Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 09-27-13] Morgan Stanley has released a new report citing “three highly experienced professionals in the FSS sector” on how they think the sector will develop over the next few years. The outcome of the report is surprisingly negative with the sources predicting the sector has “entered a ‘no-growth’ cycle, and that returns will...

[Via Satellite 09-26-13] Pakistan’s LEO Television Network has commenced distributing three television channels on Asia Satellite Telecommunications’s AsiaSat 3S. The services include multilingual Pakistani film channel, Filmazia; Urdu language, South Asian movie channel Film World; and Pashto and Urdu-language infotainment channel, ARUJ TV. “We are excited to make this major move to expand our reach...

[Via Satellite 09-25-13] The Arab Advisors Group recently researched the online presence of 658 fully operational FTA satellite TV channels targeting the Arab World. With the study, it was discovered that of the analyzed stations, 448 channels have an online presence. Prompted by the increasing uptake of the Internet service in the Arab World, many...

[Via Satellite 09-23-13] StarTimes Communication Network Technology, a technology provider and network operator in China, has signed a 10-year contract on SES’ SES 5 satellite at 5 degrees east to expand its media footprint in Africa and deliver direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services across the continent. StarTimes, which has more than 2.6 million digital terrestrial television...

[Via Satellite 09-23-13] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc)’s new CEO Morten Tengs is excited about the opportunity for the company in the maritime market. This was the one vertical that Tengs highlighted where he felt the company could make more of an impact. Tengs replaced Cato Halsaa, who had been the CEO for many years at...

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Arqiva has signed a multi-transponder deal with SES, which enables the company to continue to serve radio and television customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. As Arqiva plans to expand its international presence, this could fuel the satellite capacity needs for this key SES customer. Barrie Woolston, commercial director, satellite and...

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Astrium has signed a contract with France Télévisions, a French broadcasting group, for its Ka-News service. The new Ka-News service, which uses Eutelsat‘s KA-SAT satellite, will enable France Télévisions teams to transmit high-speed data and broadcast live HD via Ka-band terminals with automatic deployment antennas, even in the most remote locations, without...

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Satellite communications specialist, Newtec and Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA) have signed a multimillion-Euro contract to deploy several of Newtec’s interactive satellite terminals running on the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS). The award-winning ASBU-MENOS network is operated by ASBU on the Arabsat 5A satellite, which has an orbital...

High Throughput Satellites (HTS) remain a hot topic of conversation in the industry, but their impact outside of North America is harder to examine. In Latin America, a vibrant region for satellite communications, we assess what impact HTS could have. In May, Hispasat announced the start of service of Amazonas 3, a $300 million, high-powered...

[Via Satellite 09-18-13] Discovery Communications has signed a new capacity agreement with Intelsat. As part of the multi-transponder agreement, Discovery will use the distribution power of the Intelsat 19 video neighborhood to expand the reach of its more than 190 worldwide television networks, including its portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region. Located at 166 degrees east,...