Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Freeview NZ satellite TV service to move to Koreasat 6
Feb 21, 2025 – Freeview New Zealand's satellite TV service is to move to Koreasat 6 in early April. The move is essential for service continuity as the current satellite nears the end of its commercial life.
News categories: Freeview New Zealand, Leon Mead, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box

AgileTV, United Teleports and BNS launch fully managed TV service
Feb 18, 2025 – AgileTV, United Teleports and BNS have announced a fully managed TV service, combining traditional cable TV and OTT apps, that addresses the needs of North American network operators.
News categories: AgileTV, United Teleports, BNS, Ruben Senor-Megias, Ricardo Dias, Chuck Hasek, Apps, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, North America

Eutelsat and ATSS renew MENA satellite services agreement
Feb 13, 2025 – Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234; Paris/London: ETL) and Advanced Telecommunications Solutions and Services (ATSS) have renewed their satellite capacity agreement on the EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite.
News categories: Eutelsat, ATSS, José Ignacio González-Núñez, Eng. Abdullah Alosaimi, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, Satellite

Altice USA residential video RGUs down 64,300 in 4Q 2024
Feb 13, 2025 – Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) has reports results for the year ended December 31, 2024. Quarterly Residential video net losses were 64.3k in Q4 2024, taking Altice's subscriber base to 1,880 million.
News categories: Altice USA, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Orange TV subscribers down 8,700 in 4Q 2024
Feb 13, 2025 – Orange has released results to December 31, 2024. The company finished the year with 11.058 million IPTV and satellite subscribers, down 8,700 in the quarter, and down 86,900 year-on-year.
News categories: Orange, Digital TV, Europe, France, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

U.S. MVPDs align on terminology for multiscreen TV advertising
Feb 13, 2025 – U.S. MVPDs, plus Ampersand and the VAB, have announced unified guidance on multiscreen TV advertising terminology, aiming to align the industry around the various TV advertising delivery types.
News categories: Comcast Advertising, Video Advertising Bureau, James Rooke, Jason Wiese, Advertising, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Space Norway orders THOR 8 satellite from Thales Alenia Space
Feb 10, 2025 – Space Norway has ordered THOR 8 from Thales Alenia Space. From 1°W, the THOR 8 satellite will ensure continuity of Space Norway's broadcast coverage over the Nordics, and Central and Eastern Europe.
News categories: Thales Alenia Space, Space Norway, Hervé Derrey, Morten Tengs, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

Gray Media to broadcast Super Bowl on NEXTGEN TV with HDR
Feb 7, 2025 – Gray Media will broadcast Super Bowl LIX using HDR at all its NEXTGEN TV FOX affiliates, allowing viewers the game with improved contrast between the brightest and darkest colours on the screen.
News categories: Gray Media, Sandy Breland, Rob Folliard, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA, UX

Airtel adds 29,000 Digital TV subscribers in 4Q 2024
Feb 6, 2025 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. In the quarter Digital TV subscribers grew by 29,000 to finish the year at 15.823 million.
News categories: Airtel, Digital TV, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers