SES CEO Romain Bausch used the giant Washington Satellite 2013 show to unveil the satellite operator’s latest viewing numbers, saying that as at December 31st it reached some 276 million homes worldwide, up 17 million on the previous year. The growth was helped by “strong gains” in Germany and especially India. India, in particular, saw […]
Research from broadband, media and entertainment industries analysis firm Leichtman Research Group indicates that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US – representing about 94 per cent of the market – acquired over 170,000 net additional video subscribers in 2012. Annual net multi-channel video additions in 2012 were about 230,000 fewer than in […]
The 2013 Satellite show in Washington was the centre of some major announcements, not least a new contract for three Arianespace satellite launches from Intelsat. The satellites will launch from French Guiana and take Intelsat up to 2017. The craft will include Intelsat’s giant EPIC high-throughput satellites which are expected to weigh some 6 tonnes […]
Many Wall Street analysts, as well as savvy investors, seem to believe that a merger between DirecTV and arch-rival Dish Network is very much back on the cards. Last week saw DirecTV’s share price rise a useful 4.5 per cent (and a 52-week ‘high’), and Dish rise almost 3 per cent on the rumours, and […]
Egypt’s government has agreed to reconsider its 2011 ban on permitting new privately owned satellite channels in the country, officials announced in Cairo. The government has been under extreme local pressure over its on-going ban on certain channels. The Egyptian Cabinet decided last week to re-assess the ban on new private satellite channels, the country’s […]
DirecTV says it is not proceeding with its bid for Vivendi-owned Brazilian telco GVT. DirecTV, already a major player in terms of Brazilian DTH broadcasting, had been looking to GVT as a way of boosting its presence in the dynamic country. The company “has decided not to move forward in its pursuit of GVT and […]
Hong Kong-based AsiaSat has reported record revenues for 2012, but warned that a major customer had negotiated “considerably lower” lower transponder lease rates which will kick in later this year, and as a result this current year’s numbers will suffer. AsiaSat is somewhat stuck in that its fleet is operating at near full capacity (79 […]
YahLive, the HD television satellite platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, was presented with the Highly Commended ‘Satellite Services Provider of the Year’ award at the Digital Studio Awards 2013 event on March 13th at the Westin Hotel, Dubai. Commenting on the award, Mohamed Youssif, CEO of YahLive, said: “We are […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has confirmed the signing of a satellite transmission agreement with Neterra, a new DTH white-label, shared platform, called “the W1”, that offers pay-tv services in Bulgaria. Neterra has contracted two transponders on TSBc’s THOR 6 satellite, located at 1˚West, one of the fastest-growing orbital positions for Central and Eastern Europe. The […]
In May last year Intelsat said it wanted a future Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise around $1.75 billion. Now, in a new regulatory filing, the Luxembourg-domiciled company says it is seeking to raise just $750 million from an IPO. The final figure will largely depend on how enthusiastic the market is to buy into […]