SES has revealed that satellite continued to increase its household reach in Germany last year, with 18.07 million households receiving their TV directly from satellite at the end of 2012. This increase of 524,000 households from year-end 2011 (plus 3 percent) is despite the switch-off of the analogue satellite signal in April 2012 and is […]
Sky Italia is following in the wheeltracks of its British counterpart by launching its first HD channel exclusively dedicated to Formula 1 – Sky Sport F1 HD. The new HD channel will broadcast live all the 2013 Grand Prix races, ten of which will be exclusively live. Along with the live broadcasting of the races’ […]
SES-6 is a new satellite due for launch by a Proton rocket, and needed because of its extra 49 transponders. SES will unveil its latest financial numbers this coming Friday morning, and is expected to announce the delayed launch of SES-6, which mostly delivers C and Ku-band coverage over Latin America. The craft is carrying […]
Following the French pay-TV operator’s successful acquisition of the exclusive live rights to Formula 1, Canal+ Group director of sports Cyril Linette has suggested the broadcaster would be putting “considerable resources” in providing quality coverage of Grands Prix for its subscribers. In an initiative mirroring UK pay-TV service Sky’s approach, Canal + will broadcast the […]
Today’s asteroid ‘fly-by’ will – experts say – not hit the Earth, but there were worries that its flight path would risk hitting orbiting satellites in the all-important Clarke Belt, named after Arthur C Clarke. The chunk of space rock will pass from the Earth’s southern to northern hemisphere and pass the planet at about […]
US satellite TV provider DirecTV has reported that profit and revenue rose in the fourth quarter after it added 103,000 net subscribers. Net income attributable to DirecTV rose to $942 million compared with $718 million a year ago. Revenue rose 8 per cent to $8.05 billion. In the US it added 103,000 net subscribers. In […]
The UK Supreme Court unanimously dismissed appeals by Digital Satellite Warranty Cover (DSWC) and Bernard Freeman and Michael Sullivan, trading as Satellite Services in a case which revolved around the so-called extended warranties offered by the businesses on Sky TV set-top boxes. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) issued winding up orders on the companies back […]
Telenor’s Satellite Broadcasting division (TSBc) saw its Q4 gross revenues fall 7 per cent to NOK 239 million (NOK 257m), although operating profit rose by NOK 3 million to NOK 97 million, when compared with the same period a year earlier. TSBc stated that retiring its Thor 2 craft along with lower broadcasting revenues contributed […]
Satellite operator Thaicom has moved from losses into profit. Its latest results report a net profit for the full year (to December 31st) of 174 million Thai Bhat (THB) compared with a loss in 2011 of THB 490 million the previous year. However, disposals of its Cambodian mobile operation affected the 2011 numbers. Satellite and […]
Back on December 8th, a Proton rocket carrying a communications satellite for Gazprom failed to deliver the satellite to its correct orbit. The craft was built by Thales Alenia Space. As a result all Proton flights were suspended while an investigation was carried out. An expert review has now concluded that a bearing failed which […]