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 […]
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating two new channels, Tayba and Al Tanasuh TV, into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite footprint strategically encompasses the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, optimising signal coverage and enabling […]
The planned merger between two US pay-TV satellite broadcasters is definitely off – at least for the moment. A deadline set by DirecTV passed without fresh discussions or progress happening. The blame for the decision falls on Charlie Ergen’s Dish/EchoStar and its bond (debt) holders. Under the complex merger deal, which would have created the […]
wedotv, the AVoD and FAST channel programmer and distributor, is expanding the distribution of its flagship channel, wedotv big stories, to audiences across the Middle East and North Africa via the Eutelsat 7 West A satellite, located at the region’s leading 7/8° West video neighbourhood. wedotv big stories brings audiences factual entertainment, documentaries and other […]