Lockheed-Martin (L-M) has won a satellite launch contract from EchoStar, for its EchoStar-19 craft (which is also known as Jupiter-2). The satellite is a very large, multiple spot-beam Ka-band satellite that will enhance the growing demand from EchoStar-owned broadband supplier HughesNet. L-M will use a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for the launch in […]
Dish Network reported better than forecast quarterly revenue and profit as it added more per pay-TV subscriber and broadband Internet users. The second-largest US satellite TV company by revenue reported that its average revenue per pay-TV user rose to $87.91 (€80.90) in the second quarter from $84.15, a year earlier. However, net subscriber losses in […]
MDA Corp is based in Canada and owns satellite builder Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) based in Palo Alto, California. However, the seemingly never-ending rise of the value of the US dollar compared with the decline of the Euro has meant a reduction in orders for new satellites from SS/L. Also not helping US satellite building is […]
Despite weekend suggestions that rival pay-TV provider BT TV had been successful in wresting the rights, Sky Sports will remain the home of La Liga for another three seasons. Sky says the deal strengthens its position as the first choice for sport across the UK and Ireland and ensures La Liga remains a key part […]
Bermuda and Hong Kong-based satellite operator ABS had an order with Boeing to build its ABS-8 satellite. The order was placed last June and was to have served Australia, the MENA region, Russia and South and South-East Asia. It was due for delivery in 2017 and was a replacement craft for ABS-7 at 116.1 degrees […]
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed a new long-term capacity agreement on three SES satellites to broadcast two channels in Eastern Europe and Africa. Deutsche Welle will be broadcasting its German-language TV channel DW via the Astra 4A satellite, allowing more than six million direct-to-home households in Eastern Europe and 40 million cable and IPTV […]
International Launch Services (ILS) which handles the marketing and sales of Russia’s Proton launch rocket has concluded its Failure Review of the May 16th failure of the Proton rocket. The May 16th problem involved an ILS client, Mexico’s Centenario mobile communications satellite. The Proton rocket system has been grounded since the problem. ILS, in a […]
Global satellite operator Intelsat had a blisteringly good day on the New York Stock Exchange last Thursday, seeing its share price rocket 27.1 per cent to $9.66. On August 3rd the share price recovery continued. Intelsat’s price moved forward to close the day up 16.09 per cent (up $1.53 to $11.04). Indeed, earlier in the […]
BBC Worldwide has announced its first VoD deal in India. The deal, with the leading DTH provider, Tata Sky covers SVoD and TVoD services and gives subscribers in eight metros in India access to the best of the BBC’s drama and comedy via ‘BBC On-Demand’, a branded property on Tata Sky’s platform. Viewers can now […]
Just over a week after it closed its acquisition of pay-TV provider DirecTV following regulatory clearance, US telco AT&T has announced what it says is the first-ever nationwide package of TV and wireless services – all from a single provider on one bill, with special discounts – beginning August 10. The offer includes HD and […]