The future of the controversial German DTH platform Entavio has become clearer since management control of Premiere passed to News Corp, says Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES.
Solid growth for SES
Solid revenue growth and an improvement in margins across the board characterised a good set of nine-month figures for SES. The Luxembourg-based satellite operator grew reported operating profit by 7% […]
Russian DTH take-up soars
The Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has tripled its subscriber total in the first 10 months of this year.
Abertis builds Hispasat stake
Spanish infrastructure group Abertis has taken its share in the Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to 33.4%. The company has paid €35 million for a 5% stake previously held by EADS/CASA.
France considers second satellite DTT option
France is considering putting together a second DTH option for its 18 free-to-air DTT channels. So far, the bouquet is only available on the Astra satellite at 19 degrees East […]
Viasat holds subscriber levels
Viasat’s Nordic pay-TV business remained static in the third quarter to September 30, 2008 as softness in the DTH satellite market saw premium subscriber levels fall to 679,000 from 688,000 […]
99% of Bahrain homes have satellite TV
Nearly every home in Bahrain has satellite TV, according to a new survey reported in the Bahrain newspaper Gulf Daily News.
TeleSat set for December launch
TeleSat, the fledgling Belgian French language DTH platform, has announced it is now set for an official December launch. The operator is part of the Airfield Media Group, which also […]
Roots Global launches on Eurobird
Roots Global, the new pan-European TV platform for South Asian communities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, has launched a bouquet of channels on the Eutelsat Eurobird 9 […]
TPSA starts DTH trial
The incumbent Polish telco Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA) has begun trialling its new satellite-delivered TV service.