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UPC DTH pirates convicted
Investigations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia have resulted in convictions for card sharing-based piracy…
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Bright outlook for Eutelsat and fixed satellite, says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has given an Overweight recommendation to Eutelsat’s stock, arguing that the Paris-based satellite…
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BringCom to revitalise Djibouti teleport
African communications technology specialist BringCom has struck a deal with local partners in Djibouti to…
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Euronews renews Arabsat contract
Euronews has renewed its contract with Arabsat to broadcast its Euronews Arabic channel on the…
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Azerbaijan launches first satellite
Azerbaijan has launched its first geostationary telecommunications satellite. Azerspace-1, operated by Azercosmos, was launched from…
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Arabsat to acquire Hellas Sat
Arabsat is to acquire OTE-owned satellite operator Hellas Sat for €208 million. Hellas Sat operates…
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Intelsat 27 fails to make orbit
Intelsat’s new Intelsat 27 satellite launch failed shortly after liftoff on board a Zenit 3SL…
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BBC renews contract with Arabsat
Satellite operator Arabsat and the BBC have renewed their deal whereby the BBC will broadcast…
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VimpelCom takes more capacity with SES
Russian service provider VimpelCom has signed a three-year deal with satellite operator SES for additional…
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RSCC chooses Irdeto
Russian satellite operator RSCC has chosen conditional access provider Irdeto to secure the content of…
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Broadcasters and sat ops team up to fight jamming
Broadcasters, satellite operators and equipment manufacturers have begun discussing the development of countermeasures to tackle…
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Arabsat to exclusively distribute SPI International channels
Satellite operator Arabsat is to exclusively distribute three HD channels from SPI International in the…
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Arabsat signs Badr-7 contracts
Satellite broadcaster Arabsat has signed contracts with Astrium, Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace for the…
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Spacecom wins Africa Cup of Nations
Israel-based satellite provider Spacecom, operator of the Amos satellite fleet, has been chosen to provide…
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Telenor Satellite chooses Thomson for streaming technology
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has chosen compression technology provider Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multi-screen video…
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VSAT capacity deal for Eutelsat
Belgium Satellite Services has contracted 46MHz of capacity on the Eutelsat 10A satellite for VSAT…
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NTV Plus launches new DTH service for eastern Russia
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is planning to launch its new satellite platform for…
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Eutelsat 70B begins operation
Eutelsat 70B, the Paris-based satellite operator’s latest spacecraft, has gone into commercial service at 70.5°…
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Eutelsat chooses Harmonic
Satellite operator Eutelsat has chosen technology provider Harmonic’s ProStream 1000 stream processing and transcoding platform…
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WRN Broadcast upgrades media centre
Broadcast services provider WRN Broadcast is investing over £1 million (€1.2 million) in its London-based…
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Telenor de-orbits Thor II after 15 years’ service
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has successfully de-orbited its Thor II satellite to a so-called ‘graveyard’ orbit….
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Gazprom moves ahead with satellite launch plan
Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems envisages launching its next two new satellites – Yamal-401…
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HD Plus taps Nagra for Replay service
SES-backed German satellite offering HD Plus is using content security technology from Nagra for its…
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GlobeCast to provide monitoring for YahLive
Media services provider GlobeCast is to provide Abu Dhabi-based satellite TV platform operator YahLive with…
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Eutelsat launches 4K TV demo channel
Satellite operator Eutelsat is launching a 4K TV demonstration channel on the Eutelsat 10A satellite….
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Romtelecom replaces Pro TV channels as talks fail
Romanian pay TV provider Romtelecom has failed to strike a deal with commercial broadcaster Pro…
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M7 Group consolidates pay TV ownership
Luxembourg-based pay TV operator M7 Group has consolidated its M77 Group sister company, bringing the…
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HD Plus gets music channel
SES is adding music channel Deluxe Music HD to its German HD platform HD Plus….
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Eutelsat TV Awards winners named in Venice
The winners of the Eutelsat TV Awards were unveiled at an event in Venice on…
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UPC DTH adds Skype service
Liberty Global’s satellite platform UPC DTH has launched a new customer care contact feature that…