Broadcasting
November 14, 2019
Eutelsat Communications signed a multiyear contract with Orao Telecom Congo for video capacity aboard one of its satellites located at 7 degrees East. In a first for the African continent, Orao Telecom Congo has also signed up for Eutelsat Cirrus. In mid-December, Orao will launch a pay-TV package of 15 channels featuring Congolese content. The…
November 13, 2019
Arabsat has signed a three-way deal with Sudan-based VSAT service provider, Sudasat and ST Engineering iDirect to bring better connectivity services to people in the Sudan. The agreement will see the installation of a Newtec Dialog hub that will provide Internet services across Sudan on the Arabsat 6A Ka-band satellite, which was launched by a…
October 23, 2019
Telenor Group and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) today announced the formation of a new company that combines Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer (satellite pay-TV and broadband-TV operations). This will create a Nordic TV distribution business in a maturing Direct-to-Home (DTH) segment. Telenor and NENT Group will each hold 50 percent of the new company.…
October 21, 2019
SES has entered into a contract agreement with Indonesian media group Surya Citra Media (SCM), and its satellite direct-to-home TV provider Nex Parabola to provide exclusive HD coverage of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League soccer tournaments this season. This will be done via SES’s SES 9 satellite. The two European football channels will be…