Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] Viva Entertainment Group, a developer of Over-the-Top (OTT) systems, has signed a strategic sales agreement with OTT content aggregator TikiLIVE, an OTT and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) provider. The agreement will give Viva access an array of TikiLIVE services, including Nielsen-rated networks and technology aggregation for its consumers and its business partners,...

[Via Satellite 01-09-2016] The Al Rafidain TV channel is now available through Qatar satellite company Es’hailSat’s Es’hail 1 satellite, located at the 25.5 degree east hotspot covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Al Rafidain is an Iraqi satellite TV channel that showcases Iraqi political, economic, cultural and social identity. With the goal...

Will satellite remain a key broadcast platform in the Middle East? While the likes of OSN continue to see a healthy business, OTT is on the horizon, and things could be on the cusp of change.

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] Portugal’s subscription television signal distribution service had over 3.6 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter 2016, adding 159 thousand new customers over the space of a year, according to a Jan. 5 report released by Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) in Portugal for communications....

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Viewers in Italy of the Tivùsat TV platform, which broadcasts exclusively from Eutelsat’s Hotbird neighborhood, can access the full line-up of channels produced by Rai in High Definition (HD). Rai YoYo, Rai School, Rai Gulp, Rai Storia and Rai News24 were the last of 13 Rai channels to transition to HD. Eutelsat completed...

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] Sky Perfect JSAT has reported that Sky PerfectTV! has 3.3 million subscribers as of the end of December 2016, representing 32,000 new subscribers from the end of November 2016.

[Via Satellite 01-04-2016] Eutelsat Communications has launched two new Ultra HD channels at its Hotbird video neighborhood. Fashion TV’s new Ultra HD channel, FTV UHD, and Travelxp 4K, a 4K travel channel, have signed on for multi-year contracts with Eutelsat to leverage Hotbird’s penetration into cable and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) networks across Europe, the...

[Via Satellite 01-03-2017] The QVC television channel is broadcasting its new High Definition (HD) channel through Giglio Group’s M-Three SatCom business unit using Eutelsat Hot Bird satellites on 13 degrees East as of December 2016, the Giglio Group announced on Dec. 27. The HD broadcast is part of QVC’s plans to transition from standard to...

[Via Satellite 12-23-2016] NSSLGlobal is acquiring Norwegian IPTV company SnapTV. The acquisition will see SnapTV and NSSLGlobal working together to promote and develop entertainment services for maritime and offshore companies. With advanced state of the art TV and media distribution rights for all of the major players, SnapTV is well positioned to enhance the working...

[Via Satellite 12-22-2016] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has reached an agreement with Globecast to deliver Deutsche Welle’s (DW) English-language program in HD to the Asia-Pacific region. DW in HD is an additional offering next to the existing TV channel in SD and radio services on AsiaSat 7. DW’s German-language program will continue its service...