Satellite Television (DBS, DTH, DSat, DVB-S, DVB-S2) 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

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

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

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

Taiwan's NCC releases 2024 Communications Market Report
Feb 2, 2025 – Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has released its 2024 Communications Market Report analysing both international and domestic telecoms and broadcasting industries.
News categories: National Communications Commission, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Streaming, Taiwan, Terrestrial, Worldwide

Comcast domestic video subscribers down 311,000 in 4Q 2024
Jan 30, 2025 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Domestic video customers fell 311,000 in the quarter. Peacock paid subscribers grew by 16% YoY to 36 million.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

ThinkAnalytics AI platform to power DISH Network and Sling TV
Jan 30, 2025 – ThinkAnalytics' AI will be integrated into search, voice search discovery and personalized recommendations across DISH, Sling TV, and DISH Anywhere services - on both satellite and OTT platforms.
News categories: ThinkAnalytics, DISH Network, Greg Riker, Seth Van Sickel, Big Data, Digital TV, Satellite, Streaming, USA, UX