Chris Forrester is one of the most experienced and highly regarded journalists in the field. His insight and analysis, particularly in the satellite and pay-TV arena, is highly prized. He has written for all the major business journals in the sector as well as several national newspapers.
Every communications satellite is tested, retested and tested again while on the ground. The reason is obvious: you cannot send a technician into orbit to correct a defect. But OneWeb, which is looking to launch about 650 satellites into orbit over the next few years, is looking to adopt an even more rigorous testing regime […]
As reported earlier this week, Canal+ has launched an OTT series offer. Subscription prices for the digital platform start at €6.99 per month for one user, €9.99 per month for 2 users, and €11.99 per month for 3 users. The offer will include 150 series which are mostly exclusive to Canal+. In the view of […]
Investment bank Morgan Stanley has issued a strongly supportive note on Intelsat’s (and by implication SES) prospects for the restructuring of 200 MHz of C-band spectrum over the US. The bank says that even though there is still much which could derail the proposals, it nevertheless believes that “the C-Band plan is likely the only […]
London-based satellite operator Inmarsat is beginning to reap the rewards from air travellers and their wish to stay connected while in the air. As reported on March 7th, last year’s revenue increased by 5.3 per cent to $1.46 billion in 2018, however, profit after tax was down 32.3 per cent to $125 million. Earnings were […]
Unofficially SES is trying to calm investor expectations on the extremely important prospects for some C-band restructuring over the US. The logic is sensible given that a negative Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision will probably not do its share price a lot of good. On March 5th, SES shares tumbled a worrying 9.16 per cent […]
Analysts at Guggenheim Securities are backing Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network DTH operation and have marked it as one of its “Best Ideas” list and that Dish “offers the most significant upside opportunity in 2019”. In fact, while Dish makes the key list a previous incumbent, telco giant T-Mobile has been dropped from the listing. Guggenheim […]
Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat, the world’s fourth-largest, is moving some assets around in preparation for its planned multi-billion dollar constellation of Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) craft. The news emerged hot on the heels of Telesat’s financial numbers for 2018, which showed a 3 per cent fall in overall revenue to C$903 million (about €584m). However, […]
The SES end of year ‘report card’ is in, and in general the results went down well with the market. As investment bank Jefferies’ Giles Thorne was typical and said in a note to clients that SES had a strong finish to the year. “SES outperformed 4Q/2018 expectations (+4.4 per cent ahead on revenue, +1.1 […]
Abu Dhabi’s Al Yah (YahSat) and its partner SES are examining various options under a “strategic review” now taking place. SES is due to announce its latest year-end financials next week (on February 27th) and more detailed news as to the next steps for the ‘Yahlive’ business division. However, CEO Sami Boustany explains it is […]
The second quarter of this year should see the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) make its ruling on whether the C-Band Alliance (CBA) of Intelsat and SES can restructure – and sell – 180 MHz of spectrum over the US for 5G take-up. Much of yesterday’s (February 20th) analyst call with senior staffers from Intelsat was […]
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