Focus: Broadcasting

In a new feature, we round up and put into context the most recent news involving the major satellite operators. The week of Dec. 7 was a relatively quiet one...

SES extended a Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) broadcasting agreement with Germany’s 1-2-3.tv, the company revealed Wednesday. 1-2-3.tv is a German omnichannel auction platform that reaches over 2...

The FCC began its 5G spectrum auction of the C-band on Dec. 8, auctioning off C-band spectrum that satellite operators are working to vacate. Up for grabs is spectrum in...

Gerry O’Sullivan, Eutelsat’s executive vice president of Global TV and Video is leaving the company, according to an internal memo shared with Via Satellite. O’Sullivan, who has held the role...

SES revealed Wednesday that it extended its distribution partnership with Germany’s Televisionsklub for a five-year term. Additionally, Televisionsklub will upgrade to a full transponder on SES’ ASTRA 4A satellite to...

USSI Global revealed Wednesday that the company will modernize Sinclair Broadcast Group’s satellite network to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) C-Band spectrum transition. USSI Global will upgrade Sinclair’s...

Telecom Italia (TIM) purchased all of the capacity dedicated to Italy on Eutelsat’s KONNECT satellite in order to provide fixed broadband services to Italian households starting in January 2021. Additionally,...

Viasat‘s new CEO Rick Baldridge joined executives from major satellite operators SES, Intelsat, Hughes Networks Systems, and Eutelsat on a virtual executive panel just days after he was named the...

Eutelsat Communications has launched Sat.tv, its enhanced electronic program guide for Free-to-Air (FTA) channels. The service is operating at the 7/8 degrees West position, serving over 56 million homes across...

Canal+ signed new, long-term satellite capacity agreements with SES, the companies revealed Thursday. These agreements span three orbital positions, serve more than 10 million subscribers, and add more than $268 million...