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Satellite
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Satellite operators ‘set on high-risk strategy’ as competition tightens
Satellite operators are becoming more aggressively competitive and are seeking to diversify away from broadcast…
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Kuwait TV adds Al-Qurain channel to its HD platform
Kuwait TV’s new Al-Qurain TV channel has launched on its free-to-air HD platform, hosted on…
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SES reports 18% increase in reach since 2012
SES’s reach has increased 18% since 2012 with the satellite operator covering 325 million homes…
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Satellite set for ‘new period of growth’ as video business holds up
Satellite operator SES’s core video business is set to provide increasing returns thanks to its…
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SES’s first hybrid satellite to launch in April
Satellite operator SES is due to launch its first SES hybrid satellite, SES-15, in April….
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US ‘cord nils’ figure almost triples in five years
The number of US broadband households that do not subscribe to traditional pay TV services…
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Eutelsat targets in-flight entertainment with state-of-the-art satellite
Eutelsat’s first high-power all-electric satellite is to be shipped to French Guiana on March 20…
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Polish pay TV providers slam government plan to levy licence fee
The Polish government has unveiled controversial proposals to collect TV licence fee payments using the…
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Intelsat to merge with OneWeb in major SoftBank-backed deal
Satellite operator Intelsat has agreed to merge with affordable internet provider OneWeb, in a deal…
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Intelsat successfully lofts latest Epic satellite
Intelsat has successfully lofted its third EpicNG high-throughput satellite, Intelsat 32e, on board an Ariane…
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Hispasat successfully lofts next-generation satellite
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has successfully launched its Hispasat 36W-1 satellite on board a Soyuz…
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Intelsat 33e satellite enters service
Intelsat’s new high throughput satellite, Intelsat 33e, successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service…
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Ghana’s Mega-Choice signs 10-year DTH deal with Eutelsat
Ghana’s Mega-Choice Digital Network has signed a 10-year contract with Eutelsat for distribution of its…
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Sub-Saharan pay TV customers to almost double by 2022
The number of pay TV customers in Sub-Saharan Africa will almost double between 2016 and…
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SpaceX explains cause of Amos-6 explosion
SpaceX has identified the fault that caused Spacecom’s Amos-6 satellite to be destroyed in a…
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SNL: US multichannel TV losses ‘biggest ever’ in 2016
The first nine months of 2016 have seen the biggest ever drop in US multichannel…
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Ergen: OTT could be bigger than satellite but carries risks for content
OTT TV has “the potential to be as big or bigger” than satellite TV but…
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Spacecom looks for new satellite after Amos-6 explosion
Spacecom has said it is exploring the possibility of procuring and launching a replacement satellite…
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SES completes O3b acquisition
Satellite operator SES has completed the acquisition of 100% of O3b Networks. SES said it…
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SES sees revenues and profits slide, but video business grows
Satellite operator SES saw its revenues and profits decline in the first half, as the…
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Eutelsat secures certification for teleport
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has granted satellite operator Eutelsat full Tier 4 certification for…
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SES claims 2.81m TV home reach in Nigeria
Satellite provider SES claims that is now reaches 2.81 million of a total 33.9 million…
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Intelsat 31 satellite successfully launched
Intelsat has announced the successful launch of its Intelsat 31 satellite, which will be used…
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US multichannel video subscriber losses ‘pick up speed’
The decline in US multichannel video subscriptions picked up speed in Q1 2016, despite a…
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Eutelsat now expects revenues to fall next year
Satellite operator Eutelsat has posted third-quarter revenue growth that fell short of expectations, reflecting a…
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Deutsche Telekom’s European TV base grows by 4.8%
Deutsche Telekom’s European TV customer base climbed 4.8% year-on-year in the first quarter to reach…
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NSR: 785 Ultra HD channels via satellite by 2025
More than 785 Ultra High Definition television channels will be delivered via satellite by 2025,…
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Eutelsat picks new broadcast satellite for 2018 MEA, Europe launch
Eutelsat has selected an all-electric satellite to provide broadcast TV services across Africa, Europe, Middle…
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North American pay TV subs to drop to 80% of homes in 2021
Pay TV penetration in the US and Canada will fall to 80.3% in 2021 as…
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Satellite prices under long-term downward pressure as capacity grows
Satellite capacity pricing is under long-term downward pressure, but the picture is mixed in different…