CABSAT – the leading specialist event for the broadcast, satellite, digital media and filmed entertainment industries for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) – is entering its 26th edition with a newly evolved format that will bring the entire content, satellite, broadcast, digital media and ente
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) (“Comtech”) announced today that its Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Porcelain has been promoted and will assume the additional role of President.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT; TASE: GILT) announced today that Comtech has agreed to acquire Gilat in a cash and stock transaction for US$ 10.25 per Gilat ordinary share of which 70% will be paid in cash and 30% in Comtech common stock, resulting in an enterprise value of approximately US$ 532.5 million.
The Over-the-Top (OTT) video market will surpass US$200 billion by 2024, with 90% of that value fueled by subscription and advertising revenue, according to a new report by global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research.
MENA Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) revenues will reach US$2.97 billion by 2025; or US$ 2.1 billion more than the 2019 total according to new research from Digital TV Research. SVOD revenues will triple between 2019 and 2025. Turkey will total to US$ 908 million by 2025, with Saudi Arabia adding US$ 563 million and Israel US$ 470 million.
Calian SED (formerly SED Systems) has appointed Rob Vance as its new Director, Satellite Ground Antenna Systems. The new position was created to lead the sales activities for the company’s new line of high performance composite carbon fiber antennas, designed to meet the demanding operational requirements of Ka/Q/V-band frequencies and beyond.
Reporting to Calian SED’s VP, Communication Ground Systems, Darren Schlageter, Vance will assume his role immediately and will be based in San Jose, California.
Pay TV revenues for the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region fell by 12% between 2016 and 2019 to just under US$ 3 billion according to new resarch from Digital TV Research. Given the hangover from the beIN ban and generally falling ARPUs, revenues in 2025 (US$ 2.81 billion) will still be lower than in 2019.
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced the SIA Board of Directors elected the following as officers for 2020: Stuart Daughtridge of Kratos as Chair, Audrey Allison of The Boeing Company as Vice Chair and Ross Vincenti of Intelsat as Treasurer.
For its first launch of the year from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, Ariane 5 placed two satellites in geostationary transfer orbit (GTO): the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite for Eutelsat and the GSAT-30 satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The total performance required of the launcher was 7,888 kg, including 6,976 kg for the two satellites injected into an orbit inclined 6° to the equator.
