It is ‘all change’ at struggling satellite operator Avanti Communications. Technical director and co-founder Dave Bestwick steps down at the end of June. The CEO left the company last year. The company managed to convert $557 million of debt into equity last month, and new shares were issued on April 26th. A trading statement from […]
Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch SES-12 on June 1st from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral. Built for SES by Airbus Defence & Space, SES-12 will replace NSS-6 and be co-located with SES-8 at 95 degrees East and expanding DTH and other connectivity over India, as well as Eastern Europe and the […]
Spacecom, the Israel-based operator of the Amos fleet of satellites, says it has postponed its $112 million contract with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build its Amos-8 craft. Spacecom issued the news in a filing with the Tel Aviv stock exchange on May 27th. The original order was agreed with SS/L on March 25th this year, […]
Following the news that Eurosport is launching a new channel exclusively for the French Open at Roland-Garros with every match from the prestigious Philippe Chatrier centre court available in Ultra High Definition, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the coverage of the French Open by France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster has decided to offer […]
Charlie Ergen, one of the pioneers of the satellite industry and founder of the EchoStar and DISH businesses, told delegates to the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s Expo in Charlotte North Carolina, that he was now treating his company as a “start-up” and was working towards it being a major player in Internet of Everything connectivity. He […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected Eutelsat’s application to exploit the 133 degrees West orbit position over the USA, and has awarded rights to the slot to Intelsat. The FCC says that Intelsat was the first operator to file an application [with the FCC] to use the position. Intelsat already has a smallish satellite […]
Speakers at the opening session on May 22nd at the Space Tech Expo conference in Pasadena warned that most of the current ‘wannabee’ launch ventures would fail, because of lack of demand. The panellists were not referring to the well-established players such as Arianespace, SpaceX or India’s ISRO, but to newcomers. Stephen Eisele, VP at […]
Claiming to be at the forefront of television developments, SES will be broadcasting an 8K television signal via its satellite system for the first time during the annual SES Industry Days, held in Luxembourg on May 23rd and 24th. Relying on the new DVB-S2X standard that enables greater efficiency, the transmission will be carried out […]
Eurosport says it is taking its coverage of Grand Slam tennis to new heights when it launches a new channel exclusively for the French Open at Roland Garros with every match from the prestigious Philippe Chatrier centre court available in Ultra High Definition, for the very first time. The channel, available for the duration of […]
Equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNPP held a meeting with Eutelsat’s Investor Relations team on May 20th and while little that was new emerged from the discussions, the satellite operator emphasised some key elements. Top of the list was that in its all-important ‘Video’ division, transponder prices “are stable to growing,” according to the bank’s […]