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

Dialog Television subscribers down 21,000 in 3Q 2024
Nov 7, 2024 – Dialog Axiata has announced results for the nine months ended 30th September 2024. Dialog Television (DTV) maintained its subscriber base at around 1.6 million as of end Q3 2024.
News categories: Dialog Axiata, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Sri Lanka, Subscribers

Telefónica pay TV accesses up 5,000 in 3Q 2024
Nov 7, 2024 – Telefónica has presented results for the third quarter of 2024. In Spain, Pay TV net adds were 49,000 for the quarter. Elsewhere Pay TV subscribers fell 44,000, resulting in net global growth of 5,000.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Latin America, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Türk Telekom adds 20k TV Home subscribers in 3Q 2024
Nov 6, 2024 – Türk Telekom Group has announced third quarter 2024 results. TV Home recorded 20k net additions and maintaining its subscriber base at around 1.5 million.
News categories: Türk Telekom, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, Turkey

ORF and ORS extend contract with SES at 19.2° East
Nov 6, 2024 – SES has extended its contracts with Austria’s largest media provider and public broadcaster ORF and its content distribution subsidiary ORS Group on SES's prime TV neighbourhood at 19.2°E.
News categories: SES S.A, ORF, ORS Group, Norbert Hölzle, Harald Kräuter, Michael Wagenhofer, Austria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite

Warner Bros. Discovery and SES renew satellite deal
Nov 5, 2024 – SES has extended its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). SES will provide playout services and satellite capacity to deliver WBD's channels across Germany and Austria from 19.2°E.
News categories: SES S.A, Warner Bros. Discovery, Norbert Hölzle, Matthias Heinze, Austria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite

Telekom Srbija renews satellite services contract with SES
Nov 4, 2024 – Telekom Srbija has extended the contract for SES to provide capacity on ASTRA 3C at 23.5°E for its M:Sat TV platform, covering Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
News categories: SES S.A, Telekom Srbija, Norbert Hölzle, Katarina Subotić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Macedonia, Montenegro, Satellite, Serbia

Comcast domestic video subscribers down 365,000 in 3Q 2024
Oct 31, 2024 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Domestic video customers fell 365,000 in the quarter. Peacock paid subscribers grew by 29% YoY to 36 million.
News categories: Comcast, Mike Cavanagh, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, MandA, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Philippines telecom and pay TV revenue to exhibit 1.1% CAGR
Oct 21, 2024 – Pay TV service revenue in the Philippines will increase slightly over 2023-2028, supported by strong growth in IPTV subscriptions and a steady rise in DTH subscriptions.
News categories: GlobalData, Sarwat Zeeshan, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Philippines, Satellite

DISH includes Netflix in DISH TV subscriptions
Oct 17, 2024 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: SATS) has announced that Netflix Standard Plan (ad-free) is included with DISH TV subscriptions, at no additional cost for two years, for new DISH customers.
News categories: DISH Network, Netflix, Gary Schanman, Digital TV, Satellite, USA