Chris Forrester is one of the most experienced and highly regarded journalists in the field. His insight and analysis, particularly in the satellite and pay-TV arena, is highly prized. He has written for all the major business journals in the sector as well as several national newspapers.
A company registered in the Cayman Islands is again trying to get a satellite launched despite alleged links with backers from China. Global-IP (not to be confused with Global IP Solutions) wants to finance and build a satellite to provide sub-Saharan Africa with 150 Gb/s broadband. But the company has some history behind it. In […]
Eutelsat will unveil its Q1 numbers on October 30th (Eutelsat’s financial year runs from July 1st to June 30th). Analysts at investment bank Exane/BNPP previews the numbers saying that it expects Eutelsat to report a mixed bag of Q1 revenue growth trends. “While we expect the Video Broadcast division to post 1 per cent organic […]
A report from Deutsche Bank on broadcasting giant Comcast’s prospects (its results are due on October 24th) suggests that its NBCU and Sky segments are going to see pressure this quarter. The bank says that these pressures will come from a combination of factors, including: a challenging ratings environment in the US, macro-economic pressures in […]
Craig Moffett, senior analyst at MoffettNathanson, has taken a long look at the prospects for Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network, in particular with the ON/OFF reports of a potential tie-up or consolidation with AT&T’s DirecTV unit. Moffett examines the complete background in an impressive 42-page report and which looks at Dish’s current plateful of burdens: Spectrum […]
Netflix will reveal its Q3 results on October 16th and most analysts expect disappointments in its subscriber numbers and revenues. Indeed, one investment bank (Credit Suisse) in a note to clients sounded alarm bells on September 25th after slashing its forecasts to a potential “below guidance”. The bank’s note said: “While July and the first […]
Comments from investment bank Exane/BNPP are very specific in stating that the long-awaited C-Band Alliances scheme to auction some of its C-band spectrum for 5G deployment over the US looks like being decided on a highly favourable basis to the Alliance. The bank reports on comments made by FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly and helped by […]
Satellite operator SES has seven ‘small’ satellites on order for its O3b division, called mPower craft, and being constructed by Boeing. They are scheduled for launch in 2021, and are small enough to fit three or four at a time onto a SpaceX rocket. These seven are to orbit as Mid-Earth orbiters, but SES has […]
Satellite operator SES is due to release its Q3 financials on October 26th, but on September 20th briefed analysts on its latest guidance ahead of entering its obligatory ‘closed period’. It seems that after a couple of years in the doldrums things are slightly looking up at SES Video Networks division. Sami Kassab, media analyst […]
A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR, Global Satellite Capacity Supply & Demand) states that despite slow growth in satellite supply and capacity over the past few years, the next ten years will see 1155 satellites (more than 500 kgs in size) likely to be ordered, and some 1285 will be launched. NSR says that […]
A couple of major insurance losses on rocket and satellite failures will send insurance rates up. A presentation last week at Euroconsult’s World Space Business Week by a group of insurance executives confirmed that premiums are rising as the industry tries to recoup from those losses and adjust what were uncompetitive premiums, and return to […]
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