SES used IBC to announce what it described as a next-generation software solution which it has developed with Quadrille to deliver content over satellite for video and OTT services. The strategic partnership has created its software suite and technology infrastructure for SES Video’s new generation VoD everywhere managed service platform. France-based Quadrille is one of […]
Mexican media conglomerate Televisa is to use Intelsat’s Galaxy 16 and 19 satellites for C-band services over the country, and feeding signals into DTT repeaters throughout Mexico. Galaxy 19 (at 97 degrees West) is being used by Televisa to supply network distribution services across North America. The two satellites have been contract in a multi-year, […]
Arianespace says that it has received an order from the European Space Agency (ESA) for two inaugural launches on its ‘next generation’ Ariane 6 rocket. Arianespace, with its new commercial structure (Airbus Safran Launchers) is in the process of developing this new rocket system, in conjunction with ESA. It is scheduled to make a debut […]
The rise of online streaming services such as Netflix and HBO Go has dramatically altered the media habits of Americans, especially young adults. Over six-in-ten of those ages 18 to 29 (61 per cent) say the primary way they watch television now is with streaming services on the Internet, compared with 31 per cent who […]
TVPlayer Plus is now available on Freesat – the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform. TVPlayer Plus offers access to 26 popular TV channels – including Comedy Central, MTV, Lifetime, and Discovery Channel – all for £5.99 a month, or a £59.99 yearly fee. Available in Freesat’s On Demand section from today, TVPlayer Plus allows viewers […]
TV5MONDE has signed a long-term distribution contract with SES to broadcast three major free-to-air channels to the French-speaking and Francophile public in sub-Saharan Africa. As part of the agreement, TV5MONDE will use the SES-5 satellite to broadcast three channels: its main channel TV5MONDE Afrique, as well as two themed channels, the youth channel TiVi5MONDE and […]
As part of Euroconsult’s important Satellite Business Week, investment bank Jefferies hosted their own one-day ‘Satellite Summit’ where 7 satellite operators or capacity re-sellers supplied one-hour Q&A sessions for market analysts. Giles Thorne of Jefferies summarised the day by saying that despite there being “healthy scepticism towards the sector” today’s debate on the impact of […]
SES has awarded two launch contracts covering 5 satellites to Arianespace, proving that the satellite operator is keen to maintain flexibility in its launch choices. The first contract looks after the launch of SES-17 which will be launched in 2021 and will be the 53rd SES craft entrusted to Arianespace. SES-17 is a powerful satellite […]
Ottawa-based Telesat used Euroconsult’s Satellite Business Week to confirm that it now has plans to launch about 290 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. CEO Dan Goldberg told delegates that under new FCC regulations Telesat was obliged to launch half of the new fleet, that was about 140 craft, within 6 years. The balance, once the […]
Arqiva, the UK communications infrastructure and media services company, has extended its lease for C and Ku-band capacity with AsiaSat, Asia’s leading satellite operator for sports content delivery across the Asia-Pacific. The agreement will see Arqiva’s continued use of AsiaSat 5 to deliver a broad range of sporting events to Asian viewers, from football and […]