Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat says its new teleport, now under construction, will be open for business later this year. This means that locally-based services such as the Al Jazeera family of channels as well as the beIN Sport channel bouquet can be independently uplinked from Qatar to the region’s satellites. Qatar is embroiled in a […]
On March 30th an Indian satellite, GSAT-11, arrived at the French Guiana spaceport to be prepared for launch later in May. The satellite is now on its way back to India for examination. No official reason has been given, but there is speculation locally that India’s Space Research Organisation – which built the craft – […]
Elon Musk’s plan to launch his ‘Big F***ing Rocket” to terrestrial cities – and eventually to Mars is taking shape. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has confirmed that SpaceX is taking a lease at a 19-acre dock-side factory located at Berth 240 within the Port of Los Angeles. Mayor Garcetti toned down his reference to […]
India’s smallest DTH operator, Reliance Big TV (RBTV) has paid its overdue transmission fees to the country’s satellite transponder operator, Antrix. Antrix handles the commercial dealings of India’s State Research Operation (ISRO) which controls all transponder traffic coming into India. RBTV has been cleared by India’s Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal of restrictions. RBTV […]
SES has expanded its technical reach in Ghana and now serves four million TV homes, compared to two million in 2015, according to the Satellite Monitor study commissioned by SES. The study shows the leading position of SES in the Ghanaian TV landscape, as SES now reaches two-thirds of TV homes in the country, the […]
WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, has announced that satellite TV provider Kiwisat is using WORK Microwave’s DVB Satellite Broadcast Modulator for its new DTH offering in the Caribbean. Fully compliant with all DVB standards, including the latest and most efficient DVB-S2X specification, WORK Microwave’s modulator will provide Kiwisat with increased […]
Despite adding 84 million subscribers between 2017 and 2023, subscription and PPV revenues for the world’s top 517 pay-TV operators will fall by $18 billion (€14.67bn) to $183 billion, according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the total, 29 pay-TV operators earned more than
It seems a statement of the obvious but Europe’s Ariane rocket launch company is struggling to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. SpaceX is an extremely competitive alternate to Ariane (and even Russia’s Proton system). President Macron of France, at a public meeting and reported in depth by trade news-site Space Intel Report, admitted that that […]
Avanti Communications has confirmed that, following its successful launch on April 5th, the HYLAS 4 Ka-band satellite has reached its geostationary orbital position on schedule. In a statement, the company said: “The spacecraft is performing as expected and is in good health. The solar arrays, antenna pallets and electric propulsion thrusters have been successfully deployed. […]
Jeremy Darroch, Sky Group Chief Executive, has suggested that the broadcaster is “in good shape” and “on track for the full year” as it reported results for the nine months to March 31st 2018. In what Sky described as “strong” financial results, it achieved a 5 per cent increase in like-for-like revenue to £10.1 billion […]