Eutelsat Communications has commissioned Thales Alenia Space to build a new satellite for the 7 degrees East orbital slot. W3B is scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2010 […]
Steve Maine to head Solaris
Steve Maine will be the CEO of the SES-Astra and Eutelsat jointly-owned venture offering Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) in S-Band.
SES looks for new acquisitions
Rebuffed by the Israeli operator Spacecom, SES has signalled its intention to pursue other acquisitions, with SES CEO Romain Bausch indicating to a conference call on its 2007 financials that […]
Spain okays Abertis investment in Hispasat
The Spanish government has okayed a major investment in the Hispasat satellite system by Abertis, the Spanish infrastructure company. Abertis will acquire 28.4% of Hispasat through its telecoms subsidiary, Abertis […]
Eutelsat raises 2007-2008 outlook
Eutelsat Communications has increased net income by 18.5% and added 3.4% to its revenues as the Paris-based satellite operator reported its first half results ending December 31, 2007. The company […]
Thor 5 launch is a Breeze
Telenor’s fifth satellite has been successfully launched on board the Proton Breeze M in Baikonor. Thor 5 began its journey at 17.34 local time (11.34 GMT) on a crisp early […]
TVP to sublet satellite capacity
The Polish public broadcaster TVP is to allocate some of its satellite capacity to another station.
TeleColumbus to launch own headend in the sky
The German cable operator TeleColumbus is to launch its own digital headend in the sky on the Eutelsat Eurobid 9 satellite. Starting in May with two transponders and 20 channels, […]
BC Partners completes Intelsat purchase
Serafina Holdings, the entity formed by BC Partners and associates including Silver Lake, has completed the $5 billion purchase of Intelsat. The private equity grouping takes control of Intelsat Holdings.
SES increases Sirius stake
The Swedish Space Corporation has exercised a ‘put option’ that transfers an additional 15% equity stake in SES Sirius to SES Astra.