Canal Digital, a DTH operator in the Nordics, has launched its new TV-platform, OnePlace, built on Google’s open ecosystem Android TV. The launch of OnePlace is the next generation TV experience for all of Canal Digital Satellite’s customers across the Nordics. The new set-top-box provides a seamless and personified access to different TV and streaming […]
Four O3b satellites owned by SES in its SES Networks division will be launched on March 6th, subject to the usual weather limitations. Arianespace will use one of its smaller Soyuz rockets for the task. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the four O3b medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites will join the existing O3b fleet of […]
AsiaSat has announced that Asian news channel, Channel NewsAsia, has upgraded the quality of its regional broadcast distribution from standard definition to a full 24 hour HD channel, delivered via AsiaSat 7. The channel which started in Singapore in 1999, first aired across the region in SD on AsiaSat in 2003, and by end March […]
Following the news that Comcast has made a bid for Sky, a number of industry observers have shared their thoughts on its implications for the pay-TV sector with advanced-television.com. According to MoffettNathanson’s Craig Moffett, for Comcast shareholders, there is a mix of good and bad in the announcement of a topping bid for Sky. “Unfortunately, […]
The launch of Hispasat’s latest satellite (its 30W-6/1F craft) has been delayed by launch company SpaceX because of “fairing pressurisation” concerns on the rocket’s nose cone. Hispasat says SpaceX needs to conduct additional testing on the payload fairing’s pressurisation system, which protects the rocket’s cargo as it travels through the earth’s atmosphere. The launch will […]
A bizarre-looking aircraft was rolled out February 26th on a test at the Mojave Air & Space Port. The Stratolaunch project is backed by billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, and undertook some reasonably high-speed – but ground-based – tests. The tests were designed to ensure that the aircraft’s key flight-control surfaces were working nominally. […]
Sky has announced the next stage in the development of its Sky Q home entertainment platform. Beginning in March 2018, Sky will progressively roll out product features that it says will make the Sky Q experience even better. At the same time, Sky Group is announcing a new partnership with the music subscription service Spotify. […]
Intelsat’s results are not that different from its two giant competitors, SES and Eutelsat. Each of the three are in for a tough year ahead with – at best – flat prospects, and bandwidth contract renewal prices under pressure. However, Intelsat’s stock price is always highly volatile and its February 26th results disappointed the market […]
Satellite operator Measat is to distribute six channels from Canada’s Blue Ant Media across the Asia-Pacific region. As part of a new carriage deal, Blue Ant Entertainment HD, Blue Ant Extreme HD, Blue Ant Entertainment Philippines SD, ZooMoo HD, Love Nature 4K and Love Nature HD have all begun transmission and are available to pay-TV […]
Intelsat full-year 2017 revenues to December 31st showed $2.14 billion (€1.73bn). Its 4th Quarter revenues were $538 million. Overall loss for the full year was $179 million (and $90 million for Q4). The satellite operator said that its contracted backlog was down $100 million to $7.8 billion. “Our Q4 financial results, $538 million in revenue […]