SES issued a statement in the early hours of February 20th which – politely – disagreed with its partner in the C-Band Alliance (CBA). SES said it is “disappointed” by Intelsat’s eleventh-hour attempt to capture a greater share of the FCC’s proposed incentive payments. Intelsat made a submission to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on […]
Sami Kassab, a satellite analyst at investment bank Exane/BNPP, commenting on the disagreements between Intelsat and SES – the core members of the C-Band Alliance (CBA) – says in his view the CBA has “fallen apart”. An SES statement, issued February 20th, read: “[We are] disappointed by Intelsat’s eleventh-hour attempt to renounce its commitments made […]
Rural areas in the UK will benefit from a series of government-funded trials to help them seize the potential of modern technology, the Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced. Nine projects across the country will receive a share of £35 million (€41.9m) from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s rural and industrial 5G […]
Rakuten TV, the European AVoD platform, has announced the launch of a new Kids TV channel. The new dedicated channel extends its current catalogue within its Free section with more than a hundred episodes of content. The channel has launched in partnership with celebrated animation studio Aardman Animations, Milimages, Motion Pictures and educational outfit Lingokids, […]
Intelsat released its Q4 and full year financials, reporting Q4 revenue of $517 million (€479m) and full year of $2.06 billion. However, those revenues translated into a Q4 net loss of $115 million and an overall loss for the year of $914 million. Free cashflow was extremely low at just $38.8 million. Intelsat’s CEO, Steve […]
BT Sport, ITV and Queensberry Promotions have announced they will share boxing content and programming in the run up to Tyson Fury’s rematch with Deontay Wilder at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on February 22nd. On February 21st, ITV viewers will be able to watch a replay of the first epic Wilder […]
An Ariane rocket successfully placed two satellites into orbit on February 18th. One was a scientific mission for South Korea’s Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The other was a communications craft for Japan’s SkyPerfectJCSAT. It was Arianespace’s third mission this year. JCSAT-17 separated 27 minutes after liftoff and followed by GEO-KOMPSAT-2B which separated four minutes later. […]
Eurosport will give its viewers the chance to watch every minute of every stage of the Tour de France until at least 2025 following a new agreement with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Eurovision Sport. The two-year extension sees Eurosport retain exclusivity to show cycling’s flagship event in full across 38 markets in Europe. […]
DAZN Media, the advertising division of DAZN Group, has launched its biggest-ever football package, offering one brand partner the opportunity to reach more than 400 million football fans in over 40 markets, across DAZN Group’s OTT, digital, VoD and social platforms. DAZN says the Global Football Package will enable a brand to centralise its fan-targeted, […]
RTVE and Amazon Prime Video have announced they are on pre-production of Boundless – a four-episode drama series about the historic voyage of Juan Sebastián Elcano and Ferdinand Magellan around the world in the 16th century. Elcano and Magellan set sail from Spain on an extraordinary adventure in a bid to prove that the Earth […]