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In what the satellite operator says marks the final launch milestone in its C-band transition plan, SES has revealed that the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites, designed and assembled by Northrop Grumman, were successfully launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
Extending the satellite distribution of the natural history channel in key territories, CANAL+ Group-owned pay-TV provider M7 Group has concluded a multi-year capacity agreement with BBC Studios for the HD satellite distribution of BBC Earth in CEE (excluding Poland) and Turkey.
Sports media and marketing firm Infront and satellite operator SES have revealed their partnership to deliver the recently-concluded ski races of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships from the French Alps to viewers across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Video commerce services QVC and HSN are said to be benefiting greatly from a teleport upgrade provided by PSSI Global Services to improve satellite communications used by their television shopping networks and ecommerce sites.
As a result of the continuing war in Ukraine, satellite operator Eutelsat is implementing restrictive measures on broadcasting activities adopted by French and European Union regulatory bodies as regards the distribution of Russian and Iranian channels.
Digital and media platform content provider Ninetnine has launched its live linear entertainment channel Helwa TV on Arabsat to be available free-to-air on satellite TV broadcast BADR-6, which reaches 550 million people in the Middle East and North Africa.
In a year-to-date financial performance that the satellite operator says reflects solid execution across the business, SES has reported a positive third quarter of 2022 but one which its video business has shown continued revenue decline.
As part of its plan to continue delivering TV and network services while freeing up C-band spectrum to enable the deployment of 5G across the US, satellite operator SES has announced the successful launch of its SES-20 and SES-21 craft.