Want to reach 90% of TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa? And offer enhanced viewing experiences? Here are just 5 reasons why 7/8° West is the orbital position for you: Reaching over 56 million homes, 7/8° West is the leading TV hotspot in the region watched by 90% of TV homes Broadcasting […]
A report from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank makes worrying reading for Eutelsat. The bank warns investors to “prepare for Eutelsat guidance cut” and has downgraded its advice to clients to ‘SELL’ . The bank says that its conclusion is based on the likelihood that Eutelsat would have to adjust its guidance downward for this fiscal […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deadline for comments and responses to the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) closed on December 11th. The CBA’s request is for a “market-based approach” to the sale of 180 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US for the use of 5G. A report from Sami Kassab, a satellite analyst at investment bank […]
Marking its third specialist OTT service, US TV network CBS has launched ET Live, a free 24/7 direct-to-consumer streaming network dedicated to all things entertainment. Developed in close collaboration between CBS Interactive and CBS Television Distribution’s entertainment news magazine Entertainment Tonight, ET Live expands the Entertainment Tonight brand beyond television, catering to entertainment super-fans with […]
In cooperation with Free TV, ABC and SBS, Broadcast Australia recently conducted trials of next generation broadcast technology in the Sydney area. The trial assessed the performance of next generation DVB-T2 technologies in Australia. German manufacturer Rohde & Schwarz supplied transmitters, retransmitters and test equipment for the testing phase, including an R&S TLU9 50 W […]
Sky Italia is following its UK sister operation and is expanding its OTT fibre-based package of channels. Sky Italia will now work with Telecom Italia (TIM) and other telcos. A report from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank says this is a negative report for Eutelsat given that Sky Italia is their largest single client and […]
A negative report on the satellite industry from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank does not pull any punches in its report on the sector, saying bluntly “The first step is admitting you have a problem”. Analyst Laurie Davison opens the bank’s report with a summary of the past month’s results season on the ‘Big Three’ […]
On July 28th, both of Europe’s major satellite operators unveil their results. SES will reveal its half-year numbers and Eutelsat its full-year figures. The event has prompted equity analyst Sami Kassab at Exane/BNP-Paribas to examine the prospects for the two companies. Kassab makes it clear that he currently favours Eutelsat over SES. He says: “We see […]
One day ahead of the NexTV CEO event in Mauritius, Ethiopia’s Information Network Security Agency (INSA), in charge of the transformation of the country’s high-tech and security industry, officialised the launch of Ethiosat, its new TV platform. INSA has inked a multi-year contract with Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) for capacity at its 7/8° […]
This week is the start of the ‘Big Three’ results season. October 27th sees Intelsat and Eutelsat numbers unveiled, while on October 28th SES reveals its latest quarterly results. The news on each of the three is not exactly glowing. Intelsat, despite some financial restructuring is still heavily burdened by debt, and there is some […]