Satellite builder Space Systems/Loral has delivered Hispasat’s latest craft, now named 30W-6 (it was formerly called Hispasat 1F) to the SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral in Florida, where it will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in February (along with SES-12). Hispasat 30W-6 was designed to provide service for television, broadband, corporate networks […]
Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator YahLive, used the Dubai CabSat show to confirm that it had added 35 extra TV channels to its portfolio. Most come from a joint-venture with EARTH (Entertainment And Reality TV Hub) and are sourced to target South Asian viewers in the MENA region. YahLive is the DTH division of YahSat. “Our […]
Arabsat used the Dubai CabSat show to sign an extension agreement with satellite capacity and services supply company Talia for extra transponders on Arabsat 5C which operates from 20 degrees East. This multi-year agreement continues to strengthen the relationship between UK-based Talia and Arabsat. Talia will offer high-quality IP VSAT services in Ka band to […]
India’s Dish TV pay-TV broadcaster is in the middle of acquiring rival broadcaster Videotron d2h. However, various businesses in the Videocon Group are cash-strapped and subject to insolvency proceedings. The merged businesses would have some 29 million subscribers. Dish TV has already notified India’s various regulatory bodies and the Bombay Stock Exchange that the transaction […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has released new data about the TV channels it broadcasts from its 7/8° West video neighbourhood. The attraction of the region’s 7/8° West neighbourhood is driven by the growth of HD content now broadcast on 187 channels at this position. One visible shift can be noticed when it comes to FTA […]
Arianespace has contracted orders for ten of the current Ariane 5-ECA rockets. They will be in use from its French Guiana launch site from 2020 once the existing stock (ordered back in 2013) has been used. This batch of contracts will bridge the gap while the next-generation Ariane 6 rockets start coming on stream during […]
SES has announced that the new SES-15 spacecraft has been operational at the 129 degrees West orbital position since January 1st. As planned, the all-electric satellite took six months to reach its orbital position and to successfully complete its testing. SES-15 carries a hybrid payload, comprising Ku-band wide beams and Ku-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) […]
India’s giant MSO Hathway Digital Cable TV is involved in a carriage fee dispute with Times Networks, and has taken down access to 10 channels across its major distribution system in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Local sources say about 10 million households are directly affected. Hathway is saying that it has an agreement in […]
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, has added Motorsport.tv, the broadcaster of live racing and automotive content, to its News & Sport genre. Available on channel number 253, the addition of Freesat represents Motorsport.tv’s first foray into subscription-free television in the UK, although its predecessor, Motors TV, was briefly available free-to-air firstly as a […]
According to Q317 data from research firm Dataxis, 60 million pay-TV subscribers have been added to global numbers since Q316. Asia‐Pacific has the highest number of pay-TV subscribers, accounting for 62 per cent in Q317, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.5 per cent between Q316‐Q317. The total number of pay-TV subscribers […]