In a cruel twist of irony, subscriptions are becoming ever-more essential to the survival of AVoD platforms. The stalwarts of internet video are set to bring in over $546 billion in revenue over the next five years, but the ad-supported business model which many of these platforms pioneered is clearly serving them no longer.

Kayhan Space has appointed seasoned military and space intel veteran Mark Mueller as Vice President of Government Growth to lead the company’s development and delivery of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Action, plus Offensive and Defensive Space Control solutions for a range of classified and unclassified Government missions.

The Asia Video Summit, the marquee conference for the video industry, kicked off in Hong Kong this year from 13 – 14 March, as part of the HK Entertainment Expo.  The Summit opened with an overview on the state of video in Asia, and how scale had redefined the industry. Vivek Couto, Executive Director, Media Partners Asia, shared that the ecosystem had changed, and a new pecking order was in place, with the global digital giants dominating video action in APAC, with a total video and screen revenues of US$24.4B coming out of Asia in 2023

The SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition recently concluded its 43rd annual event at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington DC from March 13-16. Drawing 14,768 attendees from 113 countries, the event reaffirmed its status as the premier gathering for the satellite and space industry. Moreover, it embraced the growing mainstream adoption of these technologies and welcomed diverse end-user communities.

AERKOMM Inc. (Euronext: AKOM, OTCQX: AKOM, "AERKOMM"), an innovative satellite technology company providing multi-orbit broadband connectivity solutions, and IX Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: IXAQU, "IXAQ"), a SPAC focused on the technology, media and telecommunications industries, have entered into a definitive Business Combination Agreement ("BCA") and raised US $35 million in a private placement.