Middle East and North Africa (MENA) subscription video on demand (SVoD) revenues will reach US$ 2.13 billion by 2024; or $1.51 billion more than the 2018 total. SVOD revenues will more than triple between 2018 and 2024, according to the latest edition of the Middle East and North Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report by Digital TV Research.

A new report from Arab Advisors Group overviews the IPTV services in the Arab world by December 2018. Arab Advisors Group’s analysis revealed that GCC countries had the largest number of IPTV providers in the region. 

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will present the Spirit of Broadcasting Award to veteran radio industry reporter Tom Taylor during the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Taylor will accept the award on Monday, April 8 at the NAB Show Opening.

With the support of specialists from Istar LLC, RSCC successfully completed the installation and commissioning of five central stations based on UHP equipment to provide via-satellite communication using the Express-AM series spacecraft.
This will enable RSCC to use the capacity of its satellites more efficiently and expand the capabilities of the satellite communication network, offering customers modern telecommunications services.

The first subscribers are planned to be connected in February-March 2019.

Futuresource Consulting has unveiled some seismic shifts in the US entertainment space in two recently published reports. The USA report from the global Video Insights series goes some way to address the questions of how people might consume premium content in the future. In addition, Futuresource has published its latest “Perspectives” piece, The Battle for The Living Room, which puts into context some of these major shifts in the content and hardware industries and how they are shaping and re-aligning in-home user relationships.

Satellite communications equipment manufacturer Newtec has provided a Newtec Dialog® hub system to SATSOL, a teleport and Internet Service Provider (ISP) on the Solomon Islands.

The Newtec Dialog platform will deliver IP connectivity for the Solomon Islands government, with a single hop service from remote islands to the capital, Honiara. SATSOL is currently rolling out the remote sites, initially in ten provincial hub locations. The education system will also benefit as the improved provincial network will be extended to secondary schools.

AST & Science has named satellite-industry veteran Chris Ivory to serve as chief commercial officer (CCO) and also chief executive officer (CEO) of the newly formed AST & Defense subsidiary.

A new OTT report from Parks Associates predicts OTT services will accelerate their global expansion over the next five years, with more than 310 million connected households having at least one OTT service by 2024. OTT Video Services: Disruptive Globalization estimates approximately 200 million households had at least one OTT service at home at the end of 2018.

The Satellite Industry Association today announced that Integrasys LLC has joined SIA. Integrasys LLC specializes in the engineering and manufacturing of innovative satellite spectrum monitoring systems and VSAT network deployment for the government market. The Company is based in Herndon, VA and is owned by Integrasys SA of Spain. The parent company was founded in 1990 and recently announced that it expects to focus on growth in various regions around the world, especially in the U.S. market, with new offices to support a growing customer base.