Satellite communications services provider Satcom Global, has announced that James Tucker has joined the company as President of their Asia Pacific region.

Pay TV revenues in Eastern Europe will peak at US$ 6.95 billion in 2019 - before slowly falling to $6.59 billion by 2024. According to Digital TV Research, analog cable revenues will drop by US$ 844 million over this period, so digital pay TV revenues will increase by US$502 million to US$6.56.

Hispamar, the Brazilian subsidiary of the Spanish satellite-based communications operator Hispasat, has unveiled its new teleport and satellite control centre in Serviente (Rio de Janeiro).

In recent years, the company has developed an ambitious expansion plan, increasing its satellite fleet and activity in Latin America. This growth has made it necessary for the company to acquire a larger teleport to host all the antennas and control equipment needed for the company's operations as they no longer fit in the old control center located in Guaratiba (Rio de Janeiro) since 2003.

The number of subscription video on demand (SVOD) subscriptions [for movies, linear channels and TV episodes - excluding other platforms such as sports services] in North America will climb by 110 million from 160 million in 2018 to 270 million in 2024.

According to Digital TV Research forecasts, these figures are gross as many homes take more than one SVOD platform.

Comtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary within Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMTL) Commercial Solutions segment, announced today that it expanded its Heights Networking Platform product line to add a new low-cost, high-performance remote gateway, the H-Pico Heights Remote Gateway (“H-Pico”). The H-Pico will address CAPEX-sensitive end users while retaining Comtech EF Data’s position as the high-performance Very Small Aperture Terminals solution.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) announced today, that during its third quarter of fiscal 2019, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of the Commercial Solutions segment, had its Heights Networking Platform selected by Claro Argentina to connect rural communities throughout Argentina with high-speed 2G/3G and LTE backhaul.

Speedcast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a provider of remote communication and IT solutions, has appointed Barrie Woolston as senior vice president of the company's Media and Broadcast team.

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI), a global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, said today the company generated revenues of US$2.192 million (Ca$2,948,252) and a net after tax profit of US$315,589.36 (Ca$424,404) or US$0.0074 (1 Canadian cent) per share during the first quarter ended February 28, 2019.

C-COM said this compared with revenues of US$1.35 million (Ca$1,816,142) and a net after tax profit of US$12,538.12 (Ca$16,862) or 0 cents per share as reported in 2018, representing an increase of 62% and 2,417% respectively.

Terrasat Communications will be presenting its latest state-of-the-art IBUC for Fly-Aways & COTMs - the IBUC3 - at Booth 1135 of Satellite 2019 in Washington DC from May 6-9.