News Analysis

Houston, Tex., Oct. 1, 2014 – ITC Global, a leading global provider of satellite communications services to the energy, mining, and maritime markets announced today that it recorded another record for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. On a year to date basis, ITC has signed approximately US$ 100 million in new long-term service contracts.

View video and audio podcasts with key satellite executives from IBC 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands including: Andreas Bernhardt, CEO and Petra Visuri, Head-Product Managment, ND SATCOM; Michael Ulbritcht, Managing Director, Satservice GmbH;Timofei Abramov, Commercial Director and Grigory Baitsur, Director of Technical Department, INTERSPUTNIK; Jorg Rockstroh; Senior R&D Engineer, Work Microwave; Simen K. Frostad; Chairman, Bridge Technologies.   Click here to view the videos.

MarketBrief Report on Evolving VSAT Requirements  sponsored by ND SatCom.

This report examines the changing vsat network  requirements of customers in the growing vertical markets such as Oli and Gas, Mining, Power Utilities, Goverment, among others. 

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Singapore, September 25, 2014 — Globecast today announced that it has been selected by Scripps Networks Interactive to provide distribution, playout, content preparation and select post production services for the company’s portfolio of networks across Asia-Pacific. Scripps Networks owns and operates four channels across the region including Asian Food Channel, Food Network, Travel Channel and HGTV, which will launch at the end of the year. 

Nonthaburi, Thailand, September 23,  2014 - The first flight to use Thaicom’s new satellite-based In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service in Asia-Pacific took off from Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport today. The service, which uses Ku-band and is now fully operational, provides broadband on commercial flights for Thailand’s number one premium low cost airline, Nok Air.

Backnang, Germany, September 16, 2014--Signalhorn announced today that Metric Capital Partners (MCP), a European private equity firm, has provided capital that will allow Signalhorn to expand its global operations into new markets.

Montpellier, France,  September 2, 2014 – At a time when Netflix is shaking up classic video distribution models, IDATE is releasing its latest report on the future of television, delivering an analysis of ongoing disruptions in TV content distribution. It explores the dramatic changes in viewer behaviour and industry structure, and predicts how stakeholders’ role in the equation will evolve over time, through qualified global market data up to 2025.

St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, September 1, 2014-- O3b has today confirmed that in-orbit testing of its latest satellites has been successfully completed and the satellites have been commissioned into the O3b constellation. The expanded constellation is now fully operational allowing the company to launch services on a global basis.

The September 2014  issue of  the  Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  sponsored by  Gazprom Space Systems is now available.  Featuring:

The Changing Economics of Satellite Communications  by Jan Grøndrup-Vivanco

Silicon Valley Investing in the Satellite Industry by Elisabeth Tweedie

Outsourcing Content Management by Virgil Labrador

Disruption of the "Good Enough" by Lou Zacharilla

Executive Spotlight on Gazprom Space Systems Director-General Dmitry Sevastiyanov  

plus Product Spotlight on  SKYWAN 5G,  Product and Services MarketPlace Guide to the IBC 2014 , News Analysis, Market Briefs, Executive Moves, Vital Statistics and Satellite Markets and Research 25^TM Stock Index  and many more.  Click here to read or download the file