Following the agreement signed last November with TF1 Group, and that integrates TF1 Premium offering, SFR will offer to its SFR Sports subscribers equipped with a compatible TV set a 4K broadcast of all the 28 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup that will run on TF1 FTA channels as well as on its […]
Israel’s Spacecom, which operates the small Amos fleet of satellites, says it has booked a $55 million agreement with an unnamed (non-Israeli) client that will come into play around the middle of next year once a new satellite is brought into use. The revenue stream is spread over four years, although the two parties each […]
Specialist satellite operator Avanti Communications is pursuing the Indonesian government’s Defense Ministry at the London Arbitration Court over an unpaid debt of $16.8 million (€14.2m) in regard to a lease on its Artemis satellite based at 123 degrees East. The lease was set at $30 million and covered the Artemis satellite being moved to the […]
The fallout from Eutelsat’s disappointing Q3 numbers, released May 14th, continue to reverberate. Indeed, while the results themselves were simply flat, one analyst now says they were “struggling to pick out any positive trends with any of [Eutelsat’s] main operating segments”. The equity analysts at Berenberg Bank add that the market’s focus on Eutelsat’s “Other” […]
Eutelsat saw its share price crash a massive 13.57 per cent, €2.49, to just €15.93 in volatile trading May 15th, following what was a profits warning from CEO Rodolphe Belmer. Indeed, during the trading session the fall was even more severe (to €15.27) from the previous day’s €18.42 price which represented a 52-week ‘Low’ for […]
One market analyst described Eutelsat Q3 results, released May 14th, as “idiosyncratic”. They were best described as flat, with CEO Rodolphe Belmer explaining that Eutelsat’s extremely important Hotbird prime video slot was holding steady in terms of revenues and with a fill rate that was showing a modest growth helped by favourable renewals and new […]
India’s latest high-capacity GSAT-11 satellite was recalled from its launch site in French Guiana on April 25th, and an expected launch date of May 25th scrubbed. The satellite, the heaviest-ever Indian craft, was returned to India for further testing with a focus on its electrical systems after an expensive in-orbit failure on March 29th by […]
The Canal + Group is now offering Apple TV 4K as a set-top box alternative to its subscribers in France. Customers can choose Apple TV 4K as a set-top box and access their programmes, including an ever-expanding choice of 4K and HDR content, the App Store, Apple Music, Siri, and more. The broadcaster says that […]
The top 10 television service providers in the US lost over 200,000 subscribers between them in the first quarter of 2018, as reported by the informitv Multiscreen Index. Among the top 10 services there were 373,000 fewer satellite subscribers and 245,000 fewer cable television customers. Meanwhile online television services DirecTV NOW and Sling TV gained a total […]
Hopes are high that Paris-based Eutelsat will today (May 14th) unveil its Q3 results and perhaps, just perhaps, there will be a little top-line growth. That’s the view from equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNPP, who suggest that after seven consecutive quarter-year statements which reported declines, they expect today’s numbers to show a modest 0.3 […]