Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat is facing a changeover of shareholders. Two existing major stakeholders, Zygmunt Solorz-Zak and Hieronim Ruta, are seeking to reduce their holdings, although Solorz-Zak is planning to remain as the platform’s major shareholder. The news emerged in a formal Polish stock-exchange filing. Solorz-Zak would be satisfied with the current share price […]
Ukrainian Business Group (UBG) has booked capacity aboard an SES Astra satellite at 5 degrees East to start a new DTH pay-TV offering. UBG says it plans to use the capacity for the launch of a new digital television offer in the second half of 2011. The digital channel line-up currently includes music channel A-One, […]
Claro, Paraguay’s first DTH pay-TV offering, is targeting 100,000 subscribers over the next two years, and thus offer ‘first mover’ advantage ahead of rival DTH operators expected to be entering the market soon. DirecTV has been granted a licence to operate DTH services over Paraguay, while Tugo and TuVes HD are two other entrants which […]
Chris Johns, BSkyB’s chief engineer, says the pay-TV broadcaster is looking at ways of transmitting full resolution 3D-TV. Currently Sky transmits frame compatible signals which compress two signals into a single HD frame. Speaking at TVB Europe’s 3D Masters Summit in London on June 15, Johns admitted that sending full resolution images would result in […]
Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen has renewed efforts to acquire TerreStar Networks, agreeing to submit a “stalking horse” bid of $1.375 billion for the bankrupt hybrid- satellite-technology firm. TerreStar’s assets are slated to be auctioned on June 30th, with Dish’s offer to serve as the opening bid, according to bankruptcy-court filings. TerreStar offers wholesale wireless […]
Intelsat has confirmed its upcoming launch schedule for four satellites, part of a $1.3 billion fleet investment programme in the Asia-Pacific region. The programme is designed to refresh and expand satellite capacity available for media programmers and communications providers offering services in the region. The programme will also deploy a significant portion of Intelsat’s global […]
Alternative pay-TV provider REAL Digital is looking to launch its service on September 1, following the release of its set-top box into the UK retail market in the summer of 2011. David Henry, Managing Director of REAL Digital, told delegates at the Futuresource Entertainment Summit in London that the service would be transmitted from the […]
Argentina is allowing new DTH, cable and IPTV entrants to offer pay-TV services. Colsecor, a co-operative of some 270 small cable TV operators, is looking to expand into DTH, for example. Colsecor says it is applying to Argentina’s Federal Authority of Audiovisual Communication Services for a DTH licence. Colsecor is already talking to Uruguay’s STDC.TV […]
Research specialist Northern Sky says that between now and 2025, about 1,600 craft will be sent into orbit, at a rate of about 110 a year. This is a much greater rate than over the past 15 years when the launch average was about 100 craft a year. “This is a significant increase over the […]
The Italian TV system has recorded a 4.5 per cent growth in revenues in 2010 to almost €8.6 billion. According to the Annual Report of Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom), Mediaset is market leader in terms of income, with €2.77 billion, representing 30.9 per cent of the total. DTH platform Sky Italia saw a 1.8 per […]