Motive Television Services has begun the installation of its Content Express platform in South Africa in accordance with the contract signed in December 2013 with Siyaya Free To Air TV of Johannesburg, South Africa The project will begin with the installation and integration of Motive’s head-end software, enabling Siyaya services on FreeVision, the new DTH […]
Last week Qatar Satellite issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a fast-track build for a second satellite, Es’HailSat-2. Es’HailSat-1 is already in position, and is a joint venture satellite with Eutelsat operating from 26 degrees East. Qatar’s plan is to have the new satellite in position by the end of 2016. Ali Ahmed al-Kuwari, […]
Egyptian Satellite (NileSat) has reported its financial results posting a net profit of $46.56 million in 2013, up 43.9 per cent. Nilesat, which is also carrying a record number of channels, reported net profit of $32.35 million for 2012. Revenues for last year rose 9.09 per cent to another record of $180.91 million, up from […]
NovelSat, a specilaist in satellite transmission technologies, has announced the availability of NovelSat FreeBand – a new solution that gives broadcasters free satellite bandwidth for video contribution. Broadcasters who lease satellite bandwidth for their video distribution needs understand the costs connected with the space segment. Unfortunately, broadcasters also need to lease additional bandwidth every time […]
Despite recent findings suggesting the US multichannel segment posted its first full-year decline in subscriptions for 2013, and amidst continued talk about cord-cutting, a new report from Digital TV Research forecasts that the number of pay-TV subscribers in North America will continue to increase – despite a small decline last year. The Digital TV North […]
Satellite operator SES saw its share price hit an all-time high of €27.44 on March 25th, up 1.72 per cent on the previous day, and reflecting an impressive rise over the past 5 trading days. Despite some profit taking the price held up at €27.18. Five days ago (on March 19th) the SES share price […]
Last week, Hong Kong-based AsiaSat reported flat revenues for 2013 and an operating profit that fell four per cent. This year, it will launch two new satellites which will help boost revenues, but Chairman Sherwood Dodge said this was not enough, and that acquiring new business, via acquisition, in 2014 will remain a top priority. […]
Following a 24-hour delay for bad weather, Arianespace successfully launched two satellites into orbit late on Saturday evening, March 22nd (at 7.04pm local time in French Guiana, and 10.04pm GMT). These were two heavyweight satellites and the combined weight of its two passengers amounted to 8,755 kg for the Ariane 5ECA rocket, the 73rd launch […]
AsiaSat’s financials, released in Hong Kong March 20th, showed zero growth compared to 2012 when an exceptional payment of HK$ 311 million was stripped out from last year’s numbers. Revenues from satellite transponder capacity sales fell back 4 per cent in what was a challenging year. Notably, revenues suffered because of the renewal of contracts […]
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has announced that a Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued for the design and manufacture of the company’s second satellite, Es’hail 2. The new satellite will be positioned at the 26 degrees East hotspot position for TV broadcasting and significantly adds to the company’s ability to provide high quality, […]