Satellites serving the UK.
Jul 8 2019
SES Astra has launched an app to help users install a satellite dish. The app is available on iOS and Android and is called ASTRA Instalación Parábola. The app aims to increase the usage of the Astra 19,2° East orbital position in Spain. The Astra application is the ideal tool to accompany you through the […]
Jul 3 2019
A research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced a constellation programme, planning to launch 72 small satellites for the Internet of Things in the next three years. The program will be implemented by Beijing-based private satellite company “Commsat,” which was funded by the Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics under […]
May 9 2019
Arianespace announced today that it has been selected by exactEarth to launch the ESAIL satellite using a Vega as part of the launcher’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept (POC) flight. It is the final contract signed by Arianespace for this POC flight, which is now completely booked with 42 payloads onboard. The […]
Mar 19 2019
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Arabsat 6A communications satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, from Kennedy Space Center on April 7. The satellite will deliver television, internet and mobile phone services to the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Arabsat-6A is part of the two-satellite Arabsat-6G programme for Arabsat. The 13,200-lb. (6,000 kilograms) Arabsat […]
Nov 30 2018
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle for Arianespace’s 10th mission of 2018 is now fully assembled following integration of its two satellite passengers at the Spaceport in French Guiana. During activity in Ariane 5’s Final Assembly Building, the upper payload component – containing GSAT-11, mounted on its SYLDA dispenser system and protected by an ogive-shaped fairing […]
Nov 19 2018
The contract signature took place at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (United Kingdom). From left to right: Graham Turnock, Chief Executive, UK Space Agency, Nicolas Chamussy, EVP, Head of Space Systems, Airbus, Sam Gyimah, MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, and Rodolphe Belmer, CEO, Eutelsat Enhanced quality services […]
Oct 31 2018
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced that leading UK music channel broadcaster The Box Plus Network has signed a multi-year UK DTH distribution deal. The Box Plus Network, a Bauer Media/Channel 4 joint venture, broadcasts music and entertainment channel 4Music and six music TV channels: The Box, Box Upfront, Box Hits, Kiss, […]
Sep 13 2018
QVC audiences in the UK and Ireland to benefit from the extension of direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast of its retail channels provided by SES and MX1 Luxembourg, 13 September 2018 — British and Irish viewers will continue to receive QVC’s range of retail channels as the result of a multi-year renewal agreement signed with SES, including […]
Sep 11 2018
Channel 4 extends satellite capacity agreement with SES for Direct-to-Home broadcast services in the UK and Ireland Luxembourg, 11 September 2018 — British and Irish viewers will continue to enjoy reliable Channel 4 programmes on direct-to-home (DTH) platforms following a multi-year extension agreement at 28.2/28.5 degrees East with SES. Under the agreement, Channel 4 will […]
Apr 12 2018
Paris, 12 April 2018 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, today announced that the NASA High Definition (NTV-3) and NASA Ultra High Definition (NTV-4) channels are broadcasting in free-to-air via satellite for the first time across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Viewers from across […]
Mar 19 2018
GovSat-1 provides highly secure and advanced communication capabilities to enable critical missions for governments and institutions Luxembourg, 19 March 2018 – GovSat-1 enters operational service today, to provide secure communications to governmental and institutional users. GovSat-1 is the first satellite of GovSat, a public private partnership between the Government of Luxembourg and the world-leading satellite […]
Jul 9 2019
Ethiopian Broadcasters to Migrate to SES
Ethiopian private and public broadcasters, and the local media market are poised for growth following two agreements signed between SES and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB), and the Ethiopian Broadcasting Cooperation (EBC) that will result in the creation of a dedicated Ethiopian TV environment. In particular, the AEB agreement will see the most popular […]
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By Expat • Ethiopia, SES • • Tags: Afrihealth, Ahadu TV, Arts TV, Asham TV, DWTV, EBS, Ethiopian Broadcasting Cooperation, Fana Broadcasting, JTV, Kana, LTV, OBS, Walta TV