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Eutelsat criticised over “Kremlin links”

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 […]

November 27, 2024

Google fined ‘all the money in the world’

A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles – a two followed by 36 zeroes – for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube. That is considerably more than the $2 trillion Google is worth. In fact, according to the IMF, it is greater than the world’s GDP. The fine has reached this make […]

October 31, 2024

EU satellites disrupted by Russia

The Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad has been pinpointed as being one source of numerous interferences on European satellites owned by SES, Eutelsat and others. The United Nations agency that oversees communications technology ha said that Russia should “immediately cease any deliberate action to cause harmful interference to frequency assignments of other administrations,” in a […]

July 3, 2024

Ukraine confirms Russia is buying Starlink kit

Authorities in Ukraine have confirmed that Russian military forces are buying Starlink equipment from “Arab countries”, according to a Reuters report. It had previously been reported that Dubai in the UAE was a source of supply for equipment going to Russia. Ukraine’s defence ministry’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) released what it said was an […]

February 15, 2024By Chris Forrester

Confusion over Russia using Starlink

A source in Ukraine says that Russia is importing Starlink equipment from Dubai, but at hugely inflated prices. The Ukrainian (Oleg Kutkov), who repairs damaged Starlink equipment, says that Russia is paying between $5,000 and $6,000 per unit. He stresses that Starlink is not officially working in or over Russia but says that Russia and […]

February 12, 2024

Russia eavesdrops on Eutelsat satellite

Russia has shifted one of its Luch satellites (which translates as ‘Beam’ or ‘Ray’) right alongside Eutelsat’s 3B craft. The Russian satellite is reported by observers to be about 18kms from the Eutelsat, which is extremely close. Satellite, which are registered with the ITU observe an orbital slot about 40kms by 40 kms. According to […]

October 23, 2023By Chris Forrester

Russian World aims for audience in occupied Ukraine

Russian DTH operator Russkiy Mir (Russian World) aims to connect 155,000 households in the occupied Dontesk, Kherson, Zaporizhzia and Luhansk regions of Ukraine by the end of this year, according to Comnews. The service opened in December 2022. Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said that installation teams should connect 155,000 homes in what the […]

July 4, 2023

Rosamund Pike stars in Audible doc Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy

Audible, a provider of spoken word entertainment, has launched a new narrative documentary podcast exploring the fascinating true story behind a Russian spy’s life in deep cover inside the USA, narrated by Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner and Oscar and BAFTA Award-nominee, Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, I Care a Lot, Die Another Day). Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy, produced […]

April 20, 2023

M7 Group signs distribution deal with Current Time TV

Luxembourg-based M7 Group, a European pay-TV provider owned by Canal+ Group, has concluded an agreement with the US Agency for Global Media or the satellite distribution of Current Time TV in HD via both ASTRA 19.2 and Eutelsat E9B. Current Time TV is a 24/7 Russian-language TV and digital network, providing live news, robust debate, […]

March 9, 2023

Report: Russia tops Europe’s box office in Jan

Report: Russia tops Europe’s box office in Jan Russia emerged as the biggest box office earner in January among tracked markets in Europe, collecting $99 million out of the region’s total film earnings of $195.7 million, OpusData figures compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence show. Europe’s box office dropped 1.9 per cent year over year […]

March 7, 2023