US DTH broadcaster DISH Network has reported revenue totalling $3.31 billion (€292.2bn) for the quarter ending December 31st 2018, compared to $3.48 billion for the corresponding period in 2017. Net income attributable to DISH Network totalled $337 million for the fourth quarter 2018, compared to $1.39 billion from the year-ago quarter. The company closed the […]
Some insurance suppliers love the satellite business. After all, you have to cover quite a few cars to match a satellite that would be worth around $250 million (€220.9m), or more. But 2018 was not a good year. In fact it was catastrophic, with premiums paid by satellite operators at just $459 million, and that […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications has added a pair of African ‘Master Service Agreements’, which – as yet – have no extra direct value attached to them but should help build turnover in Africa over time. The agreements cover access to Avanti’s latest satellite, Hylas-4. One agreement is with Paratus Group, a Pan-African telecommunications operator, […]
The SAT>IP Alliance, a global satellite industry group, has appointed Platform Communications to help drive the uptake of a key technology standard that will shape the future of TV experiences. The SAT>IP Alliance brings together leading satellite operators, manufacturers, broadcasters and service providers, including Arcadyan, Eutelsat, HISPASAT, Irdeto, MaxLinear, NAGRA, Panasonic, SES, Verimatrix and Zinwell. […]
Eutelsat Communications has signed simultaneous multi-year contracts with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters for video capacity on its Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. The aggregate of these contracts represents multi-transponder capacity, including incremental resources. Leveraging Eutelsat 8 West B satellite’s dedicated coverage of Ethiopia, both media groups will enjoy nationwide […]
MultiChoice, the South African entertainment company, is about to see itself spun off from parent Naspers, and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on February 27th. This week, the company held an investor roadshow presentation in Johannesburg and the message from the broadcaster’s senior executives is that its DTH service, DStv, is doing far better […]
Arianespace’s flawless first launch of 2019 took two satellites into orbit on February 6th. It was the 103rd Ariane 5 mission. In the upper position of the rocket, a Saudi Arabian Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, also called HS- 4/SGS-1, was a geostationary condosat for KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Saudi Arabia) […]
US multiplay operator RCN has confirmed its commercial launch of Ultra HD services through a partnership with satellite operator SES. RCN is featuring seven dedicated 4K channels from the North American SES Ultra HD Platform, which will be available on RCN’s Signature TV channel tier for new and existing customers. RCN’s initial 4K launch will […]
SES is streamlining customer support and services by forming a global services delivery team under the leadership of a Chief Services Officer (CSO). SES says the move underscores its commitment to place customers at the heart of its business and deliver exceptional customer experience following the successful implementation of two market-facing business units in 2017, […]
SES has announced that Discovery Deutschland, a TV and Digital Media broadcast station based in Germany, has extended its partnership with MX1, SES’s global provider of media services and solutions. Under the terms of the extension, MX1 will continue to fully manage playout and media asset management tasks for Discovery Deutschland’s SD and HD channels. […]