The launch of the Ariane 5 rocket scheduled to carry Astra 1L and Intelsat’s Galaxy 17 has been postponed for 24-hours. The mission has now been rescheduled for a second […]
Strong Q1 gives SES life after GE
SES has grown revenues by 21% in a strong first quarter performance. The Luxembourg-based satellite operator reported revenues of €399.5 million, but net profit fell to €97.7 million from €118.3 […]
Spacecom secures Amos-3 funding
Spacecom has completed the final funding round for the Amos-3 satellite, scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2007. The US$33 million funding round was completed with the support […]
Astra 1L ready for launch
Astra 1L, the latest satellite belonging to SES Astra, is ready for launch on May 3. The new satellite will lift off from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana. […]
NTV now Plus HD
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has finally launched its HDTV service, which was scheduled to make its debut in March. Its offer, available via Eutelsat’s W4 satellite, consists of three […]
BBC Trust gives green light to Freesat
The BBC has been given to go ahead by the BBC Trust to launch the Freesat free-to-air satellite offer as a joint venture with ITV It is anticipated that the […]
New distribution for SciTech TV
Eicom has confirmed that it is in talks with satellite providers to establish a European distribution feed for its science and technology channel SciTech TV. It is planned to use […]
Telenor selects Spacebus for Thor 6
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has commissioned Thales Alenia Space to build its new satellite Thor 6. The satellite will be based on Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000B2 platform and fitted with […]
Eutelsat and TDF in potential merger
Active trading in Eutelsat shares has fuelled speculation that the satellite operator could be heading towards a multibillion Euro merger with telecommunications and broadcast infrastructure group TDF. According to the […]
SES in C-band call
SES New Skies has written to its customers, calling on them to challenge proposals to have the so-called C-band reassigned to terrestrial mobile services. In a letter signed by both […]