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The view from 120 million feet – the future of satellite TV
Despite ongoing growth in non-linear viewing, satellite goes from strength to strength. But can it keep up with future developments? Stuart Thomson reports. Despite ongoing investment in broadband...
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Satellite TV gains popularity in Italy
Satellite TV is now received by 8.2 million homes in Italy, according to survey carried out by Ipsos on behalf of satellite operator Eutelsat. Eutelsat’s 13° East Hotbird satellite signals are received...
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Telefonica closes Hispasat sale
Telefonica has completed its sale of Spanish satellite operator Hispasat by selling its remaining stake in the business to Eutelsat for €56 million. The move comes after Telefonica sold just over half...
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Eutelsat sees solid growth, on target for full year objectives
Satellite operator Eutelsat saw solid growth video and data and value added services revenues in the quarter and nine months to March, with multi-usage revenue declining slightly for both periods....
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Eutelsat and RSCC partner with Astrium for Russian satellite
Eutelsat Communications and RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communications Company) have selected Astrium to build its Express-AMU1/Eutelsat 36C satellite. Due to launch in 2015, the new satellite will...
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Morgan Stanley sees risks for Eutelsat
Investment bank Morgan Stanley has cut its rating of satellite operator Eutelsat’s stock back to ‘equal weight’ after it said the company had underestimated the negative impact of weak US demand for...
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New low-cost DTH service for Romania
Freesat, a new low-cost digital platform for Romania, has launched on the Eutelsat 16A satellite. Freesat joins the already crowded Romanian DTH market with a very low-cost offering, providing a range...
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Eutelsat begins redeployment of satellites with 3D
Eutelsat’s 3D satellite has gone into full commercial services at 3° East. Traffic was transferred overnight from the existing Eutelsat 3C satellite. Eutelsat 3D, with 32 operational Ku-band...
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DSAT Cinema beams to 1,000 theatres
DSAT Cinema, the Eutelsat and Dcinex joint-venture company specialising in satellite delivery of films and live events, is now beaming to 1,000 cinemas in Europe. DSAT Cinema said that the 1,000 cinema...
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ESOA appoints Eutelsat boss as chairman
The European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) has appointed Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen as its new chairman of the board. The appointment was made at ESOA’s annual general meeting, which also...
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Eutelsat strikes new deals with RSCC, Tricolor TV
Satellite operator Eutelsat has struck a new 15-year deal witih Russian satellite operator RSCC to lease 19 Ku-band transponders on the forthcoming Express-AT1 satellite to serve the Russian market....
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Eutelsat names new executives
Satellite operator Eutelsat has named Antoine Castarède as chief financial officer and Raphaël Mussalian as chief technical officer. Castarède will join Eutelsat on September 1. He comes to Eutelsat...
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Ukraine’s Lybid TV launches on Eutelsat
Ukrainian pay-TV platform Lybid TV has made a full commercial launch on Eutelsat Communications’ Eutelsat 36B satellite. Lybid has signed a multi-year lease for two transponders on the Eutelsat...
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Eutelsat targets Latin America with US$1.14bn Satmex deal
European satellite operator Eutelsat has agreed to by 100% of Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) for US$1.142 billion (€861 million) as it looks to up its presence in the Latin American market. Eutelsat said...
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Successful launch for Eutelsat and Es’hailSat satellite
Eutelsat and Es’hailSat have successfully launched a joint satellite that is due to orbit at 25.5 degrees east, serving users across the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. The jointly-owned...
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Eutelsat to showcase second ultra-HD channel
Eutelsat is to use IBC to showcase Ultra HD, including the launch of a second channel, new features of turnkey connected TV platforms and its ‘smart LNB’ at IBC. Eutelsat, which launched a dedicated...
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Eutelsat reshuffles management
Eutelsat has reshuffled its management for the Asian region, after appointing the former CEO of Eutelsat Asia, Andrew Jordan, to Eutelsat’s executive committee, based in Paris. With the move, Ken Loke,...
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Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 reaches geostationary orbit
Eutelsat Communications’ and Es’hailSat’s jointly owned Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite has now reached geostationary orbit. The satellite, which launched on August 29, has had its solar arrays and...
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Media Broadcast takes OU capacity on Eutelsat
German media services provider Media Broadcast has taken capacity on two Eutelsat satellites to provide coverage of the German federal elections on September 22. The Eutelsat 3D and 16A satellites will...
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Eutelsat ceases broadcasts on disputed 28.5° East frequencies
Eutelsat has ceased broadcasts on transponders on Eutelsat 28A at the 28.5° East position that used frequencies under a disputed German filing. According to Eutelsat, revenues from the disputed...
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