Georgia

Eutelsat chosen for new Georgian satellite platform

Georgian media company JSC Global Contact Consulting has partnered with Eutelsat Communications to launch a new satellite broadcasting platform called Global TV. Global Contact Consulting… Read more

More capacity for Georgia’s MagtiSat

Georgian mobile and telecommunication company MagtiCom signed an agreement with satellite operator SES for a fourth transponder at the Astra 31.5 degrees East orbital position… Read more

Eurosport 2 extends reach in CIS

Eurosport has extended the reach of its Eurosport 2 channel to all 11 CIS countries including Russia and Ukraine. The feed enhances Eurosport 2′s existing… Read more

Maestro TV appeals against satellite dish confiscation

Georgian broadcaster Maestro TV is to appeal against the impounding of 10,000 satellite dishes by a Tbilisi court amidst allegations that it planned to distribute… Read more

Georgia seizes Maestro TV satellites, alleging opposition vote-buying plan

The Tbilisi City Court has seized several thousand satellite dishes imported by Georgian broadcaster Maestro TV, following a request by the country’s state prosecutor, according… Read more

CTC launches in Caucasian region

Russian broadcaster CTC Media is launching its international channel in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan after striking a number of distribution deals. The international version of… Read more

Georgia gets first DTH platform

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Georgia’s first DTH platform will launch this month. MagtiCom, the Georgian mobile and telecommunication company, will start broadcasting its MagtiSat DTH pay TV service on… Read more

MagtiCom to launch Georgia’s first DTH platform

Georgia’s first domestic DTH platform will launch in January. Telco MagtiCom will use SES Astra satellite capacity at 31.5° East to launch a pay TV… Read more