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Intelsat wins Global Eagle expansion contracts

It must have been a tough set of negotiations but Intelsat on Oct 26 announced a ”multi-year” suite of capacity agreements with In Flight Entertainment (IFE) operator Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE). In a joint statement the pair say the deal is a “new and expanded contract to deliver reliable, high-performance broadband connectivity across five continents […]

October 28, 2016By Chris Forrester

Intelsat’s Q3 backlog squeezed

Intelsat reported that its future contracted backlog had fallen from $9.2 billion (€8.4bn) $8.9 billion over the past 3 months. This means that since December 31st last year, Intelsat’s backlog has fallen from $9.4 billion to today’s $8.9 billion, which still represents 4-times annual revenues. Revenues for the quarter-year were also under pressure at $542 […]

October 27, 2016By Chris Forrester

IABM assesses Brexit impact on broadcast tech suppliers

IABM has unveiled the results of a detailed survey on the potential effects of Brexit on broadcast and media technology suppliers and end-users. Conducted during September 2016, the survey was carried out among UK and European broadcast and media companies. The survey provides illuminating reading across the full range of potential issues for businesses, from […]

October 27, 2016

Fifth of LatAm homes to pay for SVoD

Nearly a fifth of Latin America’s TV households will pay for an SVoD package by 2021, up from 10.9 per cent by end-2016, according to the Latin America SVOD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Mexico (28.3 per cent), Chile (23.9 per cent) and Argentina (23.5 per cent) will have the highest penetration rates by […]

October 27, 2016

Movistar Plus nears 4m subs

Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus reached 3.76 million subscribers (including 678,000 satellite subscribers from the former Digital Plus) as of June 30th, up 4 per cent year-on-year, albeit 44,000 customers fewer than the previous quarter. The company said that the reasons behind the Q3 loss are: higher prices in the basic offers; the start of […]

October 27, 2016From David Del Valle in Madrid

World Series broadcast marks ATSC 3.0 first

In what has been described as “a defining moment” for the future of television in the US, a local TV station in Cleveland is ushering in the era of Next Gen TV broadcasting with the first live ATSC 3.0 broadcast of a major professional sporting event – Major League Baseball’s World Series. Using the newly-standardised […]

October 27, 2016By Colin Mann

Greek TV auction “unconstitutional”

It is back to square one for the Greek government seeking to auction off four TV permits to broadcast. October 26th saw Greece’s highest court (Council of State) rule that the process contravenes Greece’s Constitution. The Court ruled that the proper body to administer any broadcasting changes is the country’s National Broadcasting Council – and […]

October 27, 2016By Chris Forrester

Subs down at Canal Digital

Telenor Broadcast suffered more client erosion at its Canal Digital pay-TV division, although overall revenues were helped (up 2 per cent) by an increase in subscribers and device sales.  DTH subs stood at 865,000 (down 4 per cent, and 900,000 at same period last year). Telenor Broadcast’s Q3 revenues fell back by 2 per cent […]

October 27, 2016By Chris Forrester

Netflix agrees Orange Spain deal

Orange Spain and Netflix have signed an agreement whereby the platform’s subscribers will be able to have access to the streaming service for free over the next three months. The deal takes place shortly after a similar agreement with Vodafone came to an end which saw Vodafone’s subscribers access Netflix for free for six months […]

October 27, 2016From David Del Valle in Madrid

Airtel Digital TV adds record subs in Q2

India’s Airtel DTH broadcaster says it has enjoyed its best-ever sales period for the past four years. Airtel says it added a net 256,000 during the most recent quarter (Q2, to September 30th, and when last year’s number was 164,000) and this follows another strong performance in Q1 when it added a net 424,000. The […]

October 27, 2016By Chris Forrester