The leading Serbian cable and DTH operator Serbia Broadband (SBB) has secured additional capacity on Eutelsat’s W2 satellite.
South African ETV leases transponder
SES Astra has announced that it has signed the first capacity agreement with a customer for its African capacity Astra 4A at the orbital position 5 degrees East. The South […]
Eutelsat claims HD distribution leadership
IBC 2008 – AMSTERDAM. The satellite operator Eutelsat is claiming leadership in Europe with regards to distribution of HD channels. “At the moment we have 61 HD streams, ” said […]
Turksat plans two more satellites
Turksat has confirmed plans to launch two more satellites over the next six years. News of Turksat 4A and Turksat 5A follows the June launch of Turksat 3A from French […]
Arqiva inks Intelsat deal
Arqiva has signed a multi-year contract for Intelsat capacity at one degree West.
Eutelsat W5 faces new transponder shutdown
Eutelsat Communications’ W5 satellite is to lose a fifth transponder ahead of a forthcoming solar eclipse. The earlier shutdown of four transponders following the loss of one of two solar […]
GlobeCast takes MTV on Eurobird 9 to Portugal
MTV has signed an agreement with GlobeCast for a second transponder on the Eutelsat Eurobird 9 satellite. The additional capacity will be used for distribution of MTV Portugal.
Arabsat takes BADR-6 into service
The new BADR-6 satellite is now officially part of the Arabsat fleet of satellites at its TV hotspot (BADR) at 26 degrees East, the operator announced today. The in-orbit tests […]
EC reveals pan-European satellite plan
The European Commission has opened up the selection procedure for a new pan-European satellite project.
Sirius strikes Lithuanian deal
The Lithuanian satellite services provider SatGate has contracted four transponders from SES Astra’s affiliate Sirius at the new 31.5 degrees East orbital slot.