Advanced Television

DTH/Satellite

Eutelsat, Airtel power connectivity for relief efforts in Sri Lanka

Eutelsat ogether with its partner Airtel, is extending its OneWeb, Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity to strengthen the Indian Army’s ongoing humanitarian relief operations in flood-impacted areas of Sri Lanka. With the deployment of Eutelsat’s OneWeb high-speed, low latency LEO services, the Indian Army has been able to re-establish reliable communications in regions where […]

December 17, 2025

Forecast: Private DTH providers in India to see revenue decline

Private DTH television providers in India will continue to see revenue decline this fiscal, but at a reduced rate of 3–4 per cent compared with ~5 per cent last fiscal, as they expand into IPTV and push bundled offerings, according to forecasts from Crisil Ratings. Rising marketing income and scaling back customer acquisition incentives (in […]

December 11, 2025

Eutelsat renews beIN Media deal

Eutelsat has announced the renewal of its strategic partnership with beIN Media Group, the sports, entertainment and media group, for the continued distribution of its DTH services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Under the new five-year agreement, beIN secures satellite capacity on the Eutelsat 7 West A and Eutelsat 8 West B […]

December 8, 2025

Eutelsat, Cinecolor Group renew partnership

Eutelsat has announced the renewal of its partnership with Cinecolor Group, the Latin American media and cinema service providers. Through this multi-year agreement, Cinecolor Group will continue to leverage the Eutelsat 65 West A satellite to distribute feature films and live event content to cinemas across Latin America. The renewed collaboration secures the continued use […]

November 26, 2025

Eutelsat, du renew collaboration

Eutelsat and du have announced the renewal of their long-standing partnership to deliver broadcasting services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). du, a telco and digital services provider operates one of the most advanced teleports in the Middle East, delivering an array of communication and media services. The renewed multi-year agreement reinforces du’s […]

November 21, 2025

$41.8m copyright judgment against Virtual Systems

Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that a lawsuit filed by member company DISH Network against Virtual Systems, LLC and its owner and CEO, Vyacheslav Smyrnov, has resulted in a $41.85 million (€36m) judgment. The lawsuit against Virtual Systems and Smyrnov, filed in October 2024, alleged that Virtual Systems implemented […]

November 14, 2025By Colin Mann

SES revenue up 20%; shares crash

SES has included Intelsat’s revenues for the first quarter (and the combined company’s third-quarter) which have been consolidated since July 17th, in reporting the results for the three and nine month periods to September 30th. Its revenue of €1.74 billion (+19.8 per cent y-o-y) and Adjusted EBITDA of €849 million (+11 per cent y-o-y). Its […]

November 6, 2025By Chris Forrester

Airbus Space to merge with Thales

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a leading European player in space. This new giant organisation was much expected by the industry and brings together Europe’s three largest space-related businesses. A statement from the trio said: “[This] new European space player aims to unite and enhance capabilities by combining […]

October 23, 2025By Chris Forrester

Arqiva, SES renew capacity deal

SES and Arqiva have signed a multi-year, multi-million contract renewal for satellite capacity on SES’s prime video neighbourhood of 28.2 degrees East. SES will continue to provide multi-transponder capacity to enable Arqiva to deliver SD and HD channels as well as radio services to its customers in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. SES’s […]

October 23, 2025

Eutelsat Q1: Video down, OneWeb up

Eutelsat’s Q1 numbers (it has a trading year that ends on June 30th) shows overall revenues down by 2.2 per cent YoY at €293 million. The division with the largest fall in revenue is Video, and which still accounts for 47 per cent of revenues, and where its DTH revenues amounted to €134 million, down […]

October 22, 2025By Chris Forrester