Avanti Communications has joined London’s Alternative Investment market. The satellite telecommunications services provider currently uses leased satellite capacity, but is planning to launch its own satellite. Avanti will take delivery […]
Orbit secures VOOM HD channel
MIPTV – CANNES. VOOM HD Networks has inked a carriage agreement with Orbit Communications Company, Ltd. to launch its VOOM HD channel in the Middle East. The agreement, brokered by […]
Worldspace secures $155m refinancing
Satellite radio service Worldspace has said it has reached agreement with holders of its $155 million (€114.54) convertible notes to redeem $50m in cash and renegotiate the terms of the […]
Al Jazeera debuts in Turkey
The Turkish DTH platform Digiturk has signed a carriage agreement with Al Jazeera English, the English language service of the Al Jazerra Network. The service will now be made available […]
Arqiva completes BT satellite purchase
Arqiva has completed the £25 million acquisition of BT’s satellite broadcast services business. The transaction, which creates one of the world’s largest satellite and media solutions businesses, includes long term […]
GE takes AsiaSat stake
General Electric Company has taken a 34.1% stake in AsiaSat. It follows last week’s exchange transaction and transfer of shares between GE and SES. GE received both cash and SES’s […]
Increased demand eases Intelsat losses
Intelsat says that it is targeting a renewed global demand for satellite services. The company reported revenue of $543.2 million and a net loss of $63.4 million for the quarter […]
STV Cameroon launches on NSS-7
The Cameroon media company Spectrum Group has launched its two free-to-air TV stations STV1 and STV2 on the NSS-7 satellite. Located at the orbital location of 338 degrees East, the […]
GlobeCast in five-year Setanta deal
GlobeCast has signed a five-year distribution deal with Setanta Sports. The new agreement continues a 13-year relationship that extends back to the days when Setanta broadcast a closed circuit sports […]
Astra and Filiago launch interactive broadband
CeBIT – HANOVER – SES Astra and Filiago have launched their broadband satellite service Astra 2Connect with Filiago. The company unveiled the technology at last year’s IBC in Amsterdam. Filiago […]