted the snappily entitled original story: “Frequency division color characterization apparatus for anisotropic leaky mode light modulators”. Daniel Smalley, assistant professor of electrical […]
Intelsat has not enjoyed the best week of its life. Its share prices have tumbled in the past 3 days. On Monday Feb 16th its already struggling share price was steady at $17.01 a share. On Wednesday it unveiled its latest results, and the share price crashed to $15.60. Thursday’s loss was another fall to […]
Last week’s giant ISE (Integrated Systems Europe) show in Amsterdam saw TV display and digital signage specialists Planar showcase a 55” transparent OLED unit. This is, to date, the largest-ever transparent OLED ever displayed, and significantly larger than Samsung’s 30” ‘window’ panel shown at trade shows last year. One unconfirmed report suggests that the actual […]
Europe was a little pre-occupied last week what with the Sky Premier League news, Liberty’s numbers and plenty of other more local headlines, and in the process some may have missed the February 12th financials from Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI). In the past Scripps has enjoyed ratings and financial success helped by strong international growth […]
Netflix has enjoyed remarkable growth these past few years. Hollywood has welcomed the OTT player as a fresh window for sales of its back catalogues, and the investment community has backed Netflix’s rocketing share price as success bred confidence in the narrowcaster’s business model. But Netflix is now beginning to face tougher headwinds if a […]
A major study from investment bank Exane BNP Paribas highlights Eutelsat as one of its ‘top picks’ in the media sector for 2015. Other companies in the bank’s ‘Large Capitalisation’ top listing are WPP, JC Decaux and Walters Kluwer. Other outperformers (although not Top Picks) include Vivendi, BSkyB, Pearson, Pro7 and Informa. The bank is […]
The annual Swedish Spelplanen gathering of broadcasters was an impressive success on February 5th, with a heavy focus on Ultra-HD. One speaker was Sky Germany’s Stephan Heimbecher (head of innovation & standards) and delivered a comprehensive update on how Sky is testing and improving its processes and 4K workflows in readiness for Ultra-HD TV. Satellite […]
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Study: In-game ads drive action, but measurement standards lag
Comscore, TiVo measurement collaboration
WBD UK appoints Sky Media as ad sales partner
Prime Video: “25% viewership for Indian content is international”
Report: Music fandom is a cultural currency
Sky Sports helps SPFL to record turnover
Study: Telcos essential role in keeping Europe’s networks secure
Report: Sweden tops Wi-Fi speeds on European trains
FCC plans ‘Space Assembly Line’