Spanish infrastructure company Abertis has become the largest shareholder in the Hispasat satellite platform after buying a 13% holding from Telefonica.
25% growth in Orange TV
Published: 08.55 Europe/London, February 22, 2012 By
The subscriber tally on Orange’s digital TV services in France and Poland continues to climb, with a 24.8% increase in subscribers during 2011.
“Necessary actions” to be taken against satellite jammers
Published: 11.13 Europe/London, February 21, 2012 By
Member states have been given greater autonomy by the International Telecommunications Union to tackle satellite jamming.
SES gear up for “important year”
Published: 11.05 Europe/London, February 17, 2012 By
SES’s revenues were essentially flat in 2011, with services growth being driven principally by the strong development of the HD+ platform in Germany.
New satellites push Eutelsat revenue growth
Published: 10.37 Europe/London, February 17, 2012 By
Two new satellite launches have increased Eutelsat’s backlog by a record 9.6% amid increased demand for services.
CS Link customers get Skylink offer
Published: 09.24 Europe/London, February 16, 2012 By
Subscribers to the Czech/Slovak DTH platform CS Link are now being offered the chance to switch to Skylink.
SES relocates AMC-3 satellite
Published: 07.27 Europe/London, February 16, 2012 By
SES has announced that the AMC-3 satellite is being relocated from its former location of 87 degrees West to 67 degrees West to optimise coverage of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Platform n exceeds expectations
Published: 11.40 Europe/London, February 15, 2012 By
The Polish DTH platform n ended 2011 with 929,000 subscribers. This was 29,000 more than expected and a 15% increase year-on-year.
Successful launch for SES-4
Published: 10.14 Europe/London, February 15, 2012 By
The SES-4 satellite roared into space on board an ILS Proton Breeze M booster on February 14. After a nine-hour, 12-minute mission, the Breeze M upper stage of the Proton rocket successfully released the SES-4 satellite directly into geostationary transfer orbit.
Tricolor TV drops service
Published: 09.42 Europe/London, February 15, 2012 By
The leading Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has taken the surprise decision to suspend its satellite internet service.
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