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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 9 - Issue 10 | November 2019

CLUBTV Delivers More TV Choices
To Viewers Across the Philippines

M

illions of homes in the
Philippines will be able to enjoy
new international TV channels thanks
to CLUBTV, a new thematically-focused
TV platform launched by Mediahouse.
PH, a division of Magistan Media, a
project management firm specialising
in television operations and advertising,
on SES's satellite SES-9.
Starting with six channels, CLUBTV
offers a wide variety of genres that
will bring additional choices and
popular thematic topics that interest
young Filipinos: GINX Esports TV,
HealthWellness, Pet & Pal, Luxe&Life,
My Cinema Europe and Motorvision TV.
The platform will allow the channels to
address existing audiences of pay-TV
operators, including Cignal TV as of
December, bringing a new selection of
content to subscribers at no additional
cost. Mediahouse.PH serves as the
aggregator and marketer of the TV
channels.
"We are very excited to deliver these
channels with a razor-sharp thematic
focus to the Philippines," said Ralph
Siebenaler, CEO of Magistan Media

Ralph Siebenaler, CEO
of Magistan Media
/ Mediahouse.PH

/ Mediahouse.PH. "With this new
platform, we are delivering new
content cost-effectively, and in
excellent technical quality to millions
of households. This platform is also
an excellent opportunity for global
content owners or TV channels to
enter the Philippine market or extend
their reach."
Projections show TV households in the
Philippines increasing to 20.7 million
by 2024 from 18.7 million in 2019.
For TV households, satellite Direct-toHome (DTH) TV is the fastest-growing
TV reception mode against terrestrial
and cable TV in the Philippines, with
the number of satellite TV households

estimated to be 3.7 million by year end
and forecast to increase to 5.8 million
in 2024.
Soo Yew Weng, Vice President, Sales
& Market Development, Asia-Pacific
at SES Video, said: "As the video
landscape is increasingly competitive
in the Philippines, pay-TV operators
need to differentiate themselves
by offering new content to their
audiences, and this new TV platform
aims to help them achieve just that.
It is also an excellent example of
SES-9 satellite

InSAT

SES-9 North East Asia Ku-band beam

how SES goes beyond leveraging the
power of satellite to partnering with
local players, and jointly building a
future-proof media ecosystem that
can meet the growing demands of TV
audiences."
SES will provide both satellite capacity
via SES-9, located at the prime orbital
location of 108.2 degrees East, and
managed media services such as ad
insertion, encoding, monitoring and
multiplexing.
SES has established a strong presence
in Asia Pacific via its premium video
neighbourhood at 108.2 degrees East,
which currently broadcasts channels
to over 17 million TV homes across the
Philippines and Indonesia.

'Teleports And Big Data' Report
Explores Challenges

T

he World Teleport Association
(WTA) has released Teleports and
Big Data, a new research report that
shares insights from executives in the
industry on the big data revolution's
impact on their businesses today and
the sales, marketing and investment
decisions they are making to target
expanded opportunity in the future.
WTA asked these executives to explore
the niches offering the greatest
opportunity in the near-term as
well as visions of the future role of
transmission and satellite technology
providers in a data economy.
"The growth of big data and analytics
in every part of business and
government is challenging teleport
operators to redefine their value," said
WTA Executive Director Robert Bell.
"Serving customer becomes a team
sport among multiple vendors, and the
challenge is to find the place on the
value chain that best leverages their
capabilities and provides a defensible
market niche."

WTA members can access the report
by signing in to their accounts on
the WTA website. Non-members can
purchase the report for US$1,650.
NSR estimates that the biggest
markets for big data via satellite will be
in transportation, government/military
and oil & gas - sectors where teleport
operators are deeply embedded.
Devices and connectivity are key parts
of the mix, but so are applications:
formatted data streams and data
analytics are the end-products that
customers actually need. Success in
big data requires teleport operators
to evolve beyond connectivity to
management of complex networks,
sophisticated information processing
and a deep understanding of customer
requirements.
Interviewees for Teleports and Big
Data included executives from two
of the largest broadband satellite
providers, one of the world's largest
teleport operators, and major
providers of enterprise, aero, mobility,

rural
and
media services.
They collectively
operate scores
of satellites and
hundreds
of
teleport facilities,
and they serve
several
million
business and residential customers via
satellite around the world. Technology
executives we interviewed work at
companies whose hardware and
software support many of the world's
key satellite networks in VSAT, mobile,
broadband, media and enterprise
satellite networks. Others provide
network operations, automation and
big data management applications
that are used by major satellite
networks around the world.
Since 1985, the World Teleport
Association (www.worldteleport.org)
has focused on improving the business
of satellite communications from the
ground up.

Robert Bell, Executive Director, WTA

At the core of its membership are the
world's most innovative operators
of teleports, from independents to
multinationals, niche service providers
to global carriers.
WTA is dedicated to advocating for the
interests of teleport operators in the
global telecommunications market
and promoting excellence in teleport
business practice, technology and
operations.
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