NSR’s second installment of the Satellite Operator Financial Analysis study finds that the FSS sector remains robust in financial terms, with continued revenue growth in the outlook, while imminent IPOs and further industry consolidation (GE Satellite, KT Satellite) continue to shape the industry. In addition, the relatively recent and widespread trend of increased cost control […]
Intelsat, a provider of global satellite services, has announced new agreements with two Bulgarian media companies for Intelsat transponder services to enable DTT and distribution of HD programming. Under the first agreement, Nurts, the primary tower company and sole DTT operator in Bulgaria, will use capacity on Intelsat 12 at 45 deg East to contribute […]
Satellite broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa will soon be gaining powerful new broadcasting resources following the order by Eutelsat Communications of a new satellite from Thales Alenia Space. Called Eutelsat 8 West B, the high-capacity spacecraft will be launched in 2015 to 8° West, joining satellites already operated at the adjacent 7° […]
SES has selected Boeing to build a new communication satellite, SES-9, to serve the fast growing markets in Asia. The new satellite – ordered through SES’ affiliate company SES Satellite Leasing – will expand SES’ capabilities to provide direct-to-home broadcasting and other communications services in Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime […]
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat and networking giant Cisco have announced the creation of a long-term alliance that will enable Inmarsat to deliver advanced services, from applications to business collaboration and video to multimedia content over Inmarsat’s new, high-throughput satellite broadband network, Global Xpress (GX). Cisco will provide Inmarsat with a state-of-the-art satellite […]
The complex argument between Europe’s two satellite giants, Luxembourg-based SES Astra and Paris-based Eutelsat, first reported on advanced-television.com October 6, is already straining relations between the two players, and could escalate to a position where UK broadcasters are potentially affected. In essence, the dispute is over contested transmission rights at the 28.2 degrees East (which […]
Over the past five years, the Satellite Transmission Services industry in China has been growing at an annualised rate of 13.8 per cent and is set to generate $285.9 billion in 2012, according to IBISWorld. The industry has benefited from increasing demand for satellite television broadcasting and communications. The coverage of major sporting events, such […]
The Hellas-Sat on/off sale process has been taking place – or not taking place – for the best part of two years. Greece’s near-bankrupt position makes a sale ever-more urgent, and it has been widely reported that Greek telco OTE (itself controlled by Deutsche Telekom) is seeking around €150 million from the sale of Hellas-Sat. […]
A serious dispute has arisen between SES and Eutelsat over the UK’s all-important 28.2/28.5 degrees East orbital slots, which beam signals to the UK and Ireland. BSkyB and channels such as the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 broadcast using satellites from these positions. On September 28, SES launched a new satellite, Astra 2F, into orbit […]
Eutelsat has made a new appeal to international regulatory authorities to urgently intervene in order to put an end to repeated jamming of satellite signals from Iran. This new appeal follows significant deliberate interference from Iran since October 3rd of international networks, including BBC Persian, the Voice of America’s Persian service and Radio Free Europe/Radio […]