Chris Forrester is one of the most experienced and highly regarded journalists in the field. His insight and analysis, particularly in the satellite and pay-TV arena, is highly prized. He has written for all the major business journals in the sector as well as several national newspapers.
Equity analysts at Exane BNP-Paribas in their ‘start of the year’ 61-page overview of what can be expected this year for investors in media stocks. As far as the satellite sector is concerned they have Eutelsat as a “top pick”, although recommend investors “avoid” SES (and Vivendi and Publicis). The bank’s advice is to stay […]
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens this week in Las Vegas, and the received wisdom is that the show will be dominated by larger Ultra-HD TV screen sizes from the major display manufacturers, but different to CES 2015 in that they will all be capable of handling 10-bit depth pixels and thus – at last […]
There has been recent speculation that Britain’s largest commercial broadcaster, ITV, is not only up for sale but that US cable giant Comcast might well be a buyer. This is not the first time that American names have been cited as potential buyers. A month or so ago it was Liberty Global (which already owns […]
Echostar and Dish Network founder Charlie Ergen has “donated” nine million shares he owned in Echostar to a family trust. Each share is currently valued at some $36 so the donation is worth about $324 million today. The transfer, according to a Securities & Exchange Commission filing made earlier in December, is for “estate planning […]
Back in July 2013 satellite operator SES confirmed an earlier agreement with Space Systems International Monaco for access to some of its SSI-Monaco satellite’s transponders. The satellite was launched earlier this year on April 27th, and is orbiting at 52 deg East and is now officially called TurkmenAlemMonacoSat which might not be the snappiest name […]
Last week the European Commission published its proposals to enhance cross-border content portability for TV, radio and online access to programming and entertainment when outside the country of origin. Deutsche Bank’s media analyst Laurie Davison, in a report on the proposition, described the potential benefits as: “In theory, this would allow a SkyGo user to […]
Last week saw His Holiness Pope Francis perform the ceremony of the Holy Door, opening a normally bricked up portal to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The special event which starts an extraordinary ‘Jubilee of Mercy’ year for the Catholic Church was captured in Ultra-HD by the Vatican Television Centre (Centro Televisivo Vaticano) and with […]
Global satellite operator Intelsat’s share price slide continued December 8th, falling a further 5.67 per cent to finish the day at just $3.83. December 9th saw it recover by almost the same amount, but the past 5 days have seen trading in Intelsat stock fluctuate between $4.48 and down to the current $4.05, and pushing […]
Europe seems set for a head-to-head battle with TV rights’ holders such as the Hollywood studios and sports organisations by insisting that its citizens are permitted to watch content when abroad from their home market. December 9th should see more details emerge of the European Commission’s outline proposals. The EC proposals, if implemented, would mean […]
Eutelsat celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its listing on the Paris bourse by holding an Investors Day in Paris on December 1st. The mood was decidedly upbeat , and presentation followed presentation in outlining the opportunities – and obvious challenges – ahead. Outgoing CEO Michel de Rosen told analysts that the company had grown significantly […]
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