Focus: Broadcasting

SES has ordered a third software-defined Geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, the operator announced Monday.  SES-26 will be a Ku- and C-band satellite to replace SES’s NSS-12 satellite at the 57 degrees East orbital position. It will offer content delivery and connectivity services to broadcasters, media companies, telco, internet service providers, and governmental...

Hispasat has joined forces with streaming and content protection company Nagra, to develop a wholesale OTT (over-the-top) television solution targeted at customers in Latin America. The solution, announced March 9, will be available to customers this spring. Hispasat said the service will enable pay-TV operators, ISPs, and regional content companies to offer clients a high-quality...

Measat has signed a new deal with Amagi which will see it distribute Toonz Kids via its Measat-3a satellite to households in Indonesia, one of Asia’s most lucrative pay-TV markets. Measat announced the deal, Feb. 21. The channel joins Measat’s video neighborhood at 91.5 degrees East. From 91.5 degrees East, Measat supports broadcasters and direct-to-home...

AsiaSat has entered into a strategic partnership with Thai broadcast company Next Step t0 work on the distribution and launch of a new lifestyle HD channel, Thainess. AsiaSat announced the deal Jan. 26. In collaboration with Next Step, AsiaSat will provide technical and marketing support to deliver Thainess to the international market, with full vertical...

SES has a busy year ahead in 2022. The global operator has multiple new satellites scheduled for launch during the next 12 months and its success depends on balancing new growth opportunities in data, maintaining its video business segment, and finding new customers. It also finds itself competing with a growing number of new satellite...

SES has ordered two new Geostationary Orbit (GEO) Ku-band satellites from Thales Alenia Space to replace aging broadcast satellites in its prime video neighborhood. The new satellites announced Thursday — ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q — will be located in SES’s prime orbital slot of 19.2 degrees East, and are expected to launch in 2024. ...

SES is launching a new internet-based streaming service in Germany later this year, the company announced Nov. 9. The service, HD+ IP, a will provide subscribers with access to 50 HD channels and libraries with more content without needing to have a satellite, cable, or DVB-T2 TV connection. Launching in December, the new HD+ IP...

Measat Satellite Systems has signed a new capacity deal with Rock Entertainment Holdings. The company announced Nov. 2 that it will distribute Global Trekker HD via its Measat-3a satellite. The channel joins Measat’s HD video neighborhood at 91.5 degrees East for viewers across the Asia Pacific region. The 91.5 degrees East video slot is home...

Ukrainian broadcaster Zeonbud has signed an agreement with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on the EUTELSAT 9B satellite for broadcast distribution.  The long-term contract was announced Monday. Eutelsat capacity will power Zeonbud’s Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network and “potentially extend its offer to a DTH [Direct to Home] service beyond the reach of its existing tower...

Leading Polish broadcaster TVN has contracted additional capacity from Eutelsat Communications in its HOTBIRD video neighborhood. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the companies said Wednesday that it is a multi-year agreement.  TVN is a long-standing customer of Eutelsat, and the broadcaster is an anchor HOTBIRD customer. HOTBIRD is one of Europe’s...