FCC OKs SpaceX satellite broadband
The US Federal Communications Commission has approved an application by SpaceX to provide broadband services using satellite technology in the United States and around the world, a move it says...
View ArticleCable Europe calls for streamlined copyright clearance
European broadband cable industry trade body Cable Europe has warned that cable operators may not be able to provide the full range of portability services permissible from April 1st because of the...
View ArticleEurofins acquires Edge Testing Solutions
In a further consolidation of the digital media test, monitoring and QA sector, and following acquisitions it made in 2016 and 2017, end-to-end quality assurance and testing services provider Eurofins...
View ArticleJapan: 4G, fibre & IPTV drive telco and pay-TV market
Driven by growth in mobile data, fixed broadband and pay-TV, the total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Japan is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.2 per cent over the forecast period of 2017-2022,...
View ArticleAnalyst: APAC to add 78m pay-TV subs
The Asia Pacific pay-TV sector is bucking the downward trends in much of the rest of the world. Subscribers will grow by 78 million and revenues by $2.73 billion between 2017 and 2023, according to the...
View ArticleCable MSOs team for advanced ads
US cable MSOs Charter Communications, Comcast Corporation and Cox Communications, owners of multiscreen media sales company NCC Media, are creating a new division within NCC to design, deploy and sell...
View ArticleHbbTV Association releases conformance test suite
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has confirmed that the...
View ArticleResearch: 40% US homes ‘pay-TV polygamists’
US audiences may be moving away from traditional cable, satellite and IPTV packages but the trend is being tempered by the emergence of ‘pay-TV polygamists’ – households taking more than one...
View ArticleEutelsat quits Viasat JV
Eutelsat is ordering a new broadband satellite from Thales Alenia, which is replacing a planned joint-venture with California-based Viasat. Konnect VHTS (Very High Throughput Satellite) is the new...
View ArticleWhere’s the satellite business for connected cars?
A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) pointedly asks where is the flow of business that was expected in terms of ‘connected vehicles’. Specifically addressing its study to the prospects for...
View ArticleEutelsat vs ViaSat: Let battle commence!
The surprising announcement that Eutelsat will launch its own consumer-focused ‘broadband’ high-speed satellite, and as a result not proceed with a planned joint-venture with ViaSat, dramatically...
View ArticleSoftbank races up Netflix Speed Index
The biggest speed increase on the Netflix ISP Speed Index for March – the monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience – went to...
View ArticleAvanti issues worrying warning
Just a few days after seeing its latest satellite launched into orbit, and only a few weeks following an announcement over financial restructuring, Avanti Communications says it may not be able to meet...
View ArticleAnalyst: Global pay-TV to gain 95m subs
Ninety-five million additional pay-TV subscribers are set to be added between 2017 and 2023 to take the global total to 1.1 billion, according to Digital TV Research. Based on forecasts for 138...
View ArticleItaly OKs TIM-Fastweb FTTH deal
Italy’s Competition and Market Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) has given its go-ahead for plans by TIM and Fastweb to build a FTTH fibre-optic network covering 29 biggest...
View ArticlePanasonic equips Turkish Airlines with IFE live TV
Panasonic Avionics and Turkish Airlines says they are making a major commitment for inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions to be installed on 50 wide-bodied Turkish Airlines aircraft...
View ArticleOfcom finalises spectrum auction
UK comms regulator Ofcom has published the final outcome of its auction to release more airwaves for 4G mobile and future 5G services. On April 5th, Ofcom announced which companies had won the right to...
View ArticleComcast to bundle Netflix
Comcast and Netflix have agreed an expansion of their partnership that will provide Comcast the ability to include a Netflix subscription in new and existing Xfinity packages. In November 2016, Comcast...
View ArticleInmarsat wins Turkish inflight TV deal
Inmarsat has signed an agreement with local inflight connectivity companies Turkish Technic and Havelsan to bring Inmarsat’s inflight broadband and live TV solutions to Turkish Airlines. Ahmet Karaman,...
View ArticleIsrael: Partner teams with Amazon
Israeli multiplay operator Partner Communications has revealed what it describes as a first of its kind collaboration agreement between Amazon Prime Video and its Partner TV unit. Partner TV customers...
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