MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, and Astra have extended their contracts with Discovery Networks Germany for capacity, content management and playout.
Spacecom to go ahead with new Amos
Spacecom has announced it is to procure a new satellite from Boeing Satellite Systems International in a deal worth US$161 million.
Last Ariane 5 launch of the year is ‘go’
The 11th Arianespace mission of 2016 has been given the go-ahead for its December 21 liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana, carrying the Star One D1 and JCSAT-15 satellites.
MX1 takes Eurosport 1 HD aboard HD+
Global media service provider MX1 has been selected by Discovery Networks Deutschland to handle technical services and satellite transmission of Eurosport 1 HD on German DTH platform HD+.
SES expands Ultra HD offer
4KUniverse, the latest Ultra HD channel to join SES’s line-up, will make its debut on the SES-1 satellite in January 2017.
Spacecom secures replacement satellite
Spacecom has signed a contract with AsiaSat to provide new capacity at 4 degrees West.
Arqiva owners plan £5bn sale
The owners of transmission company Arqiva are reportedly planning a £5 billion sale, dropping long-held plans to float the company on the London Stock Exchange.
Eutelsat ordered to re-instate Kurdish channel
The French commercial court of Paris (Le tribunal de commerce de Paris) has ordered Eutelsat to resume the broadcasts of the Kurdish channel Newroz TV.
Satellite dominating in the Middle East
Satellite has consolidated its position in the Middle East with the Eutelsat-Nilesat neighbourhood at 7/8 degrees West the most popular destination for multichannel viewing.
Sattechnik Andreas Paetz takes over RAPS
German service provider Sattechnik Andreas Paetz has acquired Receiver Automatic Programming System (RAPS), a service automatically updating the TV and radio channel listings in satellite receivers, from Velipa GmbH.