Fighting piracy is a carrot-and-stick game. The carrot is that you have to provide great services and great content — and the stick is to hit the organizations that are trying to make money off of your business model. The threats to broadcast are evolving. Previously, threats were based around smart card hacking of pay-TV…

Although much has been said about High Throughput Satellites (HTS), the big question for many service providers is how they can play along in the game. Several market players say HTS is adding new

Africa remains a hotspot for satellite services. With a number of operators looking to carve out a niche for themselves, the region is a tough market to predict. A potential over-supply situation in

The current landscape of satellite operators in the region includes several players who have been in the business for some time now: Arabsat, which has been building satellites at a healthy pace, plays in the VSAT, broadcast and telecoms spaces; NileSat specializes more in TV and broadcast; Yahsat is working in the DTH, telecom, scientific…