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Astra 2F set for September launch
Satellite operator SES Astra has announced that launch partner Arianespace has re-scheduled the launch of…
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UPC Direct boosts offering
UPC has added three new channels to its DTH platform in Hungary. Muzsika TV, Sorozat…
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SES-5 fully operational
Satellite operator SES has announced that the SES-5 satellite is now fully operational at the…
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Germany satellite homes grow despite switchover
Satellite homes in Germany grew by 100,000 in the first half of this year to…
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Russian set-top market continues strong growth
Set-top boxes sold in Russia amounted to 3.95 million last year and will likely reach…
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Magyar Telekom to boost channel line-up with Spacecom
Spacecom has extended a long-term contract with Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom for capacity on its…
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SES names regulatory chief
SES has named Gerry Oberst as head of its regulatory team. Oberst will join SES…
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SatLink and Telesat team for DVB-S2 link from EMEA to Latin America
Teleport and playout operator SatLink Communications has partnered with satellite operator Telesat to deliver TV…
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SES readies Astra 2F for launch
Satellite operator SES’s Astra 2F satellite has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French…
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Canal Plus España to share Champions League with Telefónica
Canal Plus España is to make UEFA Champions League football, to which it holds the…
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Sky Italia loses subscribers
News Corp’s Italian pay TV service Sky Italia recorded a loss of 42,000 subscribers in…
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Dubai Media channels on AsiaSat
Satellite operator AsiaSat has signed a contract with Dubai Media to provide capacity for free-to-air…
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Yes ends second quarter with 582,000 subs
Israeli DTH operator Yes posted modest increases in revenues, operating profit and subscriber numbers in…
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TivùSat adds new homes
Italian free-to-air satellite offering TivùSat saw 55,316 card activations in July, taking it to a…
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Eurovision takes extra capacity with SES for sports
Satellite operator SES has struck a multi-year capacity deal with the Eurovision network to broadcast…
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Tricolor adds three
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has added three channels to its line-up. The mass-market…
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ViewSat chooses Harmonic headend
UK satellite service provider ViewSat has installed a digital video headend from Harmonic to deliver…
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Zon Multimédia loses DTH subs but triple-play increases
A declining DTH base offset growth in Zon Multimédia’s triple-play subscriber base during the second…
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HD growth helps SES revenue increase
HD channel growth helped satellite operator SES increase first half revenues by 4.8% year-on-year to…
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Global DTH homes will top 220 million in five years
New research says that the number of global DTH homes will rise to 220 million…
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Prisa adds Canal Plus subs as overall group revenues decline
Spanish media group Prisa added 40,968 subscribers to its pay TV platform Canal Plus in…
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Al Jazeera signs satellite deal with Es’hailSat
Middle Eastern broadcaster Al Jazeera is partnering with Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat that will see…
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SES claims HD leadership
Over a quarter of TV channels broadcast via SES satellites are HD channels, the operator…
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France 24 strikes deal with Tricolor
French international news channel France 24 has struck a distribution deal with Russian pay TV…
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Canal Plus: OK to FTA channels but severe measures on TPS merger
France’s competition authority has approved Canal Plus’s acquisition of Bolloré-owned free-to-air channels Direct 8 and…
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Satellite operators implement Carrier ID for Olympics
Satellite operators Eutelsat, Intelsat and SES are to implement Carrier ID, a new technique to…
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AsiaSat shareholders reject de-listing plan
Satellite operator AsiaSat’s independent shareholders have rejected plans to take the company private. AsiaSat said…
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Maestro TV appeals against satellite dish confiscation
Georgian broadcaster Maestro TV is to appeal against the impounding of 10,000 satellite dishes by…
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Court says Rai must offer all programming unencrypted on Sky Italia
An Italian court has ruled that Italian broadcaster Rai must allow Sky Italia to broadcast…
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SES reveals SAT-IP certification
Satellite operator SES has announced the certification of what it claims to be the world’s…