Connectivity

[Via Satellite 08-02-2016] The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has awarded OHB SE affiliate LuxSpace Sàrl and its partner Orbcomm a four-year satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data service framework...

[Via Satellite 08-02-2016] Measat has signed an agreement with Globecast Asia and BBC Worldwide to distribute four BBC channels from the Measat 3 satellite to viewers in Asia. The channels...

[Via Satellite 08-01-2016] Eutelsat has appointed Wladimir Bocquet to the new post of director of spectrum management policy. He joins Eutelsat from the GSM Association (GSMA), a global association of...

[Via Satellite 08-01-2016] ‪MBC Group is transitioning its Gulf-focused channels and MBC Pro Sports channels exclusively to Arabsat as part of a new strategic partnership. The next stages of the...

[Via Satellite 07-29-2016] Intelsat anticipates more of its future widebeam satellites will take a more “hybrid” approach, mixing some features typically associated with High Throughput Satellites (HTS) as the operator...

[Via Satellite 07-29-2016] OneWeb has announced the appointment of Eric Beranger from Airbus Defence and Space as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Matt O’Connell, who will be leaving...

[Via Satellite 07-29-2016] AsiaSat is collaborating with Digital Magic to co-produce Ultra-HD content for AsiaSat’s Ultra-HD channel 4K-SAT, on AsiaSat 4 at 122 degrees east. The co-production includes a knowledge-based...

[Via Satellite 07-28-2016] Russian operator Tricolor TV and Eutelsat Communications are collaborating on deploying the first network in Russia to use SmartBeam, Eutelsat’s new multi-screen video delivery solution. SmartBeam opens...

[Via Satellite 07-27-2016] Azteca America is finding it easier to delivery higher quality broadcasts over the internet than by satellite, according to company COO Martin Breidsprecher. The U.S. division of...

[Via Satellite 07-27-2016] SES is shipping 4K/High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) Set Top Boxes (STBs) to cable operators participating in Ultra-HD trials across the United States. The cable operators are...