SSPI has announced that it will present its 2020 Mentor of the Year Award to Dawn Harms, Chief Revenue Officer at Momentus Inc Dawn will be honored on October 6 at SSPI’s 15th Annual Future Leaders Celebration for the attention, support and guidance she has provided to young professionals throughout her career.
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Gordon Smith announced today that the NAB Show now scheduled for October 9–13, 2021 in Las Vegas. Smith issued the following letter to the NAB Show community regarding plans for the 2021 NAB Show:
Dear NAB Show community,
In its latest research, Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity, Euroconsult provides a strategic review of the market reset resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its significant impact on the aviation industry. In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) has been a key driver for the entire ecosystem and constituted a $1.4 billion market in 2019.
To shed light on the role that satellites can play in an world increasingly dominated by Over-the-Top services, Satelltie Executive Briefing spoke with Hans Massart, Head of Media and Broadcast, ST Engineering iDirect. Excerpts of the interview follows:
"Over-the-top (OTT) streaming services overtake cable and satellite viewing in USA.” “More Netflix viewers than Sky satellite TV viewers in the UK.” As you read headlines like these, it would be easy to think that satellite, not only as a Direct-to-home (DTH) service, but also as a content delivery provider has lost its place in the value chain. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are many reasons why satellite will continue to be both necessary, relevant and indeed an essential partner for key players in the OTT industry, and this MarketBrief will examine the key ones.
Antenna supplier KebNi AB, announced the appointment of Ronald van der Breggen as special advisor to the CEO. In this role van der Breggen will help develop KebNi's strategy for the large opportunity that the future LEO satellite services represent.
The Asia Pacific region will have 467 million SVOD subscriptions by 2025, up from 267 million in 2019. China will contribute 279 million SVOD subscriptions in 2025 – or 60% of the region’s total. India will supply a further 66 million – triple its 2019 total according to Digital TV Research.
