San Marino’s national broadcaster, San Marino RTV, has agreed a three-year contract with Eutelsat for the launch of SMtv, its new satellite channel. The service commences pan-Italian and pan-European broadcasting on June 13. The broadcaster will optimise the reach of SMtv by broadcasting via Eutelsat’s Hot Bird video neighbourhood and the Eurobird 9A satellite. The […]
Despite the toughest of tough competitions Telenor Satelelite Broadcasting is expected to select Space Systems/Loral to build its Thor 7 craft. Loral beat Thales Alenia in the final bidding round. If the Loral order is confirmed the only key decision now to be made is who will launch Thor 7. Loral’s recommended launch vehicle is […]
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has confirmed it will begin airing on the Wananchi Group’s new DTH platform, Zuku TV, from July 1st 2011. KidsCo will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on its basic package, direct to home, making the channel available across the whole of Kenya. KidsCo will extend […]
Michael White, CEO at DirecTV expressed doubts June 9 as to whether US regulators would permit a merger between DirecTV and arch-rival Dish Network. He was speaking in a live interview on Bloomberg TV News. He spoke about the broadcaster’s “clear” strategy for the future, and that they were looking at any possibilities that enhanced […]
It seems everyone in the satellite business wants to cosy up to Qatar’s billions! A few weeks ago, Paris-based Eutelsat struck a “strategic alliance” to build a new satellite (from Space Systems/Loral). Now Luxembourg-based SES has signed a MoU with ictQatar covering the provision of joint satellite platforms, networks and services. The agreement was reached […]
As the result of an agreement between TVN Group and TP Group, Platform ‘n’ will provide broadband services for its customers effective immediately. The news builds on Platform ‘n’s stronghold in the Polish marketplace, where it is the country’s leading DTH service and the largest HD platform. “By adding Orange Free mobile Internet and Neostrada […]
Broadcasters have complained bitterly for years about understated subscriber numbers, hence their enthusiasm for digital transmission and secure cable distribution. But some parts of the world, including the Middle East, India, Asia and South America, still suffer unashamed signal theft and piracy of content. Bolivia, in South America, is one such problem area where Cotel, […]
Doordarshan, India’s public broadcaster, has been given the go-ahead to significantly expand its free-to-air satellite offering, to as many as 200 channels by the end of this year. There are reportedly more than 250 channels in the queue waiting to gain access to India’s enthusiastic audience for satellite TV.
Helped by positive market sentiment for its new Ka-band broadband-by-satellite craft, Eutelsat’s share price soared some 2.2 per cent on June 7th. Investment banker Goldman Sachs upgraded Eutelsat’s stock from ’neutral’ to ‘conviction buy’ in another positive move for the satellite operator. The move helped Eutelsat reach a 52-week high (on the Paris bourse) in […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has confirmed the signing of a key contract with Riks TV, a major TV distributor in the Nordic region, for contribution services that utilise TSBc’s European terrestrial video fibre network. The network, called MSNW (multi-service network), is a flexible and secure vehicle for the seamless integration of terrestrial- and satellite-based communications. […]