Sofia Digital, a provider of interactive TV solutions, has announces its collaboration with Intelsat in launching the VideoNow Live TV and Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Android TV application for Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 neighbourhood. The project integrates a modern EPG solution with advanced audience measurement capabilities, enabling ad monetisation for free-to-air (FTA) satellite television. The service […]

The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a Phase 1 investigation into SES in relation to its proposed acquisition of Intelsat. The CMA believes that the proposed acquisition of Intelsat Holdings by Luxembourg-based SES could potentially lead to a substantial lessening of competition in one or more UK markets. The CMA is examining […]

Integrated satellite and terrestrial networks operator Intelsat has been selected by A+E Networks Latin America to distribute entertainment to viewers across the region. “For years, Intelsat has been a trusted partner in delivering high-quality entertainment to audiences throughout Latin America,” said Richard Kohlweg, managing sales director, Media at Intelsat. “We are proud to continue supporting […]

Intelsat, the integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has introduced audience measurement capabilities to its VideoNow electronic programme guide (EPG), a significant step toward ad-monetisation in the DTH FTA satellite video market. VideoNow, available on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 platform, has long provided viewers with a way to find and access FTANow, with its expansion into the […]

Intelsat, the integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has signed two IntelsatOne IP agreements providing full time distribution of content. “Broadcasters and programmers are looking for reliable and cost-effective alternatives to contribute and distribute video feeds regionally and globally,” said Pascale Fromont, vice president and general manager of Media, Intelsat. “Since its inception in 2023, IntelsatOne IP is […]

Consolidation is running through the satellite industry. A year ago it was Eutelsat absorbing OneWeb, Viasat buying Inmarsat and more recently SES making a $3.1 billion (€2.8bn) commitment to acquire rival Intelsat. The SES/Intelsat move is expected to wrap this summer. Consolidation is also affecting smaller satellite businesses. April 1st saw Canada-based MDA announce its […]

Satellite giant Intelsat, in the process of being bought by SES, has reported declining revenues across many of its key divisions. Its ‘Transponder Revenues’ vertical, which accounts for video services tumbled 10 per cent, while its In-Flight services division fell back 9 per cent (although 6 per cent when equipment sales were included). Intelsat stated […]

SES and Intelsat have both invested in Lynk Global, a satellite operator providing Direct-to-Device communications using low Earth orbiting satellites. The announcement was made at the Satellite 2025 show in Washington DC. SES and Intelsat are in the process of combining their assets, with SES in the final stages of acquiring Intelsat. SES and Lynk […]

Space Norway, a provider of broadcasting services across the Nordics and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has announced that Intelsat is an anchor customer for Space Norway on its THOR 8 satellite at 1⁰ West by taking lifetime ownership to a broadcasting payload tailored to CEE. THOR 8 is Space Norway’s new multi-mission satellite scheduled […]

The post-results analysts call with SES senior management focused on two topics: The possibility of another C-band release of spectrum to the FCC and the state of the Intelsat $3.1 billion (€2.9bn) acquisition by SES and what the consequences would be if one of the parties walked away from the deal. The FCC is holding […]