NSR’s Satellite Operator Financial Analysis (SOFA), 5th Edition finds that as GEO-HTS payloads continue to become more prevalent, satellite operator business models are encountering dramatic effects, including altered CAPEX cycles, lower backlogs, and falling revenues per transponder. “GEO-HTS payloads have had a dramatic impact on CAPEX cycles of satellite operators. We now see operators being […]
Discovery Communications has hosted its first Investor Day in New York City. More than 300 attendees, including investors, financial analysts and industry journalists, joined global leaders from Discovery Communications’ management team who discussed their strategies to drive growth and create shareholder value. “Discovery Communications is like no other media company in the world, with an […]
AsiaSat, Asia’s leading satellite operator, has announced that TV5Monde, the French-language network, has entered into a long-term service agreement to broadcast both ‘TV5Monde Asie HD’ and ‘TV5Monde Style HD’ across the Asia-Pacific via AsiaSat 5. This new agreement also marks the service extension of TV5Monde’s new lifestyle channel TV5Monde Style HD’, which was successfully launched […]
Al Jazeera Media Network’s channels will be moving to a new frequency affecting viewers across the entire Middle East and North Africa region on the Nilesat position. Ibrahim Nassar, Al Jazeera’s manager of teleport, revealed that starting October 1st, viewers on the 10992V and 11636V satellite frequencies will experience a permanent blackout and will have […]
YouTube has prepared content owners for the release of an ad-free subscription version of its video sharing platform. The Google-owned company has been telling those who share ad revenue with the site to agree to new terms or lose their ability to display and monetise videos in the US from October 22nd. Though the exact […]
In a move that could enable 4K Ultra HD broadcasts to run side-by-side with robust mobile broadcasts to handheld devices, the US’s Advanced Television Systems Committee has confirmed that the ‘Physical Layer’ transmission system for ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcasting has been elevated to ‘Candidate Standard’ status. The ATSC TG3 Technology Group approved the ATSC […]
Analysis and comparison of SVoD markets in North America and Europe by statistics portal Statista suggest that European user penetration will not measure up to North America’s levels. Statista notes that
Eurosport has secured the exclusive TV and digital rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship in Portugal from 2016 to 2018. The deal with Formula One Management (FOM) covers all races, qualifying and practice sessions of the premier motorsports event for the next three seasons. Eurosport will have access to multiple live feeds including […]
BT Sport has announced the next live UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League group stage matches that will be available on its Freeview BT Sport Showcase channel. The coverage kicks off with Manchester City hoping to return to winning ways against Borussia Mönchengladbach on September 30th after suffering defeat by Juventus in the first […]
Thomson Video Networks has announced that the company’s premium HD/SD encoding and video processing solutions are driving the transition to DTT in the Republic of Ivory Coast. French transmitter manufacturer Thomson Broadcast, part of the Arelis Group, has deployed the Thomson Video Networks solutions as the foundation for a pilot DTT video headend for CNM-TNT, […]