According to research from consultancy firm Dataxis, pay-TV piracy reached 7 per cent of TV households in Latin America, with 11.8 million consumers. Dataxis suggests total illegal access to pay-TV could be positioned as the third largest player on the market, behind América Móvil and DirecTV. However, Dataxis predicts that piracy will maintain a slight […]
On July 28th, both of Europe’s major satellite operators unveil their results. SES will reveal its half-year numbers and Eutelsat its full-year figures. The event has prompted equity analyst Sami Kassab at Exane/BNP-Paribas to examine the prospects for the two companies. Kassab makes it clear that he currently favours Eutelsat over SES. He says: “We see […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat is to carry UKTV’s Dave and Home, two of the UK’s best-known and highly-regarded television channels on the platform August 1st. Dave will be available on channel number 157 and Home on 166. Dave is one of the UK’s most-watched non-PSB channels and hosts a mix of comedy and […]
Telenor Group says it is aiming for significant savings across all functional cost areas between now and 2020. At its half-year results the Norwegian telco giant said it was looking for 27 per cent reduction in head office support functions starting next year and reaching their full effect in 2019. Additionally, a 20 per cent […]
A complaint has been lodged at the European Court of Justice by Eutelsat, ViaSat of California and Panasonic Aviation alleging that Inmarsat is violating is abusing its licence by passing off a terrestrial network as a satellite system. The Inmarsat system itself will provide connectivity for passengers on aircraft and as part of Inmarsat’s European […]
AsiaSat of Hong Kong has refinanced $220 million (€192m) of long-term loans and revolving credit. The new facility replaces a $240 million borrowing already in place. The borrowing has a 5-year term, which is the same as the previous borrowing negotiated in June 2015. The new terms were negotiated with Cathay United Bank Co., Ltd., […]
Bangladesh is to form a public company to own and operate its upcoming debut satellite, Bangabandhu Satellite-1. Bangladesh’s cabinet secretary, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, briefing journalists, said Bangladesh will join the Satellite Club as the process for launching the satellite is nearing completion. “The satellite will be launched into the orbit very soon, and to operate […]
Joyne, a new multi-channel TV venture for Dutch viewers and the country’s recreational market, has selected the Eutelsat 9B satellite as its platform to reach viewers in the Netherlands and across Europe. Joyne has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract with Eutelsat Communications and is preparing to officially launch on July 24th, using Eutelsat’s Paris-Rambouillet teleport […]
In 2014 Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket business won 20 per cent of the Global Commercial market for launches during the year, and where supply had typically been dominated by Europe’s Arianespace with 45 per cent of launches during the year. This current year SpaceX claims to have secured 45 per cent of the available contracts, […]
Perhaps if 21st Century Fox’s bid to mop up Sky Europe fails, Rupert Murdoch will focus instead on India, where 21st Century Fox owns a 30 per cent stake in the TataSky joint-venture and DTH platform. India’s Television Post is reporting that exploratory talks have been held between TataSky and Bharti Airtel’s DTH operation about […]