Broadcasting
January 14, 2019
While most of the major satellite operators are seeing a slowdown in their revenues generated from video services, some interesting deals are still being done For example, at the end of last year, Eutelsat made a deal with The Switch, a company specializing in live and on-demand video services with owned and operated facilities in North…
January 14, 2019
Asian pay TV provider TrueVisions signed a long term transponder capacity contract with Asian satellite operator Thaicom, for continuing its pay TV service to audiences in Thailand. The company has retained several Ku-band transponders on the new Thaicom-8 satellite which delivers pay TV services to audiences in Thailand and across Asia, including sports and entertainment events. TrueVisions…
January 9, 2019
European media and entertainment company Sky has invested in Synamedia, an independent video software provider, joining majority shareholder Permira as a shareholder in the company. Both Sky and its parent company Comcast are long-time Synamedia customers as well as strategic development partners. "We've long collaborated with the team at Synamedia to help bring great content, products and entertainment to millions…
January 3, 2019
Australian Minister for Regional Services Senator Bridget McKenzie revealed that the government is providing $10 million in additional funding to secure the Viewer Access Satellite Television Service (VAST) for regional Australians until 2021. VAST provides commercial and national television services free-to-air to around 500,000 Australian viewers in regional Australia, including 30,000 travelers. The government also released…