Focus: Broadcasting

Eutelsat Communications secured Mondo Globo as the first customer for its recently launched Eutelsat Cirrus delivery solution. This offer has been confirmed by the luxury hotel brand Edwardian Hotels London. Telearabia PRO, Mondo Globo’s new TV platform of Arabic-language Standard Definition (SD) channels, specifically targets the European hospitality sector. It comprises of six channels, including three Middle East...

Es’hailSat‘s recently launched satellite, Es’hail-2, entered commercial service to serve government, broadcast, and telecommunications sectors in the Middle East and North Africa. The satellite was built by Mitsubishi Electric Company (MELCO) and launched by SpaceX aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Es’hail-2, designed with Ka-band spot beams and Ku-band wide beams, joins Es’hail-1 and will augment...

MEASAT Satellite Systems launched Himalaya TV High Definition (HD) (HTV) for distribution across Nepal and Asia Pacific via the MEASAT-3 satellite. HTV, founded in 2010, is a Kathmandu-based private television company of Nepal, and produces news and entertainment programs. According to the release, the addition of Himalaya HD regional feed increases MEASAT’s video neighborhood in Nepal...

SES’ newest satellite, SES-12, is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility, and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The satellite is designed with both wide beams and High Throughput Satellite (HTS) beams, and will join SES-8 at 95 degrees East. SES-12 is the latest satellite that SES has launched to...

Eutelsat Communications and Afghanistan Broadcasting System (ABS) signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for video capacity on the Eutelsat 53A satellite. ABS will use Eutelsat 53A’s Ku-band resources over central Asia to provide nationwide coverage for the launch of its new Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform, Oqaab HD+. This platform will be developed in the coming months to carry...

Speedcast International revealed that it will replace the Cook Islands’ existing international hub termination service with a new domestic hub for data, voice, domestic terrestrial television distribution, and cellular backhaul. The hub replacement aims to improve connectivity services for residents of the Cook Islands’ remote outer islands. Speedcast will deliver the service with Bluesky, a...

Dish Network reported a decrease in revenue and a loss of subscribers for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2018, as well as for the full year of 2018. Dish’s Fourth Quarter (Q4) 2018 revenue totaled $3.31 billion, compared to $3.48 billion for the corresponding period in 2017. For the year, Dish reported 2018 total revenue of $13.62 billion, compared to $14.39...

Eutelsat signed simultaneous multi-year contracts with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS) and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB) for video capacity on its Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. The aggregate of these contracts represents multi-transponder capacity, including incremental resources. Leveraging Eutelsat 8 West B satellite’s dedicated coverage of Ethiopia, both media groups will enjoy nationwide coverage for...

In the second part of Via Satellite’s interview, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Orion, Kirill Makhnovskiy examined how the balance of Over-the-Top (OTT) and satellite may change in Russia. He also talked about how the historical environment in Russia made it difficult for pay-TV operators to sometimes grow, given the free access to some...

Russia has always been a successful market for satellite pay-TV. With a growing appetite for pay-TV and a huge amount of territory to cover, it is a good time for satellite to increase its impact. But, with customers around the world being influenced by the likes of Netflix, how are pay-TV operators in the region...