On April 28th we reported that certain commercial satellite launches were under threat of being cancelled because of the growing crisis with Russia in regard to the political situation in the Ukraine. In that story we specifically mentioned the upcoming launches of SES’s Astra 2G craft, plus a pair of satellites for London-based Inmarsat as […]

The latest Hollywood blockbusters will soon be available to commercial shipping companies across the world, delivered directly to vessels at sea via Inmarsat’s global satellite network. Inmarsat and NT Digital Partners, are planning to launch Fleet Media during the summer of 2014. The globally-exclusive, five-year agreement covering the digital distribution of the latest Hollywood releases, […]

Satellite operator SES, unveiling its latest viewership numbers in London March 18, also said that it anticipated Ultra-HDTV satellite transmissions would make their debut appearances over Europe by the autumn of 2016. Nick Stubbs, SES’s VP/GM for Western Europe, told journalists and clients that he expected there to be “multiple operators broadcasting 4K/Ultra-HDTV services by […]

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES says that its global reach, as at the end of 2013, is now 291 million TV homes. Expressed as individuals then SES suggests the total number viewing one of more of its client’s channels is close to 800 million.   Europe alone reaches 151 million TV homes, and SES claims market […]