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Astra
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FAST channel wedo movies extends reach with Zattoo and HbbTV
Germany’s Video Solutions AG is making its advertising-financed, free feature film channel wedo movies accessible…
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SES sees revenue drop
Satellite operator SES saw its revenues drop by 5.2% on a like-for-like basis last year,…
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1+1 to broadcast eight channels on Astra platform
Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1 Media Group is to use capacity on SES’s satellite at 5 degrees…
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Eurovision taps SES for Rio Olympics
The EBU’s Eurovision network has signed a capacity deal with satellite operator SES to broadcast…
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German shopping channel set for UHD first
A German shopping channel is set to become Europe’s first free-to-air Ultra HD service, launching…
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Germany’s Ebru TV becomes QLAR
German free-to-air entertainment channel Ebru TV has rebranded as QLAR. The Offenbach-based channel airs a…
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BBC Global News to launch in HD on Astra
BBC Global News has signed a deal with satellite operator SES to make its news…
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Czech and Slovak public broadcasters begin UHD tests
Czech Republic public TV provider Ceska Televize (CT) and Slovakian public broadcaster RTVS are due…
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Fashion TV stages European rollout
Fashion Television has launching its European feed on Astra satellites at orbital position 19.2 degrees, as…
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TurkShow goes live in Western Europe via Astra
Germany-based TV channel TurkShow is now broadcasting across Western Europe via Astra at the 19.2…
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M7 ups SES capacity to boost Czech and Slovakian HD output
Luxembourg-based satellite TV provider M7 Group has extended its existing capacity contract with SES to…
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YFE’s RiC on Vodafone in Germany
Your Family Entertainment-owned kids channel RiC is now available on the Vodafone mobile platform in…
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ANGA COM set for “multifaceted” congress programme
ANGA COM is set to return to Cologne this year with 450 exhibitors and what…
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ORF ups HD offering with additional Astra capacity
Austrian public broadcaster ORF is set to expand its high definition output after increasing its…
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Astra 2E goes into service as SES and Eutelsat settle dispute
SES’s Astra 2E satellite will go into service at the 28.2°/28.5° East orbital position from…
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RTL takes more Astra capacity for Swiss channels
German media group RTL has contracted additional satellite capacity from SES to transmit Swiss versions…
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Media Broadcast takes DVB-S2 capacity at 23.5° East
German transmission services provider Media Broadcast has contracted 25Mbps of DVB-S2 capacity on the Astra…
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Astra 2E scheduled for launch on Monday
SES’s Astra 2E satellite is now schdueld for launch on an ILS Proton launch vehicle…
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SES signs capacity deal with Telekom Srbija
Satellite operator SES’s has extended its partnership with Telekom Srbija by signing a new multi-year…
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New channels on SES Astra
Two new Bavarian free-to-air TV channels are launching on the Astra satellite platform at the…
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GlobeCast expands African reach with SES
Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has contracted a transponder on SES’s SES-4 satellite as well as…
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Astra to deliver glasses-free 3D TV
SES Astra and iPONT International, a developer of glasses-free 3D technology, will use IBC demonstrate…