Satellite Television (DBS, DTH, DSat, DVB-S, DVB-S2) News
StarTV to offer streaming video via satellite in Mexico
Mar 18, 2024 – StarTV has selected EUTELSAT 117 West B for the deployment of its StarFlix video streaming service. Viewers in Mexico will be able to enjoy the service streamed to their screens via satellite.
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Eutelsat, StarTV, Jose Ignacio González-Núñez, Monica Aguirre, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico, Satellite, Streaming
iKO Media Group launches eSports package with Eutelsat
Mar 11, 2024 – iKO Media Group is launching a sports TV package, eCLUTCH, consisting of 10 eSports and gaming channels, at Eutelsat's 16°E, HOTBIRD 13°E and 7/8°W orbital positions.
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Eutelsat, iKO Media Group, DigitAlb, Laurence Delpy, Arnaud Verlhac, Eglinor Ramaj, Albania, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Satellite
Top U.S. pay-TV providers lost 5 million subscribers in 2023
Mar 8, 2024 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. lost about 5,035,000 video subscribers in 2023, compared to a net loss of about 4,590,000 in 2022.
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Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA
RSF launches independent journalism via satellite for Russian-speakers
Mar 5, 2024 – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched the Svoboda Satellite Package, offering Russian-speaking TV and radio by satellite at 13°E to territories including Russia, Ukraine and Baltic countries.
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Reporters Without Borders, Christophe Deloire, Věra Jourová, André Lange, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite
TVMonaco partners with SES to launch new HD channel
Mar 6, 2024 – TVMonaco has signed an agreement with SES to launch and distribute its new HD channel across Europe from 19.2°E as well as to Middle East and North Africa from MonacoSat-1 at 52°E.
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SES S.A, TVMonaco, Norbert Hölzle, Nathalie Biancolli, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Monaco, Satellite
Western Europe to lose nearly 9 million pay TV subscribers
Mar 11, 2024 – Digital TV Research expects Western Europe to lose nearly 9 million pay TV subscribers between 2023 and 2029 to reach 93 million – down by 8% over the period.
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Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial
EchoStar pay TV subscribers down 314,000 in 4Q 2023
Mar 1, 2024 – EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) has released results for the period to Dec. 31, 2023. Pay-TV subscribers fell 314,000 in the final quarter to close at 8.53 million (6.47 million DISH TV, 2.06 million SLING TV).
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EchoStar, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA
DTH subscribers down 1.32 million in India in 3Q 2023
Feb 9, 2024 – According to TRAI, the total Pay DTH active subscriber base in India decreased from 65.50 million at end-June 2023 to 64.18 million at end-September. There were 11 MSOs & 1 HITS operator with a subscriber base of over one million.
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers
Télédiffusion d’Algérie expands offering on EUTELSAT 7 West A
Feb 15, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris, London:ETL) has announced that Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA) has increasd its capacity on EUTELSAT 7 West A, consolidating its TV and radio channels at 7/8° West.
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Eutelsat, Télédiffusion d’Algérie, Laurence Delpy, Algeria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite
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