The Astra 2F satellite to be orbited on Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission is now undergoing pre-flight checkout, joining its GSAT-10 co-passenger at the Spaceport launch site in French Guiana.
Video brings solid growth for satellite
The satellite market posts solid growth boosted by video services and emerging regions, according to research from Euroconsult.
Smart TV makers to lose $1 billion
Despite accelerating global demand for smart TVs, a new report from TDG forecasts that TV manufacturers will be largely unsuccessful in generating new revenue from these net-connected platforms.
Triple-play subscriptions to rocket to 400m
Global triple-play subscriptions will reach 400 million by 2017; up by nearly 300 million on the end-2011 total and up by 380 million on the 2007 total, according to a […]
Economy and Netflix hurt US pay-TV
Net US subscriber additions for pay-TV operators fell by nearly 350,000 in the second quarter, according to IHS Screen Digest.
US platforms lose 325,000 subs
The thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US, representing about 94% of the market, lost about 325,000 net additional video subscribers in Q2 2012.
US viewers still prefer physical rentals
Even as more US consumers adopt subscription streaming from Netflix and other services, the majority of feature-length movies are still rented on physical discs., according to The NPD Group’s VideoWatch […]
VOD revenues to climb by 54%
On-demand TV revenues from movies and TV programmes (and excluding revenues from other sources such as sports and adult, as well as SVOD packages) will reach $6.0 billion (€4.9 billion) […]
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Global IPTV subs expected to triple
The number of homes paying for IPTV is expected to dramatically increase to 165 million by the end of 2017.