Eutelsat partners with Starburst Accelerator
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) today announces it is becoming a partner of Starburst Accelerator, a start-up accelerator that stimulates innovation in the aerospace industry.
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) today announces it is becoming a partner of Starburst Accelerator, a start-up accelerator that stimulates innovation in the aerospace industry.
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its latest satellite, EUTELSAT 8 West B,has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana and is now in final stages of preparation for launch by an Ariane 5 rocket on 20 August.
Exclusive Ultra HD content broadcast in the “HOT BIRD 4K1”channel operated by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) continues to expandand diversify with new input from SPI International and ANIXE HD Television.
EUTELSAT THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTH 2014-2015 REVENUES In line with objectives • Third quarter revenues of €368 million up 4.5% like-for-like • Nine month revenues of €1,090 million up 4.4% like-for-like • Growing backlog of €6.4 billion, 4.6 years of revenues • Full-year and three-year financial targets confirmed
Resources representing over 400 hours of capacity on four satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) have already been booked by TV channels and news agencies for full broadcast coverage of the UK General Election on May 7 when up to 48 million voters will go to the polls.
At 15 days to the opening of Expo Milano 2015, Eutelsat Communications is gearing up to contribute its technology skills to this universal exhibition as official and exclusive satellite partner.
AREWA24, the first-of-its-kind free-to-air Hausa-language entertainment and lifestyle channel, announces a multi-year capacity lease with Eutelsat Communications on the EUTELSAT 16A satellite. Leveraging the satellite’s Ku-band footprint that sweeps across sub-Saharan Africa, the channel is shifting towards a new and higher quality of broadcasting service.
Televisa announces it has renewed and increased capacity on three satellites with coverage of the Americas operated by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL). The multi-year, multi-transponder contract strengthening the longstanding relationship between Televisa and Eutelsat was announced at NAB in Las Vegas.
Eutelsat supports MIPTV’s 4k focus: Getting ready for 4K/UHD
New solution ideal for delivering 3G and LTE solutions to remote locations underserved by terrestrial backhaul
Eutelsat Communications announces today the early refinancing of the 800 million euro bank term loan of the holding company, Eutelsat Communications S.A, expiring in December 2016.
Strong Media SAL-Off-Shore has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat Communications that equips it to take its pay TV operations in Africa to a new level. SMO has leased capacity on the EUTELSAT 16A satellite to deploy a diversified range of English, French and Arabic-speaking television services over Sub-Saharan Africa.
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that the xenon-ion thrusters of the all-electric EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite have been powered up, enabling the ascent from supersynchronous transfer orbit to geostationary orbit to be initiated as planned on 12 March. Eutelsat’s new satellite was launched by SpaceX on 1 March.
Azam Media, owned by Tanzanian conglomerate Bakhresa Group, is ramping up satellite capacity through a new transponder leased on the powerful EUTELSAT 7B satellite. Complementing capacity used on the copositioned EUTELSAT 7A satellite, it will host new services for the rapidly growing AzamTV pay-TV platform. The contract was announced today at Cabsat Dubai.
The EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite of Eutelsat Communications is in the final stretch of manufacturing and on track for launch by an Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2015. The 5.8 tonne satellite has finished launch environment tests and is now going through a final round of payload performance checks at Thales Alenia Space’s factory in Cannes.
Eutelsat Communications announces the successful launch of the EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite. The 2.2-tonne all-electric satellite built by Boeing was lofted into orbit on 1 March at 10.50 EST (03.50 UTC). It separated from the Falcon 9 launcher after a 35-minute flight, with telemetry subsequently received and processed at Boeing’s mission control centre in El Segundo, California.
Results in line with objectives • First Half revenues of €723 million up 4.3% on a like-for-like basis1 • High level of profitability: EBITDA margin of 77.4% • Net attributable income of €161 million up 9.1%, net margin of 22.2%
The winners of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards, the unique pan-African competition that sparks interest in science and space technology in young African students were announced tonight in Zambia. Joseph Mahiya from Zimbabwe wins essay prize. Hannah Kasule from Uganda wins poster prize.
Gears up for increased HD channels for its Total TV platform in South-East Europe United Group and Eutelsat Communications are further consolidating their longstanding commercial relationship with the long-term extension of agreements for capacity on the EUTELSAT 16A satellite that provides premium reach of United Group’s target markets for the Total TV pay-TV platform.
Speaking on behalf of the international satellite1 community, Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, today warned African states of the consequences for the continent if C-band resources are reallocated to mobile operators.