David Rayner, CFO at EchoStar is to leave the company November 8 “to pursue other opportunities” said a regulatory filing late on October 28. He was appointed CFO in June 2010. He will be replaced by Ken Carroll, currently EchoStar’s SVP/business development. Rayner, who received some $860,000 in total compensation last year, served as EchoStar’s […]
DirecTV has complained to the FCC complaining about Fox advertising related to their cable programming dispute. The satellite operator says that Fox is “using misleading advertising informing DirecV customers that ‘soon, in some markets, you may lose your local Fox station,’ even though our retransmission consent agreement does not expire for over two months.” DirecTV […]
RRsat’s America division has added a second DVB-S2 platform on Measat-3. The SD/HD video channels on the MEASAT-3/3a satellites currently reach over 50 million pay-TV households in the Middle East, North Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, Australia/Oceana and parts of Africa. RRsat has provided a satellite uplink and teleport service via MEASAT-3a since October […]
Intelsat has announced capacity agreements with Turner Broadcasting on two Intelsat satellites. Turner Broadcasting has extended its long-term commitment on Intelsat 9, and has committed to new capacity on Intelsat 11 as part of two multi-year deals. “With Latin America’s continued growth, it’s more important than ever for Turner Broadcasting to secure long-term access to […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has confirmed the launch of High TV 3D, a 24/7 channel for the Nordic region, on TSBc’s THOR 6 satellite, located at 1 degree West, one of Europe’s fastest-growing orbital hotspots. High TV 3D will initially reach audiences in Norway only and will distributed to viewers via Canal Digital’s DTH satellite-TV […]
Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, has announced that PT Mega Media Indonesia, the country’s newest player in DTH broadcast services, has selected Irdeto’s conditional access (CA) solution to launch ‘Parabola Orange TV’ pay TV services. Parabola Orange TV broadens Indonesia’s access to digital TV broadcast services through a combination of post-paid […]
Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, has partnered with du, an integrated telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates, to jointly offer turnkey multichannel per carrier (MCPC) television programme distribution solutions on the Intelsat 10 satellite. Located at 68.5ºE, the Intelsat 10 satellite offers a premier video neighborhood spanning Africa, the Middle […]
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, has confirmed the addition of Argos TV shopping channel to its line-up of over 150 channels and on Demand TV. The Argos TV shopping channel is available immediately on Freesat Channel 819. Freesat’s Head of Channels, Mark Briggs said: “With the Christmas shopping rush approaching, we’re delighted to offer […]
Russia’s Prosecutors General’s Office is to pursue a case alleging criminal negligence against those it argues are responsible for the loss of Russia’s Express AM-4 satellite on August 18. The facts are that a Russian Proton-M rocket failed to deliver the Express-AM4 satellite that was designed to provide digital television and secure government communications […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced the full entry into commercial service of its high-capacity Atlantic Bird 7 satellite one month after its launch to 7 degrees West. The transfer of all television channels onto Atlantic Bird 7 at 7 degrees West from the Atlantic Bird 4A satellite was completed in the early hours of October 23 […]