New York City, NY, May 17. 2024 by Lou Zacharilla
If you happen to be driving in Iceland admiring its celestially-favored coastal landscape with deeply indented by bays and fiords, you will notice, as you head toward the inland plateau, that along the straight road of a major highway you, your automobile and the highway will slowly but surely curve widely for no apparent reason. No danger in the landscape justifies this arching curveball thrown into the road.
CABSAT 2024, the premier conference for the broadcast, satellite, and content sectors, is slated to revolutionise media and entertainment with its innovative exhibitions and features for participants. The latest edition of CABSAT, starting from May 21 to 23, 2024, at Dubai World Trade Centre, will present innovative hall experiences for all attendees, while also highlighting cutting-edge technologies and diverse content offerings that will shape the future of the entertainment landscape.
Luxembourg and McLean, VA, April 30, 2024
Satellite operators SES and Intelsat announced an agreement for SES to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of US$ 3.1 billion (€2.8 billion) and certain contingent value rights. The combination will create a stronger multi-orbit operator with greater coverage, improved resiliency, expanded suite of solutions, enhanced resources to profitably invest in innovation, and benefit from the collective talent, expertise, and track record of both companies,, according to SES in a statement.
McLean, Va. April 18, 2024
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) (“Iridium”), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2024 and reiterated its full-year 2024 outlook. Net income was $19.7 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024, as compared to net income of $9.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2023. Operational EBITDA (“OEBITDA”)(1) for the first quarter was $115.0 million, as compared to $111.9 million for the prior-year period, representing a year-over-year increase of 3%. Net income benefitted from a year-over-year decrease in depreciation expense associated with the extension of the estimated useful lives of the Company’s satellites and continued growth in total commercial services revenue.
Los Angeles, Calif. April 15 2024
According to the latest statistics from Cloudflare, global internet traffic increased by 25% in 2023, and there are no signs that this growth is about to slow down. Data from Cisco indicates that 82% of this traffic is video, a reflection, at least in part, of the continuing shift in consumer viewing habits. The move to Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming video started many years ago in developed countries. In the US the crossover occurred in 2016 when the number of subscribers to streaming services surpassed the number of subscribers to traditional pay TV. This year will see the revenue crossover point, when both streaming services and traditional pay TV in the US will earn around US$17 billion.
Herndon, VA., April 8, 2024
Tyto Athene, LLC, a federal systems integrator of mission-focused digital transformation solutions, has completed its acquisition of Microtel LLC , a software development and systems engineering firm deeply embedded in long-term, space missions for NASA and international space programs. Tyto is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners , a Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm specializing in government regulated industries.
New York City, April 5, 2024
The teleport business is nothing if not adaptable. Four decades ago, operators offered bare-bones uplink and downlink services for a small handful of geostationary (GEO) satellite operators. Today, they are increasingly providing multipath, multi-orbit connectivity to a variety of enterprise and government customers, from maritime, energy and mobility to ISPs and military customers.
Los Angeles, Calif. , April 5, 2024
It would appear that whichever way you look, the outlook for traditional consumer Pay TV, is pretty bad. According to Ampere Analysis, in the US, this year is predicted to be the crossover year. The year in which streaming revenue (from subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) and hybrid subscription/advertising services) finally overtakes revenue from traditional pay TV subscriptions. In terms of actual numbers of subscribers, the crossover occurred in 2016, but since the average revenue per user (ARPU) for streaming services is so much lower than that for satellite or cable bundles, it has taken longer for the revenue crossover to occur. Ampere is projecting the crossover will happen in the second quarter of this year, with revenues of around US$17 billion for both streaming and traditional services.
Brussels, Munich, Montreal, Paris, Sydney, Toulouse, Tokyo, Washington D.C., April 5, 2024
Two prominent space consulting players, Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners, are merging after three years of increasingly successful collaboration, to shape the future of the space sector with unparalleled expertise and strategic insights. This merger creates Novaspace, a powerhouse in professional services dedicated to the space industry.
London, UK., April 3, 2024
IBC2024 has unveiled eight new projects selected for the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, through which a mix of world-leading and new industry players from across the global media, entertainment and technology communities collaborate to explore potential solutions to critical challenges the industry faces today. This year’s Accelerator Programme will also include a “Special Incubator Project” that builds on innovative live production technologies established by projects in previous years. The programme provides an agile, fast-track framework for initiating and developing innovation in the media sector to create achievable, hands-on solutions that address common pain points. Final Proof of Concepts (POCs) will be demonstrated at the dedicated Accelerator Zone and also presented live on the Innovation Stage at IBC2024, taking place at the RAI Amsterdam from 13th-16th September.
