The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has almost completed ground tests of the new telecom satellites Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7.
Bibel TV extends SD distribution on Astra
German Christian free-TV channel Bibel TV will continue broadcasting in SD resolution via the Astra satellite system (19.2° East) in the coming years.
Turkey provides satellite update
Türksat 6A will be launched in 2022, according to Adil Karaismailoglu, Turkey’s minister of transport and infrastructure.
Ukraine outlines multiplex plans
Ukraine’s upcoming multiplex MX-7 will use SES Astra at 31 degrees East for satellite distribution.
Intersputnik opts for Ksenia Drozdova
Ksenia Drozdova, deputy DG for business development at the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), has been elected DG of the Intersputnik International Organisation of Space Communications (IOSC).
Bavarian local TV vacates Astra transponder
Bavarian media authority BLM is reorganising the DTH satellite distribution of the German federal state’s local TV channels on Astra (19.2° East).
Eutelsat revenues fall
Eutelsat’s broadcast revenues in the (third) quarter ending March 31 amounted to €182 million.
SES grows profit and prepares share buyback
SES’s video business had revenues of €263 million in the first quarter, or 4.6% less than in the same period last year.
Turksat 5A enters orbit
Turkey’s minister of transport and infrastructure Adil Karaismailoglu has announced that the communications satellite Turksat 5A has entered orbit at 31 degrees East.
Bavarian local TV channels remain on Astra
The local and regional commercial TV channels from German federal state Bavaria will continue to distribute their services to DTH satellite households via Astra (19.2° East).