The late American comedian Robin Williams joked that politicians need to be changed like diapers: frequently and for the same reason. You cannot trust a human being who holds and builds-up that much power or authority for too long.  Stuff that isn’t savory will inevitably accumulate.

Paris, France, May 1, 2025 – eCLUTCH, the game-changing esports content platform, is set to make a bold impression at CABSAT 2025—the region’s leading event for content, broadcast, and satellite industries—taking place May 13–15 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Rethink Technology Research, has published its latest report, "Smart TV & Connected TV Device Operating Systems Forecast 2025-2030".  The global installed base of Smart TVs and Connected TV (CTV) devices will reach 4.2 billion units by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2.65 billion in 2025, according to the latest report from Rethink TV.

Arianespace announced the appointment of Olivier Ricouart as Chief Technical Officer, starting May 1, 2025. He also joins the company’s Executive Committee.

Here they are: WWWWWM – the five Ws and the One H – it stands for those familiar questions: who, what, where, when, why and how. You can ask Google or ChatGPT to define these and you’ll get some pretty good generic answers. These are the standard questions that according to journalistic practice should be answered by any article, preferably the lead paragraph. For our industry, these simple questions are not simple to answer, whether as a business or as a strategy:

Rivada Space Networks has expanded its EMEA Team with the appointment of Mustafa Afifi as Sales Director for the Middle East region. Mr. Afifi will focus on sectors including Telcos, Regional Satellite Operators and Satellite Resellers/Integrators, providing the most demanding enterprise and government customers with Rivada’s highly secure, high-bandwidth, global connectivity network.

• High-speed global data constellation using satellite-to-satellite laser links 

Astroscale U.S. Inc.,has named retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Wesley ‘Wes’ Norris as its new Vice President of Business Development for National Security — to meet the increasing demand for space mobility, logistics, and servicing capabilities across U.S. defense and intelligence agencies. 

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper-1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on April 28 at 7:01 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Kuiper 1 launch marks the beginning of full-scale deployment of the Kuiper constellation and a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deliver a majority of its advanced satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO).

Axiom Space, announced today the appointment of Tejpaul Bhatia as its Chief Executive Officer. Bhatia takes over after serving as Chief Revenue Officer for the company over the past four years and replaces previous CEO, Executive Chairman, and Co-founder Dr. Kam Ghaffarian.

NPAW has released its full 2024 State of the Video Industry Report  where among its findings sow that global Video on Demand (VOD)  engagement dropped after a strong H1 Q4 did improve compared to Q3. Slightly lower engagement vs 2023 with viewers watching less titles and for a shorter time.

Other findings of the report include: