Satellite Television (DBS, DTH, DSat, DVB-S, DVB-S2) News

RSF launches independent journalism via satellite for Russian-speakers
Mar 5, 2024 – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched the Svoboda Satellite Package, offering Russian-speaking TV and radio by satellite at 13°E to territories including Russia, Ukraine and Baltic countries.
News categories: Reporters Without Borders, Christophe Deloire, Věra Jourová, André Lange, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

TVMonaco partners with SES to launch new HD channel
Mar 6, 2024 – TVMonaco has signed an agreement with SES to launch and distribute its new HD channel across Europe from 19.2°E as well as to Middle East and North Africa from MonacoSat-1 at 52°E.
News categories: SES S.A, TVMonaco, Norbert Hölzle, Nathalie Biancolli, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Monaco, Satellite

Western Europe to lose nearly 9 million pay TV subscribers
Mar 11, 2024 – Digital TV Research expects Western Europe to lose nearly 9 million pay TV subscribers between 2023 and 2029 to reach 93 million – down by 8% over the period.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

EchoStar pay TV subscribers down 314,000 in 4Q 2023
Mar 1, 2024 – EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) has released results for the period to Dec. 31, 2023. Pay-TV subscribers fell 314,000 in the final quarter to close at 8.53 million (6.47 million DISH TV, 2.06 million SLING TV).
News categories: EchoStar, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

DTH subscribers down 1.32 million in India in 3Q 2023
Feb 9, 2024 – According to TRAI, the total Pay DTH active subscriber base in India decreased from 65.50 million at end-June 2023 to 64.18 million at end-September. There were 11 MSOs & 1 HITS operator with a subscriber base of over one million.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers

Télédiffusion d’Algérie expands offering on EUTELSAT 7 West A
Feb 15, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris, London:ETL) has announced that Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA) has increasd its capacity on EUTELSAT 7 West A, consolidating its TV and radio channels at 7/8° West.
News categories: Eutelsat, Télédiffusion d’Algérie, Laurence Delpy, Algeria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite

ENENSYS DVB-SIS technology powers UHD DTT roll out in France
Feb 8, 2024 – ENENSYS has participated in the modernization of DTT in France with the adoption of its OneBeam DVB-SIS solution for France Télévisions' Ultra HD / 4K broadcasting project on French territory.
News categories: ENENSYS, France Télévisions, Régis LE ROUX, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, Satellite, Terrestrial

Eutelsat ends operations on EUTELSAT 113 West A
Feb 2, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris/London: ETL) has confirmed that, following an anomaly on its EUTELSAT 113 West A satellite, it has ceased operations on the satellite.
News categories: Eutelsat, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Latin America, North America, Satellite

Groupe Canal+ intending to take full control of MultiChoice
Feb 1, 2024 – MultiChoice has received a letter from Groupe Canal+, indicating its non-binding intention to acquire the remaining ordinary shares in MultiChoice that it does not currently own.
News categories: MultiChoice, Groupe Canal+, Africa, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, MandA, Satellite, Worldwide