RecordTV has signed a multi-year agreement for carriage with Eutelsat on its 65 WestA satellite. RecordTV is a Brazilian media company focused on the content production and its distribution in Brazil and internationally. RecordTV is one of the largest TV networks in Brazil. The partnership enables RecordTV to migrate 15 HD channels to the Eutelsat […]
Asia Pacific pay-TV revenues will reach $26 billion (€24bn) by 2028 – $1.6 billion (€1.48) less than 2022, according to the Asia Pacific Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Pay-TV revenues will fall in 10 countries, including Japan (down by $889 million) and China (down by $309 million), between 2022 and […]
The Israeli-based satellite operator of the AMOS fleet is extending services over Africa by working with Azerspace of Azerbaijan. Spacecom says it has signed an agreement to use Azerspace’s satellites to extend the geographical coverage of its services, in particular over Africa. Yon Rosenberg, CEO of Spacecom, said: “We consider the use of Azercosmos telecommunication […]
Pay-TV provider M7 Group, owned by Canal+ Group, has concluded a multi-year capacity agreement with BBC Studios for the HD satellite distribution of BBC Earth in CEE (excluding Poland) and Turkey. Following the agreement, M7 Platform Services is providing BBC Studios with a comprehensive full-service satellite contribution solution via THOR 5 at 1 degree West, […]
Mexico’s StarGroup has expanded its capacity agreement with Eutelsat for its StarTV direct-to-home pay-TV service. Operating via Eutelsat since 2016, StarTV will continue to benefit from coverage of Mexico at 117° West. StarTV DTH service was launched in 2016, replacing the regional platform TVZac, which had been broadcast through microwave distribution. Partnering with Eutelsat, StarTV […]
PCTV, a subsidiary of Mexico’s leading cable operator Megacable Comunicaciones, has added to its capacity on Eutelsat 117 West A satellite through a multi-year agreement. The deal further strengthens a decade-long partnership between PCTV and Eutelsat, expanding PCTV’s already extensive video services from Mexico to countries across the entire Latin American region. PCTV operates a […]
Western European pay-TV revenues will decline by nearly $5 billion (€4.7bn) between 2022 and 2028 to $22 billion – down by 18 per cent, according to the Western Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The pay-TV subscriber count will drop by 7 per cent, so revenues will fall faster – […]
Portugal ended 2022 with 4.5 million pay-TV subscribers, an increase of 3.1 per cent on the previous year and good for a 96.4 per cent penetration rate for the service (+2.7 per cent). According to figures released by the National Communications Authority (Anacom), FTTH technology accounted for 2.7 million subscribers or 60.8 per cent of […]
A Seattle-based space technology business, started by two former Blue Origin (the Jeff Bezos-owned rocket company) staffers have raised $14 million in initial funding to develop spacecraft capable of rescuing orbiting satellites. Starship Space is the business and Austin Link, who co-founded the company in 2019 with fellow Blue Origin staffer Trevor Bennett. The company […]
Luxembourg-based M7 Group, a European pay-TV provider owned by Canal+ Group, has concluded an agreement with the US Agency for Global Media or the satellite distribution of Current Time TV in HD via both ASTRA 19.2 and Eutelsat E9B. Current Time TV is a 24/7 Russian-language TV and digital network, providing live news, robust debate, […]