In its latest research, Euroconsult shows that 11 new FSS (fixed-satellite service) providers have emerged over the last five years including two in 2018. Many of these companies are state-owned national operators, which will mostly serve national interests. Twelve new satellite operators are planning to enter the FSS geostationary (GEO) market by the early to […]
Intelsat’s share price fell back 12.34 per cent on November 12th, badly hurt by a negative report from investment bank JPMorgan and amid concerns that there are now significant “complications” in how the proposed C-Band Alliance might fare in the long-awaited FCC decision on reassignment of key satellite frequencies. JPMorgan specifically downgraded Intelsat from ‘Overweight’ […]
On the inaugural day of AfricaCom 2019, Eutelsat Communications announced a multiyear contract signature with Orao Telecom Congo for video capacity aboard one of its satellites located at 7° East. In a first for the African continent, Orao Telecom Congo has also signed up to Eutelsat CIRRUS; Eutelsat’s hybrid satellite/OTT delivery of channels. Orao has […]
The USA’s long-established Satellite Television Extension & Localisation Act (STELA) could die but be replaced by a new STAR regulation (Satellite Television Access Reauthorisation). STELA permits satellite viewers, especially those living in remote and rural locations, to watch ‘distant’ networks not intended for their regions, on their receivers. It is due to expire at the […]
Thai satellite operator Thaicom will exit the 3400-3700 MHz bands (C-band) in order to help 5G cellular deployment. The frequencies are utilised on Thaicom 5. Thaicom CEO Anant Kaewruamgvongs says that the satellite operator will co-operate with the country’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to ensure optimum public benefits. The NBTC will compensate Thaicom […]
The C-Band Alliance on November 7th sent a strongly-worded seven-page letter to two senior members of the US House Sub-committee on Communications & Technology. The letter starts politely enough, telling Chairman Michael Doyle and Ranking Member Robert Latta that it wanted to correct some misstatements. But the message soon became blunt saying, in effect, ‘hands […]
The broadcasting of TV Koper-Capodistria via the Eutelsat HotBird satellite will cease on November 9th. The Deputy Director General for Radio and Television for the Autochthonous Italian National Community, Antonio Rocco, said that it was no longer possible to extend the satellite capacity leasing agreement due to the lack of necessary financial resources, The satellite […]
As the Formula One circus pitched up in Austin, Texas, for the US Grand Prix, ESPN and Formula 1 revealed they have forged a new agreement that will keep the FIA Formula One World Championship on ESPN and ABC through 2022. F1 returned to the ESPN networks in 2018, seeing double-digit television viewership growth in […]
More details are due imminently on the precise condition of Eutelsat’s latest satellite, E-5WB, which is suffering from a problem with one of its solar arrays. Eutelsat is saying that it may not be a total loss, far from it. The industry will know more by the end of November when the operator’s technicians and […]
Paris-based Eutelsat has reported its Q1 results, and they were not good. The satellite operator cut its full year guidance as a result of a 17.8 per cent drop in Professional Video revenues (from €52.3 million to €43 million), but every other key division also suffered. Overall revenues were €316.5 million, down 6.2 per cent […]