Deutsche Telekom is to commence the commercial rollout of satellite-based two-way broadband in Germany following an agreement with SES Astra.
RRsat to acquire Bezeq satellite business
RRsat Global Communications Network is to purchase the Emek Ha’ela Teleport from Israeli telecommunications company Bezeq.
PBLSat commits to SES-Sirius
Occasional use specialist PBLSat has made a public commitment to the recently launched Sirius 4 satellite at 5 degrees East.
Record revenues, but Intelsat still making losses
Intelsat has reported record annual revenues of $2.183.1 billion (€13.91 bn) for the year ending December 31, 2007. However, the Bermuda-housed operator still recorded a net loss of $191.9 million.
Amos-3 arrives at Baikonur
Spacecom Commuications’ Amos-3 satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site in Kazakhstan.
Satellite leads digital, says SES Astra
Eighty three per cent of European satellite TV households are digital, according to the Satellite Monitor presented by SES Astra today at a London press conference. The figure is more […]
RRSat brings SVT all over Europe
Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT (Sveriges Television) service has chosen RRsat to expand its coverage all over Europe. The operator will distribute the SVT channel to Europe, Northern Africa & the […]
TeleColumbus chooses NDS VideoGuard for delivery platform
The TeleColumbus Group, Germany’s third-largest cable operator, said it has chosen NDS VideoGuard as the conditional access technology for its own digital delivery platform in cooperation with Eutelsat as of […]
Small German cablers to get own headend-in-the-sky
The association of small German cable operators FRK will push ahead its plan for a dedicated headend-in-the-sky with about 56 channels. A specially formed company named Kabeldienstleistungsgesellschaft (KDL) will package all […]
ViewAfrica to increase its channel offering
Intelsat has announced that UK-based ViewAfrica has contracted for additional capacity on the Intelsat 10 satellite for increased channel distribution. ViewAfrica Network is distributing free-to-air programming bouquets to all the […]