NSR’s newly released M2M and IoT via Satellite, 5th Edition report finds that despite increasing competition from terrestrial competitors, satellite M2M/IoT revenues will continue to grow strongly. NSR forecasts that revenues will exceed US$ 2.4 billion by 2023, over double the revenues in 2013 of US$ 1.1 billion.

According to Euroconsult's newly released research report, High Throughput Satellites (HTS) continue to proliferate in 2014 in terms of supply additions (+109 Gbps), system investments (nine new orders) and demand take-up (+40 Gbps). This trend should accelerate considering the 100+ projected new HTS system (payload and satellite) launches over the next decade.

Imagine Communications, a market leader in advertising business systems and video infrastructure solutions serving global TV networks, broadcast stations, multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD), governments, enterprise markets, today announced it has acquired the assets of the advanced advertising business unit of OpenTV, Inc., from the Kudelski Group (Six.KUD.S).

The eight Boeing [NYSE: BA] Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF has signaled controllers it is functioning properly after launching today, marking another step in the modernization of the satellite constellation that’s relied on by millions of people worldwide.  

NSR’s newly released Government and Military Satellite Communications, 11th Edition, report forecasts the global government and military market will demand nearly 700 traditional FSS transponders and 75 Gbps of HTS capacity by 2023, generating over $7.8 billion in annual retail revenues. Increasing demand from current users, coupled with new customers and evolving bandwidth-hungry applications, will drive this resurgence in a market that has seen declining revenues in 2013 and H1 2014.

Gaming consoles and over-the-top (OTT) devices, such as Apple TV and Roku, are helping online TV work its way into our living rooms to directly compete with traditional television. According to Adobe Digital Index's “Q2 Video Benchmark” report, online TV content viewed through these devices saw the biggest market share increase of all device types.

Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, HISPASAT, celebrated its 25th anniversary yesterday, with a concert held at the Royal Theatre in Madrid. The event was presided by His Majesty the King, the Spanish Minister of Industry, José Manuel Soria, also being present. Other renowned members of the Spanish government attended as well, alongside key executives from the aerospace, telecommunications and television industries.  

The worldwide Pay TV market is expected to surpass 920 million subscribers by the end of 2014. Overall, Pay TV average revenue per user (ARPU) is expected to drop slightly due to increasing price competition, but at a lower rate compared to the ARPU drop in 2013 according to ABI Research.

TU’s 19th Plenipotentiary Conference roundly endorsed Houlin Zhao of China as its next Secretary-General. Zhao will take office on 1 January 2015 for a term of four years, with the possibility of re-election for one additional four-year term. The election took place in Busan, Republic of Korea, during the Plenary session of the PP-14 conference this morning. Zhao won the position with 152 votes, from 156 ballot papers deposited. He contested the position unopposed.