https://spacewatch.global/tag/satellite-broadcasting/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:59:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/satellite-broadcasting/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/09/spacewatchgl-economy-from-satellite-broadcasting-to-broadband-navigating-the-market-shift/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56810 The telecommunications industry is undergoing a significant transformation as satellite broadcasting shifts towards satellite broadband services. This transition marks a critical evolution in how information is delivered globally, responding to changing consumer demands, technological advancements, and market dynamics. The shift from traditional satellite broadcasting to satellite broadband is poised to redefine the satellite market, creating new opportunities and challenges for stakeholders across the globe.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/eutelsat-renews-sky-italia-capacity-contract-securing-e450-million-backlog/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25754&preview=true&preview_id=25754 Eutelsat renews Sky Italia capacity contract, securing €450 million backlog]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/travel-africa-network-selects-eutelsats-hotbird-position-to-launch-first-hd-african-travel-channel/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 05:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23079 Eutelsat Communications’ HOTBIRD video hotspot has been selected by Travel Africa Network for the broadcast of its first High Definition African travel channel, with 100% African content dedicated to promoting tourism and hospitality in Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/ses-secures-worldwide-satellite-distribution-of-bvn-tv/ Mon, 13 Apr 2020 05:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21467 Public broadcaster BVN TV has signed a long-term worldwide distribution agreement with SES for the use of its satellite capacity and services]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/venezuelas-venesat-1-tumbling-and-out-of-service/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 06:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20961 Venezuela's only geostationary communications satellite, VENESAT-1 (also known as Simon Bolivar-1), has been tumbling in an unusable orbit since 13 March 2020 after it made a number of manoeuvres, presumably at the direction of its Venezuelan operator, according to Space News who spoke with commercial space situational awareness (SSA) providers ExoAnalytic Solutions and AGI.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/spacewatchgl-perspectives-women-in-tech-does-it-have-to-be-sole-destroying/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20557 This content is for members only. 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Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/africaxp-selects-eutelsat-for-dth-satellite-services-across-sub-saharan-africa/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19787 Channel network and content distributor AfricaXP has signed multi-year agreements with Eutelsat Communications for Ku-band capacity on two Eutelsat satellites, positioned at 16° East and 7° East.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/thaicom-migrates-customers-to-thaicom-6-after-thaicom-5-technical-problem/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19397 Thaicom Public Company Limited has reported progress in its ongoing efforts to migrate customers from Thaicom 5 after the satellite suffered a technical anomaly.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/bulgaria-sat-aims-for-65-percent-capacity-on-satellite-within-two-years-after-struggles/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19228 Bulgaria Sat, the operator of BulgariaSat-1 broadcasting and communications satellite, is aiming to lease 65 percent of the satellite's capacity within two years, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Maxim Zayakov.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/azercosmos-reports-70-percent-increase-in-satellite-services-export-revenues-for-2019/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 06:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19157 AzerCosmos, the state space company of Azerbaijan, reports that it generated revenues of U.S.$43.4 million from the export of its satellite communications and Earth observation services in the calendar year of 2019, a 70 percent increase over its exports in 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/eutelsat-7c-enters-commercial-service-for-middle-east-and-european-coverage/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18996 Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 7C satellite has entered full commercial service and is ready to support broadcast customers across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Turkey.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/russia-willing-to-assist-turkmenistan-with-second-satellite-turkmen-astronaut/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18909 Russia is willing to assist the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan in developing its second satellite and in the selection, training, and launch of the first Turkmen astronaut, according to Yuri Baturin – vice president of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonauts, politician, and a former cosmonaut – during a visit to the Turkmen capital Ashgabat on 25 January 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/egypts-nilesat-taps-spacex-to-launch-nilesat-301-in-2022/ Tue, 28 Jan 2020 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18869 Egypt's commercial satellite communications operator NileSat has selected U.S. commercial space launch company SpaceX to launch its NileSat-301 communications satellite in 2022. The two companies signed a contract for the launch on 21 January 2020 in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/deutsche-bank-talks-up-possible-ses-and-eutelsat-merger-in-2020/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18776 A Deutsche Bank research note written ahead of SES's 2019 earnings report due on 26 February 2020 is raising the possibility that SES and its smaller rival Eutelsat could merge sometime in 2020, according to a 14 January 2020 report in online television industry publication Advanced Television.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/indias-gsat-30-successfully-launched-for-south-asian-connectivity-mission/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18681 India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-30 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours of 17 January 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/arianespace-kicks-off-2020-with-successful-launch-of-indias-gsat-30-and-eutelsat-konnect/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18659 Arianespace opened its 2020 launch activity with a dual-satellite Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana that successfully placed EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 into geostationary transfer orbit on 16 January 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/mediengruppe-rtl-deutschland-to-continue-broadcasting-in-sd-with-ses-on-astra-19-2/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 06:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18574 Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland GmbH, one of the leading private broadcasters in Germany, has renewed its standard definition (SD) distribution agreement with the satellite operator SES, SES announced on 9 January 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/israels-spacecom-appoints-itzhak-shnaiberg-as-interim-ceo/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18432 Following the retirement of David Pollack on 1 January 2020, Israel’s Spacecom has announced the appointment of Itzhak Shnaiberg as the company’s interim chief executive officer.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/azerbaijans-azercosmos-reports-40-6-million-revenues-in-2019-space-talks-with-russia-in-january-2020/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18321 AzerCosmos, the Azerbaijani satellite operator, reported revenues of U.S.$40.6 million for the period of January to November 2019, a 69 percent increase over the same period in 2018, when the company generated revenues of just U.S.$25.6 million.]]>