At the CABSAT 2019 in Dubai, UAE, Satellite Markets and Research interviewed key excutives including  Toni Jelavic, CEO and Frane Milos, Country Manager, Luxembourg of Amphinicy Technologies; 

A recent study of the online content viewing behavior of Indonesian consumers has revealed that 29% of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known as Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs), allow users to access hundreds of pirated television channels and video-on-demand content. Such illicit streaming devices often come pre-loaded with pirated applications which are either free or charge low subscription fees, which then provide ‘plug-and-play’ access to pirated content.

Wholesale capacity revenues from telecom applications will surpass video applications by 2021, whose growth is largely supported by the influx of low-cost capacity from new VHTS systems & NGSO broadband in the coming years. As a result, total capacity supply is projected to grow eight-fold from 1.3 Tbps in 2017 to nearly 10 Tbps by 2022.

NSR’s In-Orbit Servicing Markets, 2nd Edition (IoSM2) report, released today, forecasts US$ 4.5 billion in cumulative revenues from In-Orbit Satellite Services by 2028. While growth is anticipated across all applications in all orbits, GEO satellite life extension will yield the largest share of revenues.

The Satellite Hub Summit @ CABSAT 2019, GVF’s prominent MENA platform for addressing and analyzing evolutionary and revolutionary transitions in satellite technologies, services, applications, and markets, was a central feature at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre/Dubai World Trade Centre over 12th to 14th March.

The Global Enterprise VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) System market accounts for US$ 3.65 billion in 2017 is expected to reach US$ 7.56 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 8.4%.

A new research by Research and Markets said some of the factors such as high advancement in the technology and increasing usage of satellite services for cross-vertical applications are driving the growth of the market. However, the research concluded, high costs are hindering the market growth.

Asia Pacific OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach US$ 48 billion in 2024; up from the US$ 21 billion recorded in 2018. According to the Asia Pacific OTT TV and Video Forecasts report, the total will increase by US$ 5 billion in 2019 alone.

China and Japan will account for 71% of the region’s total revenues by 2024. China will command a 57% share by 2024 from the 22 countries covered in the report.

Leading figures from the Middle East’s growing eSports community believe that government-backing would give the Gen Z-led phenomenon the backbone it needs to “thrive” in the UAE and wider region.

Mohammad Albanna, who is on the board of the UAE eSports Federation, and Saeed Sharaf, CEO of eSport Middle East and president of the Syrian eSport Association, led an open panel discussion at the debut eSports Pavilion at CABSAT – the region’s leading event for the satellite, broadcast and filmed content media and entertainment industry.

Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announced today the appointment of Julie Burguburu as Company Secretary of the Group and a member of the Executive Committee, effective March 15.

The Asia Pacific pay TV sector is vibrant, with both subscribers (up by 68 million) and revenues (up by US$ 2.35 billion) forecast to rise over the next five years. However, these forecasts are lower than the previous Asia Pacific Pay TV Forecasts report, mainly due to many cable subs in China converting to OTT.