Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 08-16-2016] Yahlive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite joint venture between SES and Yahsat, has signed a contract renewal with the BBC World Service. As part of the ongoing agreement,...

There is no doubt that OTT video is growing at a rapid pace. Based on our 2015 ConsumerLab TV and Media study*, 80 percent of teenagers and 30 percent of 60 to 69 year olds who watch video watch streamed on

After much anticipation, the first full-fledged linear 4K Ultra-HD channels are up and running. The barrier of insufficient content is falling faster than it’s worth charting, now that producers are often

Over-The-Top (OTT) television has been little short of a phenomenon in recent years. Netflix, for example, was a company that almost no one had heard of a few years ago, yet now everyone around the world knows

[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Bobbles.tv, a newly launched pan-European pay-TV platform, has contracted SES capacity and MX1 services to launch a new global TV platform for expats in Europe. The entertainment...

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] The number of Free-to-Air (FTA) satellite channels targeting the Arab region continues to grow, according to Arab Advisors Group’s latest report “Satellite TV in the Arab World...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] beIN Media Group has integrated Technicolor’s 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) technology into its broadcast platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in preparation for...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] Thaicom has gained its first customer for the recently launched Thaicom 8 satellite. IPM is using Ku-band capacity for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services for 4 million satellite...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] SIS Live has installed a 1GB fiber network for Input Media, supporting the sports production company’s broadcast requirements with access to its expanding “Anylive” fiber infrastructure and...

[Via Satellite 08-03-2016] Dish Network has announced multiple features for customers watching NBCUniversal‘s multi-platform coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the upcoming availability of...