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Former ISS commander visits EIAST

by Staff Reporter

August 11, 2014

Canadian astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield, visited the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), and met with a group of executives headed...

Gulfsat partners with ASBU

by Staff Reporter

August 11, 2014

Gulfsat has announced an official partnership with the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU).The partnership allows Gulfsat to engage with ASBU in regards to improving audiovisual production to be on par...

MSTelecom and Intelsat expand satellite broadband agreement

by Staff Reporter

August 10, 2014

Intelsat has entered into a new, multi-year agreement with MSTelcom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Angolan national oil & gas company, Sonangol E.P. MSTelcom will leverage Intelsats satellite and...

Hiltron to demo HANT C-Ku antenna at IBC

by Staff Reporter

August 7, 2014

Hiltron will be demonstrating its new HANT C-Ku, a 3.7m antenna for professional satellite signal monitoring or receive-only services.A closely integrated feed system enables the HANT C-Ku to receive simultaneously...

Eagle Eye Technique

by Clayton Vallabhan

August 5, 2014

The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) recently unveiled the Super Resolution Tool. SatellitePro learns more about the technology from Saeed Al Mansoori, the Emirati engineer who developed...

Space X prepares to launch Asiasat 8

by Staff Reporter

August 5, 2014

SpaceX is preparing to launch Asiasat 8, a commercial telecommunications satellite into orbit at 5:25 GMT on 5 August.A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air...

Intelsat launches VSAT for TeleYemen

by Staff Reporter

July 31, 2014

Jean Philippe Gillet, Intelsats regional Vice President for Europe and Middle East salesIntelsat has announced that Yemen International Telecommunications Co. (TeleYemen) is expanding its current agreement with Intelsat to provide additional...

Eutelsat signs procurement contract for Asia Pacific satellite

by Staff Reporter

July 31, 2014

Eutelsat has sealed procurement and launch contracts with Airbus Defence and Space and Arianespace for the EUTELSAT 172B satellite.As an early follow-on programme to EUTELSAT 172A, the new triple mission...

Eutelsat appoints Wapler as CFO for the Americas

by Staff Reporter

July 31, 2014

Eutelsat Communications has appointed Leonard Wapler as Chief Financial Officer of Eutelsat Americas, based in Mexico City.Leonard joined Eutelsat in May 2011 and has been Head of Investor Relations since...

Divona selects Eutelsat for network consolidation

by Staff Reporter

July 27, 2014

Divona, the Algerian VSAT operator providing telecom services in Algeria and the Middle East, announced that it has selected Eutelsat Communications to consolidate its network connectivity offer to mobile telecom...

GMV awards SCC contract to Arabsat

by Staff Reporter

July 27, 2014

GMV has been awarded a contract by Arabsat to provide a complete Satellite Control Center (SCC) for its existing and upcoming fleet of satellites.ARABSAT has been using a heterogeneous SCC...

ABS opens new office in Johannesburg

by Staff Reporter

July 24, 2014

ABS has expanded its global presence in Johannesburg, South Africa and formed a new sales liaison office to support its growing business in the African continent.This new office will house...

Arabsat selects GMV for monitoring

by Staff Reporter

July 23, 2014

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO and President, Arabsat.Arabsat has awarded a contract to GMV to provide a complete Satellite Control Centre (SCC) for its existing and upcoming fleet...

ABS and Arabsat in multi-transponder deal

by Staff Reporter

July 16, 2014

From left: Khalid Balkheyour with Tom Choi.ABS and Arab Satellite Communication Organisation (ARABSAT) have signed a strategic commercial agreement for a multi-transponder lifetime Ku-band payload on...

Arianespace launches O3b satellites on Soyuz Mission

by Staff Reporter

July 11, 2014

An O3b satellite launch from 2013.Arianespace performed its second launch for O3b Networks, following the successful launch of the operator's first four satellites last year. With...

Viasat and Eutelsat sign access and roaming agreement

by Staff Reporter

July 3, 2014

ViaSat and Eutelsat have entered an agreement that will enable service access and roaming on each other’s high-capacity satellite networks (KA-SAT for Eutelsat and ViaSat-1 for ViaSat).Both Ka-band networks, representing over...

MSS the way forward for governments?

by Staff Reporter

July 1, 2014

With the global economy still in a slow recovery mode, government budgets will remain constrained. At the same time, governments have to ensure that their ICT infrastructure deployed for national...

ViaSat acquires NetNearU

by Staff Reporter

June 9, 2014

ViaSat Inc. has acquired privately-held NetNearU Corp. With this acquisition ViaSat has expanded its ability to deliver high-speed satellite services and internet access. NetNearU has developed a comprehensive network management...

Inmarsat and Hellas-sat to launch joint satellite

by Staff Reporter

June 5, 2014

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO and President, Arabsat.Inmarsat and Hellas-sat have signed an agreement to launch a joint satellite into 39deg E orbital location. The satellite will carry...

Arabsat traces signal jamming to Ethiopia

by Staff Reporter

May 31, 2014

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat.Arabsat has claimed that the signal jamming that it has been experiencing for the past week originated in Ethiopia. Many of its TV...

Arabsat at SatCom Africa 2014

by Staff Reporter

May 19, 2014

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat.Arabsat has announced its participation in SatCom Conference & Exhibition to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from May 20-21.At the event, the...

Arab states need to regulate satellite channels: Maaoui

by Staff Reporter

May 7, 2014

Speaking on the first day of the Asia Media Summit in Jeddah, Salaheddine Maaoui, Director General of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), said there are nearly 1,300 channels in...

Arabsat sponsors Asia Media Summit in Jeddah

by Staff Reporter

May 6, 2014

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat.Arabsat is participating in Asian Media Summit in Jeddah as a strategic sponsor.Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat commented: It...

TIMA chooses EUTELSAT 10A for SNG operations

by Staff Reporter

May 6, 2014

TIMA (The International Media Associates) has signed a three-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for dedicated capacity on the EUTELSAT 10A satellite to serve the growing market for satellite news gathering...

ASBU selects Eutelsat to cover MENA

by Staff Reporter

April 7, 2014

Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) has concluded a multi-year contract for Ku-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 21B satellite to cover the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.The capacity will be...

Globecast to distribute Benie TV and Ouest TV to West Africa

by Staff Reporter

March 25, 2014

Benie TV and Ouest TV, two recently launched African channels, have chosen Globecast to distribute their programming via satellite to new audiences in West Africa. Via the Globecast service, Benie...

Two new African channels join CANALSAT bouquet

by Staff Reporter

March 25, 2014

Benie TV and Ouest TV, two recently launched African channels, have chosen Globecast to distribute their programming via satellite to new audiences in West Africa. Via the Globecast service, Benie...

Arabsat participates in Gulf Radio & TV Festival

by Staff Reporter

March 25, 2014

Arabsat is sponsoring and participating in the Gulf Radio and TV Festival, running from March 25 to 27 in Manama, Bahrain. During the festival, Arabsat will be showcasing its new...

Arab Advisors Group reports strong growth in HD TV in MENA

by Vibhuti Arora

March 19, 2014

A new report released by the Arab Advisors Group indicates a strong trend towards high definition TV channels in the Arab world. The report titled HDTV in the Arab World...

Arabsat to procure four new satellites

by Staff Reporter

March 16, 2014

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat.Arabsat has announced the release of a request for proposal (RFP) for the procurement of four new satellites to be designated HS3, HS4,...

EshailSat partners with Arqiva to distribute Al Jazeera

by Staff Reporter

March 13, 2014

Arqiva, a communications infrastructure and media services company, has won a deal to deliver satellite services for Al Jazeera in the Middle East.According to the deal, Arqiva will support Qatars first satellite...

Arabsat and Globecast extend partnership for GAB

by Staff Reporter

March 11, 2014

Globecast and ARABSAT have extended their relationship for the distribution of the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB), a grouping of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) that...

Arabsat, MICT sign capacity agreement for Africa

by Staff Reporter

February 10, 2014

Khalid Balkheyour.Arabsat and Morgan Company for Information and Communications Technology (MICT) have signed a capacity contract at 20 degrees East. Under the agreement, Arabsat will provide...

ViewSat achieves record growth in MENA

by Staff Reporter

February 2, 2014

ViewSat, a global provider of broadcast services for television and radio, has announced record growth owing to the increase in the number of channels in the region. During 2013, the...

83% growth for MENA pay-TV by 2020

by Staff Reporter

January 23, 2014

A recent report has revealed that pay-TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will grow by more than 83% between 2010 and 2020 to USD 5.60 billion....

Lebanon-based ISOL selects ATEME encoder for news coverage

by Staff Reporter

December 12, 2013

ISOL, a provider of satellite services in Lebanon, has selected Atemes Kyrion CM5000 for its DSNG (Digital Satellite News Gathering) operations.Based in the centre of Beirut, ISOL is an independent...

Inmarsat Global Xpress appoints Globecomm as value added reseller

by Staff Reporter

December 2, 2013

Inmarsat has signed an agreement with Globecomm, appointing the specialised managed satellite services provider as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Global Xpress, serving the Government market in Africa and...

ATEME Inks Deal with SIS LIVE

by Staff Reporter

November 20, 2013

SIS LIVE, an operator of Satellite News Gathering (SNG) vehicles, has selected ATEMEs Kyrion encoders and decoders to equip 18 new Ka band vehicles with the latest compression technology for...

Arabsat announces transition plan

by Staff Reporter

November 14, 2013

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat.Arab Satellite Communications Organisation (Arabsat) has undertaken a transition plan for load distribution as part of its strategic plans to support and develop...

Encompass drives global booking centre with ScheduALL

by Vibhuti Arora

November 13, 2013

ScheduALL, a global provider of enterprise resource management software for media and transmission, has effectively centralised the management of bookings across Encompass Digital Media Inc. in the United States.Encompass owns...

ViewSat covers North America

by Staff Reporter

November 7, 2013

ViewSat, a global satellite transmission company, has secured capacity across North America, reaching seven million people.ViewSat is now able to offer its growing client base, situated principally in the MENA...

MENA audience offered 151 pay TV channels

by Staff Reporter

October 8, 2013

New research and analysis by the Arab Advisors Group has revealed that as of August 2013 the four satellite pay TV operators, broadcasting from the region, offered a combined total...

Globecast delivers NHK WORLD to Africa

by Staff Reporter

September 27, 2013

Globecast is providing services to NHK WORLD, delivering the channel via satellite to new audiences in Central and Western Africa. NHK WORLD, the international broadcast channel of Japanese national public...

ViewSat doubles broadcast capacity in MENA

by Staff Reporter

September 23, 2013

ViewSat 9m antenna.ViewSat, a global provider of broadcast and transmission services for television and radio channels, has announced the launch of its second MENA satellite transponder...

Newtec and Télédiffusion dAlgérie sign multi-million Euro deal

by Staff Reporter

September 16, 2013

TDA and Newtec at the TDA-ASBU MENOS signing session.Satellite communications specialist, Newtec and Télédiffusion dAlgérie have signed a multi-million Euro contract to deploy several of Newtecs interactive satellite...

Qatars first satellite launched successfully

by Staff Writer

August 31, 2013

Eutelsat Communications and Qatari partner Es'hailSat have announced that their jointly-owned Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1 satellite has been successfully launched by an Ariane 5 rocket and is on course for geostationary...

My-HD secures premium channels with Irdeto Media Protection

by Staff Reporter

August 15, 2013

Cliff Nelson, CEO, My-HD.Irdeto has announced that My-HD, a satellite pay-TV platform in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA), has selected its Media Protection to...

GlobeCast partners with Arabsat to cover North Africa

by Staff Reporter

August 5, 2013

Khalid Balkheyour, President & CEO of ARABSAT.GlobeCast and satellite operator Arabsat are offering new solutions for broadcasters seeking to distribute programming in North Africa. The collaboration...

BBC World News to launch HD channel on Arabsat for Middle East

by Vijaya Cherian

August 1, 2013

BBC World News will be offered as a High Definition (HD) feed across the Middle East from August 5 on Arabsat.Arabsat will be the BBCs first distribution partner in the...

My-HD and Arabsat create the first destination for Rotana channels to go HD

by Staff Reporter

July 30, 2013

Cliff Nelson,CEO, My-HD.My-HD, a satellite Pay-TV platform in the MENA region has unveiled a host of High Definition (HD) Rotana Channels, one of the largest TV...

Iraqi Media Network launches satellite broadcast platform

by Staff Reporter

July 16, 2013

Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour.Baghdad-based Iraqi Media Network has built a satellite TV broadcast platform to broadcast on Arabsat satellites at its Hot Spot 26° East .This...

FTA satellite channels in the Arab world embrace social media

by Staff Reporter

July 8, 2013

Arab Advisors Groups research has revealed an increase in adoption of social media platforms by the 40 analysed free-to-air satellite channels. The 40 analysed channels were selected on the basis...

YahSat appoints Masood M. Sharif Mahmood as CEO

by Staff Reporter

July 7, 2013

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (YahSat), a private joint stock company fully owned by Mubadala, has appointed Masood M. Sharif Mahmood as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of June...

YahSat launches YahClick

by Staff Reporter

July 2, 2013

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (YahSat), a private joint stock company fully owned by Mubadala, has announced the UAE launch of YahClick, its satellite broadband internet service. YahClick will...

Yahsat holds educational event for kids

by Staff Reporter

June 29, 2013

In a bid to support the local community, Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat), a private joint stock company fully owned by Mubadala, in partnership with the Zayed Higher...

Intelsat and Ericsson demonstrate 4K transmission

by Staff Reporter

June 26, 2013

Intelsat S.A., a provider of satellite services, and Ericsson have announced the successful demonstration of a true 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD), end-to-end video transmission over satellite to Turner Broadcastings...

ViewSat chooses IS20 for sub-Saharan Africa

by Staff Reporter

June 11, 2013

ViewSat has chosen IS20 to support growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. ViewSat has recently extended its reach to additional areas, including the Middle East, Europe and North America, in response to...

SES and Newtec boost satellite efficiency in Africa

by Staff Reporter

June 10, 2013

Newtec MDM6000 satellite modem.Mobile 3G networks in Africa are set to benefit from new-generation Newtec modems including, S2 Extensions technology that boost the performance and efficiency...

Arabsat wins “Best Satellite Operator of the Year” award

by Staff Reporter

June 9, 2013

Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat.Arab Satellite Communications Organisation - Arabsat was awarded as the Best Satellite Operator of the year at SATCOM Africa...

Sami Boustany appointed Acting CEO of YahLive

by Vijaya Cherian

June 3, 2013

Sami Boustany, Acting CEO of YahLive.Following the exit of former CEO Mohamed Youssif, Sami Boustany has been appointed Acting CEO of YahLive by Al Yah Satellite...

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