SatLink Communications, a teleport providing global satellite services, has announced that Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, has entered into a long term agreement with SatLink for VNO (Virtual Network Operator) services. SatLink’s end-to-end, turnkey solution, based on the iDirect Evolution Hub, enables Intelsat to provide its clients with managed Hub services […]
CNC World, the English channel of Xinhua News Agency’s TV arm CNC, will be able to reach into homes across Europe, the Middle East and Africa from January 1st 2011 following the conclusion of new satellite distribution agreements on the Hot Bird Eurobird 1 and W7 satellites operated by Eutelsat. Launched for the Asia-Pacific region […]
Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) has sent a recommendation to the Ministry of Economic Development, proposing advancing the analogue switch-off to the end of 2011. Speaking on the sidelines of a DTT conference in Rome, AgCom Commissioner, Roberto Napoli, said the ASO would be brought forward in Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo and Molise to the […]
Despite previous reports linking Eutelsat with Canada’s Telesat, the Paris-based satellite operator confirmed Dec mber14 that it had no interest in acquiring Telesat. A Eutelsat spokeswoman repeated previous statements from CEO Michael de Rosen that the operator is much more looking to Asia for any expansion prospects. Meanwhile Intelsat itself is stressing that the complex […]
Satellite operator SES Astra has won CME as an anchor customer for its 31.5 degrees East orbital position. CME is a vertically integrated media and entertainment company operating broadcasting, Internet and TV content businesses in six Central and Eastern European countries with an aggregate population of approximately 50 million people. CME’s television programmes in Romania […]
Verizon Wireless and DirecTV are testing an in-home broadband and video service in Erie, Pennsylvania. The companies are looking to pair Verizon’s new 4G LTE broadband with DirecTV broadcast satellite content. By bundling the two services, Verizon and DirecTV could effectively compete with cable companies outside Verizon’s traditional FiOS service footprint. According to reports, the […]
OmniGlobe Networks EMEA, a provider of communications equipment and systems for satellite and terrestrial transmissions, has announced that it is the first company to receive full MENOS certification for a Fast News Gathering (FNG) terminal. The company, which also delivered the MENOS-compliant DSNG (Digital Satellite News Gathering) vehicles, has been working closely with Newtec and […]
Pan-European satellite operator SES Astra, has signed a capacity agreement for video delivery via its 31.5 degrees East orbital position. Through the contract with Ukraine’s state owned Ukrkosmos, SES Astra will immediately get access to all cable head-ends and terrestrial networks, and achieve 100 percent cable-coverage in Ukraine via this orbital position. Ukrkosmos’ channel portfolio […]
Pakistan media officials are complaining about the number of DTH television boxes being smuggled into the country from India. The set-top boxes give Pakistani viewers access to hundreds of Indian and other international channels. As far as Pakistan is concerned all these channels are illegal and unlicensed. Former information minister Javed Jabbar described the widespread […]
Intelsat’s rogue satellite, Galaxy-15, might go dark towards the end of the month. Galaxy-15 has been drifting steadily – but uncontrollably – since April when a solar flare is thought to have damaged the craft’s on-board systems. However, the satellite’s collection and re-transmission function has remain firmly active and has thus been of considerable […]