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Satellite
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Americas takes bigger share for Hispasat
The Americas now accounts for well over half of Spanish satellite operator Hispasat’s revenues, according…
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Intelsat hit by African oversupply, lower US government spending
Lower US government spending and oversupply of capacity in Africa delivered lower annual revenues and…
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SES targets Latin America with SES-10 satellite
Satellite operator SES has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build its latest satellite, SES-10,…
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Arianespace postpones Astra 5B launch
Space launch company Arianespace has postponed the launch of the vehicle due to carry SES’s…
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SES-8 satellite goes into operation
SES’s December-launched SES-8 satellite is now fully operational at the orbital location of 95 degrees…
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SES Platform Services chooses Xstream for VoD
Satellite operator SES’s playout arm, SES Platform Services, has chosen Danish technology provider Xstream to…
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Delayed Astra 5B satellite set for March launch
SES’s delayed Astra 5B satellite is now due to take off in March, according to details…
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Sub-Saharan pay TV numbers to double
The number of pay TV subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will more than double to reach…
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SES delays Astra 5B launch
Satellite operator SES has delayed the launch of its Astra 5B satellite, claiming that launch…
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Telekom Austria selects Agama for satellite monitoring
Telekom Austria has selected Agama Technologies to provide quality assurance services for its new satellite pay-TV…
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SES eyes further growth
Satellite operator SES said it is committed to growing its presence in developed and emerging…
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Algerian deal for Eutelsat
Transmission services provider Télédiffusion d’Algérie has chosen Eutelsat’s 7 West A satellite to extend the…
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Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite goes into service
Eutelsat and Es’hailSat’s jointly owned Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite has successfully gone into commercial service…
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Japan’s NTV takes SES capacity for European sports events
Satellite operator SES has secured a contract with Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon Television Network (NTV)…
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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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Media Broadcast takes OU capacity on Eutelsat
German media services provider Media Broadcast has taken capacity on two Eutelsat satellites to provide…
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Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 reaches geostationary orbit
Eutelsat Communications’ and Es’hailSat’s jointly owned Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite has now reached geostationary orbit….
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Sky Deutschland to test Ultra HD via satellite
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to launch test transmissions of Ultra HD via satellite…
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EBU launches Hypermux contribution platform
The EBU’s Eurovision network has launched a new contribution multiplex platform as an upgrade to…
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BBC Knowledge and HD launch on Digiturk
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Digiturk that will see its BBC Knowledge and…
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SES pushes back satellite launches
Satellite operator SES has pushed back the dates of three satellite launches this year, in…
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South Africa’s Platco Digital to launch FTA DTH platform
Satellite operator SES has signed a contract with South African independent broadcaster e.tv to broadcast…
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Sky Sports agrees Football League deal
Sky Sports in the UK has agreed a new five-year broadcast partnership with The Football…
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YahSat names new CEO
Middle East satellite operator YahSat has named Masood M Sharif Mahmood as its new CEO….
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Pay TV numbers down in Spain but revenues exceed DTT
Pay TV revenues in Spain exceeded those of commercial free-to-air digital-terrestrial channels last year, although…
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Satellite problems cause Russian TV outages
Four state-run Russian TV channels went black for around 117 million people at the end…
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New potential bidders line up for Digitürk
Türk Telekom, Dogan Holding and Dogus Group have emerged as potential buyers for troubled pay…
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Tricolor TV tops Moscow digital league
Russian DTH pay TV provider Tricolor TV is now the leading digital pay TV service…
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Eutelsat begins redeployment of satellites with 3D
Eutelsat’s 3D satellite has gone into full commercial services at 3° East. Traffic was transferred…
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Astra 2E en route for Baikonur
SES’s new Astra 2E satellite has left manufacturer Astrium’s facilities in Toulouse after completing its…