iKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, has signed a distribution agreement with WFC (World Fashion Channel), an international satellite and cable TV channel dedicated to fashion, lifestyle and celebrities which broadcasts across Europe and CIS. “Our goal is to provide innovative and dedicated broadcasting and content distribution solutions […]
The Amazonas 5 satellite – destined provide high-performance direct-to-home television services offering coverage over Central and South America – has arrived at the International Launch Services (ILS) launch site in Baikonur after having finalised its manufacture in the facilities at Space Systems Loral (SSL) in Palo Alto. The last series of tests will be run […]
A new Japanese satellite, BSAT-4a and built by Space Systems/Loral, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, to be readied for launch by Arianespace. The satellite will be used for DTH broadcasting over Japan, and this will include 4K and 8K transmissions during the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. BSAT-4a has 24 Ku-band transponders and will […]
SpaceX technicians at Cape Canaveral are patiently waiting for a scheduled Atlas-5 rocket to launch a military satellite into orbit on September 27. A few days later, weather permitting, SpaceX will take centre stage for a mission for two clients, SES and EchoStar, and their joint-venture SES-11/EchoStar 105 satellite. The satellite will make use of […]
The head of the English Premier League would welcome bids for Premier League football from the likes of Amazon or Facebook. Executive Chairman Richard Scudamore said that there was “no ceiling in sight” after Sky and BT spent £5.14 billion (€5.69bn) on three seasons of rights in 2015. Scudamore declared “… we are technology-neutral” as […]
Last week it emerged that the Bank of New York Mellon was just one of many investors which had raised their holdings in Intelsat, which – if its share price is any guide – is seeing a degree of optimistic buoyancy that has been absent for some time. The optimism is a new feeling, given […]
It doesn’t much matter how the numbers are dressed up, the net result of the USA’s second-largest DTH operator, DISH Network, during its second-quarter reported a decline of 196,000 subscribers in its results announcement on August 3rd. DISH Network also had to report Q2 net income also fell a thumping 91 per cent (at $3,64 […]
Aerospace giant Lockheed-Martin (L-M) is to invest $350 million into a factory dedicated to building “futuristic” satellites. The cash is being spent at L-M’s Waterton Canyon campus, near Denver, where L-M says it will now build “next generation” satellites “infused with innovation to provide future missions at reduced cost and cycle time”. The new building […]
DISH Network, the US satellite TV provider, has reported revenue totalling $3.64 billion (€3.07bn) for the quarter ending June 30th 2017, compared to $3.86 billion for the corresponding period in 2016. Subscriber-related revenue for the quarter totalled $3.61 billion, compared to $3.83 billion in subscriber-related revenue for the year-ago period. Net income attributable to DISH […]
Virgin Orbit, a new name for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic satellite-launching business, now has its Boeing 747-400 airliner at Long Beach airport and ready for its final modifications in order to carry Branson’s LauncherOne rockets into space. The aircraft, called ‘Cosmic Girl’, will be fitted with external equipment which enables the 747 to launch […]