Spanish technology company Indra is set to buy satellite operator Hispasat from Redeia for €650 million. Indra, in which the Spanish Government has a 28 per cent stake, and Redeia are finalising the negotiations to complete the deal that will then be submitted for approval to both board of directors in each company. The recent […]
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has signed a multi-year multi-transponder deal with the public broadcaster of Morocco, Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (SNRT). The agreement entails Direct-to-Home (DTH) services, satellite transponder for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) as well as video contribution services at the 25.5° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-1 satellite. […]
Eutelsat has a new major investor. Spacetime Transformations, acting on behalf of clients and funds under its management, has acquired 5.01 per cent of Eutelsat’s shares. The company, controlled by British businessman Christopher Harborne, said it held 23,827,744 Eutelsat shares, or 5.01 per cent of the satellite operator’s capital and voting rights, on behalf of […]
Italy’s Telecom Italia (TIM) is to withdraw its premium satellite service on January 19th. Local reports suggest that TIM failed to agree a new pricing structure with Eutelsat. One report said: “This decision follows Eutelsat’s unilateral move to cease providing the satellite connectivity that powers the service.” The service commenced in 2020 and designed to […]
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has announced that Gulfsat Communications has agreed a deal for satellite transponder capacity on Es’hail-1 satellite located at the 25.5⁰ East hotspot to provide VSAT services across the MENA region. Gulfsat Communications is a Satellite Communications and Media service provider in the MENA region. Gulfsat’s headquarters is located in Kuwait, […]
On the heels of the news that that the latest pair of SES O3b/mPOWER satellites were successfully launched comes confirmation that its latest craft, Astra 1P, has been brought into service over Europe and serving 118 million TV homes. Following its successful in-orbit raising and performance testing, Astra 1P will now start serving public and […]
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and SoFast, a US provider of FAST channels, have partnered to distribute FAST TV channels to affiliated Hispasat customers throughout Latin America. In 2023, Hispasat launched Wave OTT+, a streaming platform targeted at customers in LatAm, including telco operators and ISP and cable TV providers, Now, with this new alliance, SoFast […]
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that a long-running lawsuit brought by IBCAP member DISH Network against Jadoo TV and its US-based CEO, Sajid Sohail, has resulted in a final judgment of $24,969,911 (€23.7m) and a permanent injunction against Jadoo TV, and Sohail individually. Jadoo TV also agreed to permanently cease all […]
There is, in reality, no links with the Kremlin for Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat, but that didn’t stop one shareholder using last week’s AGM at Eutelsat to complain about the operator broadcasting Russian channels. The cause for the complaint are channels which are carried as part of – for example – Eutelsat’s popular 36 degrees […]
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has enhanced its channel offerings by integrating Kidsy TV into its video distribution portfolio at the 26° East orbital position on Es’hail-2 satellite. The satellite footprint is strategically designed to cover the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, thus optimising signal coverage, and facilitating significant viewership potential for the […]