Thaicom has announced the successful migration of its customers from the Thaicom 5 satellite to Thaicom 6 and other satellites. The Company said it has put in its best effort to resolving the technical anomaly in order to ensure the continuity of services to its customers. The migration and service restoration were completed on February […]
Eutelsat, in a filing to the FCC, repeats its claim that it is entitled to a significant 15.15 per cent of the $9.7 billion of incentive payments outlined by the FCC as part of its Draft proposals for the use of satellite C-band frequencies over the US. Eutelsat says that the SES fleet is the […]
Another suite of missives from Intelsat were issued to the FCC on February 21st explaining where Intelsat stood on the CBA and the FCC’s decision to apportion proceeds from the upcoming auction in an equal split between Intelsat and SES. SES has let its disappoinment about Intelsat’s actions be known. In one FCC filing, Intelsat […]
The gloves are definitely off as far as SES is concerned with its former partner in the C-Band Alliance (CBA). In a last-minute filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) SES states it is disappointed by Intelsat’s last-minute attempt to renounce its commitments made to other CBA members and the Commission over the course of […]
Charlie Ergen, founder and Chairman of DISH Network, speaking after the pay-TV company’s latest quarterly results, said that a merger between DISH and current arch-rival DirecTV (now owned by AT&T) is likely because growth in TV is not coming from linear [broadcasting].” Responding to a question about the bigger picture for satellite-delivered DTH, Ergen said […]
Intelsat will replace its lost IS-29e craft on a ono-for-one basis. IS-29e was lost in July 2019 as a result of a catastrophic fuel leak caused by an electrostatic discharge. It had been launched in January 2016. IS-29e served both North and South America. However, Intelsat’s replacement craft, IS-40e, will focus on North America because […]
Spaceway 1, once the satellite industry’s most powerful and flexible Ka-band craft, is now safely in a so-called graveyard orbit. Spaceway 1, also at the time the heaviest-ever satellite to be launched, was acquired by DirecTV with a fascinating history behind it. The Spaceway system was planned to be a global Ka-band communications satellite and […]
Freesat, the FTA DTH service, has named Michelle Wilding-Baker as its new Head of Digital Marketing. She will be responsible for overseeing Freesat’s digital footprint as well as its content and social strategies. Wilding-Baker joins Freesat from Oh Mishy, a company which she founded where she provided strategic advice on audience growth and retention strategies […]
Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer, in his results discussion with analysts, stressed again that the operator’s business was healthy. At one stage, and grumbling about the company’s low share price, he rhetorically asked one analyst why would Eutelsat be continuing to invest long-term in replacement satellites if its overall business was in decline. “Our Video Broadcast […]
Paris-based Eutelsat has not enjoyed the best press comments this past few weeks with one investment bank downgrading its view on the satellite operator’s prospects. As if to counter that negativity Eutelsat delivered a robust response, stressing that that it is achieving “industry leading” level of profitability with an EBITDA margin of 78 per cent, […]