Satellite operator SES took barely an hour on May 27 to raise more than €900 million in equity funding in order to finance its purchase of the remaining 49.5 per cent of the O3b constellation that it does not already own. Issuing 60 million new shares (at €19 each) diluted its share price 11.43 per […]
Satellite operator SES is raising about €1 billion in order to complete its purchase of O3b (a ‘next generation’ satellite constellation serving the ‘other 3 billion’ unserved and underserved broadband users). SES already owns 50.5 per cent, and has made no secret of its intentions to mop up the segment of O3b that it did […]
The EU Council has adopted a general approach on a draft decision aimed at boosting broadband services. The 700 MHz band, which offers high speeds and extensive coverage, would be made available for wireless broadband in Europe by 2020. Broadcasting services would keep priority in the sub-700 MHz band at least until 2030. Henk Kamp, […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) supports the idea of an ‘opt-in option’ for broadcasters to enable viewers to access free-to-view online services while travelling abroad with the EU. It welcomed moves by European Union member states to enable greater content portability during the recent EU Competitive Council meeting. Nicola Frank EBU head of European affairs […]
The EU’s decision to reorganise the radio-electric spectrum within 28 members countries for the launch of 5G services will require 15 million homes in Spain to retune their DTT aerials. TV channels will have to move to a lower band bringing together a new DTT migration. Spain will have to readjust its DTT aerials once […]
The BASE Yearbook – a detailed analysis of the video market across 2015 from the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) – highlights the growth in the transactional VoD category and the purchasing habits of the 22 million consumers that bought filmed content across the year. It shows the strength in franchise titles with seven […]
BBC One and BBC Four will broadcast 550 hours of action alongside extensive coverage on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website. In a repeat of the 2012 digital offering, up to 24 HD streams will also deliver every moment to fans whenever they want, wherever they are across mobile, tablet, desktop, connected […]
Parks Associates has hosted the final day of the company’s 20th annual CONNECTIONS conference in San Francisco with panel discussions moderated by the firm’s analysts and featuring executives from companies throughout the IoT space, including Vivint Smart Home, Rovi, AT&T Digital Life, Schneider Electric, Comcast, and Hewlett-Packard. In the opening session “A Look at IoT […]
TV service providers and Internet Service Providers received the lowest overall customer experience scores, according to the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings, an annual ranking of companies based on a survey of 10,000 US consumers. Of the 20 industries covered in the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings, TV service and ISPs tied with healthcare providers for the […]
Back in early April Cairo-based Nilesat said it was immediately pulling out of the Lebanon and would cancel any uplinking satellite services to its satellite from Beirut’s teleport. A report May 26th out of Beirut (and on the ‘banned’ al-Manar TV channel) and quoting Lebanon’s Information Minister, Ramzi Jreij, said that an Egyptian technical team […]