It will come as no surprise to anyone in this industry who is paying attention to what has been happening over the last few years, to hear me say that the industry is in a state of flux.  This is hardly news, but the pace appears to be accelerating and things that have been talked about for the last several years, are either reality or now very close to be becoming so.

The uncomfortable co-existence among science, technology and religion is a few centuries old.  For a long while the three disciplines tried to stay in their own lane and tried to avoid swerving into the others’ lane.  But a collision was inevitable.  The crash has given us a toxic political and social climate at times, and made us mistrust each of the three disciplines. 

A number of highly visible new space initiatives, backed by some of the worlds internet billionaires, are challenging the existing satellite industry. Their marketing is great, American style, but is it really a game changer for the satellite industry? For rocket and satellite manufacturers maybe, but the business cases for the satellite operators are not very convincing yet.

SatADSL, a provider of professional VSAT services, has announced the completion of its capital increase and the appointment of Serge Van Herck as president of its board of directors.

Serge Van Herck, a veteran of the satellite industry for several decades, has held positions as CEO and as board member at multiple companies and industry organizations.

Bowenvale Limited and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (HKSE: 1135; 1135.HK  jointly announced that the proposal for the privatisation of AsiaSat by way of a scheme of arrangement has been approved at the court meeting today.

Speedcast International Limited (ASX:SDA) (FRA:7SC) (OTCMKTS:SPPDF) announced today its preliminary financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2019, highlighted by a rise in its Group revenue by 17.3% to US$ 357.6 million against US$ 304.8 million during the same period last year.

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S)company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, in partnership with MTM, a leading international research and strategy consultancy, today released the key findings of the Latin American edition of the

Today, Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), and Ministry of Commerce (MOC) toggehter with the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and TrueVisions hosted the Digital Content Anti-Piracy Summit which was held at the Ministry of Commerce Building in Nonthaburi. The anti-piracy summit was attended by over 130 delegates from government, the content industry and the media.

Visitors at this year’s AfricaCom can expect even more than in previous years, with the launch of a brand-new show feature – the AfricaTech Centre Stage. This is a focused centrepiece at AfricaTech, a new zoned exhibition area dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, fintech, cloud, data and security, and cutting edge content, along with a host of excellent networking opportunities.

The Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.S), a provider of media content protection and value-added service technology, has reported a net loss of US$20.4 million, which included US$13.7 million of restructuring costs, during the first half of 2019.