The Asia Pacific online video industry will generate US$27 billion in advertising and subscription revenue this year, up 24% Y/Y from 2018, according to a new report, Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution 2020, published today by Media Partners Asia (MPA). This pie is forecast to expand at a robust 13% CAGR to US$50 billion by 2024, propelled by rising investment and competition, widening broadband access and ongoing development of local content, payment infrastructure and IP protection.

Digital TV Research said today its latest Pay TV report forecasts 60 million additional pay TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 to take the global total to 1.08 billion.

China will provide 19 million additional subs and India 26 million. However, the US will lose 14.4 million pay TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024 – down by 16%.

Clarence Duflocq, 39, has been appointed director strategy, mergers & acquisitions, innovation and new business initiatives at Thales Alenia Space, starting in September, 2019.

He replaces Viktoria Ottero Del Val, who has decided to take new responsibilities outside the company.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced organization changes to its operating sectors to better align the company’s broad portfolio to serve its customers’ needs. There will be four operating sectors: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems. The changes are effective Jan. 1, 2020.

The growing trend of advanced channel broadcasting has intensified the demand for satellite transponders across the globe as the number of operational satellites on-orbit rose by over 20% to 2100 with more than 300 satellites being launched in 2018 according to SIA (Satellite Industry Association).

iKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, and Visio Productions, international content producer, distributor and channel operator of 4K HERiTAGE, have joined forces to expand distribution for a major 4K channel via Measat-3a at the Asian video hot-slot 91.5E providing satellite coverage across Asia.

iDirect Government, a wholly owned subsidiary of ST Engineering iDirect, has acquired Glowlink Communications Technologies, Inc., a Mountain View, CA, a solutions provider for mitigating satellite interferences and improving the quality of satellite communications.

iDirect Government, a wholly owned subsidiary of ST Engineering iDirect, has acquired Glowlink Communications Technologies, Inc., a Mountain View, CA, leader in innovative solutions for mitigating satellite interferences and improving the quality of satellite communications.

Space industry conferences come in all shapes and sizes. As someone who has spent most of my career covering the commercial and government satcom industry, most of the conferences I attend are more commercial in nature—discussion tends to focus on business plans that are already in existence, or otherwise, on the horizon.

Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that ViewMedia, the new commercial name of Viewsat the UK-based media content distributor, will launch a new digital broadcast platform on the AMOS-17 communication satellite located at the 17°E orbital position above Africa.