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SES’s QuetzSat-1 satellite now operational
SES has confirmed that the QuetzSat-1 satellite is fully operational and ready for service. QuetzSat-1 was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board an ILS Proton Breeze M booster on September 30th, 2011. QuetzSat-1 is fully contracted to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation. The spacecraft is an all Ku-band high-powered (20-kilowatt) communications broadcasting [...]
Continue reading...Pakistanis buy Indian DTH connec-tions illegally
12. November 2011
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Thousands of households in Pakistan, particularly in the Lahore area, are illegally buying subscriptions to various Indian direct-to-home platforms by illegally transferring money to India through ATMs in Bihar and adjoining areas.The connections are bought through some operators in Pakistan who get the PIN numbers of the DTH connections from some Indian locals.A report on [...]
Continue reading...SES secures contract with Channel 4
12. November 2011
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SES SA, the European DTH satellite operator, has secured a new long-term contract with Channel 4 in the UK to provide additional capacity on its recently launched Astra 1N spacecraft. Channel 4 already has three transponders under contract at SES’s 28.2EsEast orbital slot. The new capacity on Astra 1N will be used to transmit Channel [...]
Continue reading...Yahoo, ABC joining forces in news partnership
12. November 2011
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ABC News and Yahoo Inc. are joining to deliver more online news to their audiences. With the deal, ABC News content will be prominently featured on Yahoo News, the most visited news website in the world. It will also show up on Yahoo’s popular front page. The partnership comes as a growing number of people [...]
Continue reading...ITV acquires Channel Television
12. November 2011
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ITV is to buy Channel Television, the Channel Islands commercial TV broadcaster, in a further consolidation of the network. The broadcaster is in negotiations to buy Channel TV from the private Yattendon Group. The value of the deal was not disclosed, but it is reported to be worth more than £10 million (€11.5m). addthis_url [...]
Continue reading...Trace Sports HD to launch in Thailand
12. November 2011
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Trace Sports HD is launching in Thailand.From 1 November, Trace Sports HD will become part of TrueVisions’ Silver and Platinum package offerings TrueVisions broadcasts 124 channels which reach up to two million viewers across the country. Trace Sports HD is now available in High Definition to all distributors across the Asia-Pacific region via AsiaSat 5. [...]
Continue reading...More Ka-band satellites likely
12. November 2011
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Hughes Network Services, now part of Echostar and California-based ViaSat, are both expected to order extra ‘super-giant’ Ka-band satellites over the next year. These Ka-band satellites will target broadband satellite users in parts of the world where conventional broadband doesn’t reach. Hughes, ViaSat and Europe’s Eutelsat, are each operating or about to operate huge Ka-band [...]
Continue reading...Intelsat 18 success-fully launched
12. November 2011
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Intelsat S.A. has announced that a sea launch AG-provided land launch Zenit-3SLB vehicle has successfully launched the Intelsat 18 satellite from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, the satellite will provide capacity to enable enhanced DTH coverage and network services capabilities via Ku-band and C-band platforms. OPT currently provides services to the [...]
Continue reading...More HD DTT for France
12. November 2011
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France’s broadcasting regulator, the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA), has issued a call for applications to broadcast six HD channels in DVB-T MPEG-4 on the R7 and R8 DTT multiplexes. Applications are to be submitted by January 3 2012, with hearings for qualified candidates between March 5 and 9 and selection of successful candidates scheduled for [...]
Continue reading...FIC Spain acquires Spanish pay TV channel Viajar
12. November 2011
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Fox International Channels (FIC), the international multimedia subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group, has announced the acquisition of Viajar, the Spanish documentary Pay TV channel, previously owned by Prisa TV. Fully dedicated to travel and travelers, and available in SD and HD, Viajar will join eight existing FIC pay-TV networks in the market: the entertainment channels Fox, [...]
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12. December 2011
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