A report from Euroconsult forecasts significant growth in the number of satellites launched, and driven by commercial constellations. The market intelligence report anticipates over 2,500 satellites to be launched on average every year – or seven satellites a day totalling 3 tons of mass – over 2022-2031. In terms of satellite numbers, Non-geostationary constellations remain […]
An entrepreneur on a mission to launch the world’s first service streaming live video from space has raised over £2 million in an investment round led by Mercia. Charles Black’s company Sen aims to enable consumers around the world to watch free ultra-high-definition (UHD) videos of Earth from cameras located on its satellites and will […]
French satellite operator Eutelsat has taken Press TV off air following the European Union’s imposition of sanctions on Iran’s English-language news network, according to a Breaking News report on the service’s website. On November 14th, the European Union imposed sanctions on a number of Iranian institutions and individuals, including Press TV, over alleged rights violations […]
Italian DTH platform Tivùsat has announced it will block the use of uncertified set-top boxes with official smart cards. The Tivusat smart cards are sold in a bundle with certified decoders and CAMs, however it is possible to find pre-activated Tivùsat smart cards on eBay and several online sites. It is a well-known fact that […]
NINETNINE, a content provider to digital and media platforms, is launching its live linear entertainment TV channel Helwa TV on Arabsat. The channel is available now free-to-air on satellite TV broadcast BADR-6, which reaches 550 million people in the Middle East and North Africa. Operated by NINETNINE and co-owned with BluTV, Helwa TV broadcasts premium […]
Viewers in Thailand will no longer able to watch World Cup matches on C-band satellite television, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) has ruled. The C-band signal was switched off December 1st following a warning from FIFA over broadcasting copyright, having found the country’s transmission access was also being used in other countries. FIFA […]
Intelsat has confirmed its launch plans for its Intelsat IS-41 and IS-44 satellites. Intelsat will use an Ariane 6 rocket to launch the pair of satellites in 2025. Thales Alenia Space is building the satellites, which will have a combined weight of some 8,000 kgs. “We are honoured, yet again, by our faithful long-time partner […]
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has ordered a flexible software-defined craft from Thales Alenia Space. Eutelsat says that this ‘New generation’ of high-throughput, software-defined satellite, allowing flexibility and instant reconfigurability, to adapt to changing missions. It will reinforce Eutelsat’s in-orbit assets to serve surging demand for Connectivity in the Americas. The Flexsat (for flexible satellite) will […]
GREAT! romance, a new, free-to-air, TV channel dedicated to bringing feel-good, romantic movies to TV screens, is launching in the UK on January 5th 2023, claiming to be the only channel that promises back-to-back love stories all day, every day – for free. GREAT! romance will replace GREAT! movies christmas and will be available on […]
Globecast, the solutions provider for media, has announced an agreement with EarthxTV to provide cloud playout for the linear TV channel and distribution to MVPDs. EarthxTV is a Dallas-based TV entertainment network dedicated to environmental sustainability. It’s now available through distribution deals including Spectrum and the National Cable television Cooperative (NCTC) in the US.; Sky […]