Focus: Broadcasting

Eutelsat has won a new broadcast capacity deal in the U.S. Orby Elevate has selected the Eutelsat 117 West A satellite for the distribution of its first major mainstream English language direct-to-home TV services in the United States. The two companies announced the deal May 25. Orby Elevate plans to offer a mix of secular...

ABS is expanding its presence in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The company announced May 21 that it has a new teleport partner in Cyprus, Cyta, which offers satellite access and international extensions globally through a resilient broadband network with integrated security, flexibility and scalability. ABS has successfully migrated its telemetry, tracking...

Eutelsat and Hispasat have both signed new broadcast deals in Latin America over the last couple of days. Hispasat has signed a deal with Travelxp, a creator of exclusive specialized travel content, that will see Hispasat distribute its HD channel in Latin America for the next three years. The deal was announced April 18. The...

Eutelsat has won a new broadcasting contract in Latin America. The company announced April 18 that it has signed a multi-year agreement with FOX Sports Mexico, a sports broadcaster, to distribute channels across Mexico via the Eutelsat 117 West A satellite. FOX Sports Mexico is one of Mexico’s leading multi-platform pay TV sports broadcasters. It...

Dish Network Corporation placed an order for a new broadcast satellite from Maxar Technologies, the manufacturer announced Tuesday. The new broadcast satellite, designated ES XXV, will be based on the Maxar 1300 series Geostationary Orbit (GEO) platform, and deliver content across North America.  This satellite will provide broadcast services across North America, refreshing the company’s...

SES has signed a slew of new broadcast deals in Germany. The company announced April 13 that it had signed deals worth more than 75 million euros ($82.16 million) in backlog with multiple German private and public broadcasters. The majority of renewals span several years and will enable millions of satellite TV households across Germany...

Eutelsat Hotbird 13F satellite — the first Eurostar Neo satellite — has reached its operational Geostationary Orbit (GEO). SpaceX launched the satellite for operator Eutelsat Communications in October 2022. The satellite is one of two satellites built by Airbus Defence and Space for Eutelsat as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Neosat Partnership Project....

ABS has won a new capacity contract with a leading broadcaster in the Philippines. It announced March 27, that TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation (TAPDMV) has extended its satellite broadcast partnership with ABS by adding four further channels on ABS-2. The four SD channels will be on the MCPC media platform on the ABS-2 C-band...

Two of the world’s biggest operators have linked up in a major long-term multi-orbit partnership deal. Eutelsat has signed a multi-orbit agreement with Intelsat to enhance connectivity solutions over Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, including OneWeb services. The deal was announced March 9. It is seven-year multi-million-euro capacity agreement with a progressive roll-out of...

Revenue at Eutelsat Communications dipped 6% in the first half of fiscal year 2022-23, the operator reported Feb. 17, due to a decline in broadcast revenue. Eutelsat reported total revenues in the first half of 574 million euros ($613 million), down 6% like-for-like. The operator said first half revenues were within the range of its...