Satellite communications specialist Newtec and the operator of the world’s largest satellite and fibre live video network, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have signed a multimillion-euro contract. The deal is to deploy Newtec’s satellite broadcast solutions as part of the EBU’s major pan-European news exchange network. Newtec’s new Multiservice Broadcast system solution will be developed […]
SatLink Communications, a global teleport, content management and HD playout services provider, has announced it has been extended its agreement with global channel, Fashion TV (FTV), for the global playout, content management and distribution of its HD and SD channels. As a part of the agreement, SatLink will distribute FTV’s content via satellite to Asia […]
Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV service, has published strong Q4 results, adding 31,000 homes and bringing total households served to over 1.8 million. Freesat now reaches over 3.8 million UK viewers. Freesat’s continuing growth demonstrates the clear attraction of premium TV on a subscription-free basis. With a Freesat box, viewers have access to over […]
On Digital Media (ODM) is the official South African licence holder for DTH transmissions over the country for the TopTV service. The near-bankrupt ODM/TopTV business is being bought by the StarTimes broadcasting operation, and the transmissions licences were being transferred to StarTimes which took over TopTV in December. That process is creating headaches. ODM chief […]
Hungarian cable, IP and DTH pay-TV operators saw modest gains
UPC DTH, a satellite TV provider in Central and Eastern Europe, has confirmed that live English Premier League action on its Slovak Sport.TV2 channel is now available through the freeSAT plus package in the Czech Republic. “We are pleased to further enrich our freeSAT plus package line-up through the addition of Slovak Sport.TV2 in the […]
SES has confirmed that the SES-8 satellite has been successfully co-positioned with SES’s NSS-6 satellite at the orbital location of 95 degrees East and is now fully operational to serve the thriving markets in the Asia-Pacific region. SES-8 was launched on December 3rd 2013 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on board a SpaceX/Falcon 9 booster in […]
Euroconsult, a consulting firm specialised in satellite communications and broadcasting, announces the launch of LATSAT – the Latin American Satellite Communication & Broadcasting Summit. The first edition will be taking place in Mexico City on June 4-5 2014. LATSAT is also supported by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Mexico’s Ministry of Communication and Transport). […]
IDATE has published the latest edition of its TV and new video services market report and database, delivering key data on this ever-changing market. At a time when video has become pervasive across all screens, most national TV markets are losing steam: shrinking viewership and pressure on advertising markets, especially in Europe. Although pay-TV seems […]
Astra 2E will enter service on February 1st. Launched last September, the satellite has been testing its frequencies and functionality these past weeks. The satellite is co-located at the 28.2 degrees East orbit position which is mainly devoted to coverage of the British Isles. SES, which operates the satellite fleet, says that over the next […]