Spanish infrastructure giant Abertis is selling its entire remaining stake in Eutelsat, which represents 5.01 per cent of the satellite company’s shares. UBS and Barclays Bank are acting on behalf of Abertis. In January 2012 it sold 16 per cent of its stake in Eutelsat, for €981 million. In June 2012 Abertis sold a 7 […]

Thailand’s ruling military have given permission for 40 satellite channels to re-start transmissions. However, about 50 are still prohibited from broadcasting. The decision was made via the country’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on June 2nd, although the permitted channels have to follow certain tight conditions, and be non-contentious. Most of the cartoon channels such as […]

Google, which is already an investor in Jersey-based broadband satellite operator O3b Networks, is behind another Jersey business L5. The company, which trades as WorldVu Satellites Ltd, has bought spectrum rights to build a huge constellation of satellites to provide global internet and broadband. The rights cover Ku-band spectrum but use low-Earth orbiting (LEO) satellites. […]

SES has announced that the Astra 5B satellite went live on June 2nd at the orbital position of 31.5 degrees East over Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The spacecraft provides DTH (Direct-to-Home) as well as direct-to-cable services and contribution feeds to digital terrestrial television networks in its target markets. Astra 5B […]

Iran is stepping up its fight against satellite TV. A statement made on the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan by a senior government official called on the public to fight against “the ills of satellite TV” in the country. Abdolreza Azadi, described as the deputy head for Cultural & Social Affairs, said: “Satellite […]

ABS, a global player in satellite communications, is preparing for a major business expansion with the launch of ABS-2A & ABS-3A in 2014/2015 and further satellites to be added to the fleet in the following two years. ABS launched its sixth satellite, ABS-2 in February 2014, covering 80 per cent of the world’s population including the […]

Liliane Landor, acting Director of the BBC World Service Group, has called on the Ethiopian authorities to stop jamming BBC broadcasts in the Middle East and North Africa. She joined directors from Deutsche Welle, France 24, and the US Broadcasting Board of Directors which oversees the Voice of America, in condemning the flagrant violation of […]

US satellite TV operator Dish Network has said it will accept payments in Bitcoins from customers in the third quarter of this year. Dish, which supplies 14 million households with satellite TV, says it will be the biggest company to accept Bitcoin so far. Users can transfer Bitcoins to each other online and store the […]

Arianespace’s already delayed launch of Measat 3b and its co-passenger Optus-10 satellite have been further impacted by the decision to send Optus-10 back from French Guiana to its manufacturers in California for examination. No fresh date has been given for the launch of Measat-3b. One option quoted is to bring forward the availability of an […]

Global pay-TV revenues [subscription fees and on-demand movies and TV episodes] will climb to $209 billion in 2020, up from $193 billion in 2013, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV World Revenue Forecasts report states that