Total Asia Pacific DTH pay-TV subscribers grew 9 per cent in 2014 to more than 61 million in 2014 while industry revenue grew 5 per cent to top $9 billion, according to a new research report published by industry analysts Media Partners Asia (MPA). India, Malaysia and the Philippines remain

Satellite operator AsiaSat has revealed plans to deploy Asia’s first dedicated Ultra HD (UHD) broadcast platform in the coming months. Initially using a C-band transponder on AsiaSat 4 at 122°E, the UHD platform, based on DVB-S2 and HEVC solutions, will be able to deliver two to five full time UHD channels. Transmissions will be in […]

Airbus-Safran, the consortium which is building the next-generation Ariane-6 rocket, has agreed to put $440 million (€400m) into the development contract it expects to sign with the European Space Agency. However, the deal also recognises that an additional €200 million, which at one stage was earmarked towards the new rocket’s developments costs, will now be […]

Mirroring recent findings released by Consumer Reports, customer satisfaction with information services – including subscription TV, Internet, wireless and fixed line telephone, and computer software – has dropped 3.4 per cent to an ACSI score of 68.8 on a 0 to 100 scale, the lowest level in seven years. According to

Bermuda-based satellite operator ABS will this week order another all-electric satellite, its third, from Boeing even though its first electric satellite has yet to reach its orbital slot.  ABS-3A was launched in March and will reach orbit this autumn. All-electric satellites use ION thrusters to raise themselves into orbit, which takes many months. This disadvantage […]

IP, video and broadband technology specialist ARRIS is marking the 25th anniversary on June 1st of its involvement in the birth of digital TV under a previous entity (General Instrument Corporation, subsequently acquired by Motorola) in a FCC proposal that launched a new standard for TV and paved the way for today’s TV experiences. ARRIS […]

SES has announced that StarTimes, a Chinese systems integrator, technology provider and network operator, has extended its partnership with SES on the SES-5 satellite. StarTimes has contracted additional capacity to provide an enhanced TV viewing experience for its subscribers in Africa by providing better picture quality content and more TV channels on its DTH package. […]

Intelsat is working with BT Group to distribute BBC World Service over the Asia-Pacific region, Africa and Latin America. Under the new multi-year, multi-transponder agreement, BT will leverage capacity from three of Intelsat’s leading satellite neighbourhoods to distribute programming for BBC World Service, a premier provider of global news and content.  BT will have access […]

A somewhat vague report from Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said the May 16th catastrophic failure of a Proton rocket was caused by a failed turbopump “under the stress of high temperatures”. There was no explanation as to why this failed turbopump was any different to others used by the Proton rocket system. Roscosmos said “inconsistencies […]

According to US consumer body Consumer Reports’ new telecom service ratings, consumers continued to express dissatisfaction with their TV and Internet providers, giving most poor reviews for value and overall satisfaction. According to the ratings,