satellite

Mixed results for Cyfrowy Polsat

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat overall TV subscriber base remained almost unchanged in the year to March 31. The operator ended the first quarter… Read more

Eutelsat and RSCC partner with Astrium for Russian satellite

Eutelsat Communications and RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communications Company) have selected Astrium to build its Express-AMU1/Eutelsat 36C satellite. Due to launch in 2015, the new… Read more

HD+ passes 1.1 million paying customers

Satellite operator SES’s German platform HD+ now has over 1.1 million paying subscribers. The platform grew by 17% quarter-on-quarter to reach 1,103,701 paying customers. Subscribers… Read more

Eutelsat sees solid growth, on target for full year objectives

Satellite operator Eutelsat saw solid growth video and data and value added services revenues in the quarter and nine months to March, with multi-usage revenue… Read more

OSN to add new channels from Philippines’ ABS-CBN

David Butorac

UAE-based pay TV operator OSN has struck a deal with Philippines broadcaster ABS-CBN to bring four new ABS-CBN channels to its platform from this week.… Read more

Satellite grows in Ukraine

Twenty-two per cent of TV homes in Ukraine now receive signals via satellite, according to satellite operator SES, with 98% of those homes – 3.6… Read more

Set-top box sales climb

The global set-top box market was worth a total US$4.6 billion (€3.5 billion) in the fourth quarter of last year, up 3% on the previous… Read more

SES names new board members

Satellite operator SES shareholders have named its president and CEO Romain Bausch to the company’s board, along with other new members Tsega Gebreyes and Marc… Read more

MultiChoice launches new DStv Family pack

South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has introduced a new DStv Family pack, to launch on April 9, priced at ZAR175 (€14.50) a month. The… Read more

Poland’s nc+ goes live

Poland’s new TV platform nc+ goes live today, with the firm confirming that a ADB-manufactured set-top will be offered with the service, called MediaBox. The… Read more