Airbus Defence and Space is to build an innovative new satellite on behalf of Eutelsat. Launching in the first half of 2017 Eutelsat 172B will be the first European satellite to demonstrate […]
Freesat grows FTA satellite market
Freesat is continuing to add new subscribers, growing its installed base by 24,000 household in the first half of the year.
BSkyB in £5bn bid for Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland
BSkyB’s £7 billion interest in Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland will help streamline the business across content, technology and logistics.
Eutelsat inks unique satellite deal
Eutelsat has entered into a pioneering agreement with ViaSat to link high-capacity Ka-band satellite networks.
Measat & Newtec in DVB-S2X UHD first
The world premiere of a 4K Ultra High Definition video transmission over satellite using the new DVB-S2X transmission standard is to take place at the CommunicAsia show (June 17-20, 2014).
Deutsche Welle condemns satellite jamming from Ethiopia
Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) protests against the intentional jamming from Ethiopia currently affecting satellite reception of the TV programmes of DW and other international services in large parts […]
Arabsat locates jamming source in Ethiopian territories
Arab Satellite Communication Organisation (Arabsat) has announced that many TV channels on-board its fleet of satellites have been the subject of intentional jamming for the past week up to today.
28 East loss hits Eutelsat video revenues
The loss of frequencies at 28 degrees East hit video revenues at Eutelsat Communications, but the operator was able to compensate by growth at its new Latin American foothold Satmex.
Cyfrowy Polsat holds steady
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat ended the first quarter with 3,527,519 subscribers, or 0.8% fewer than in the corresponding period last year.
Thor 7 spells shift to maritime
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting says the launch of its new Thor 7 satellite will be accompanied by a shift in its network and data services business towards the maritime and offshore […]