Intelsat announced that G-Media, a subsidiary of NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation, signed a multi-transponder, multi-year renewal and expansion contract with Intelsat. NHK will use G-Media's backbone capacity on three Intelsat satellites, program turnaround services at three Intelsat teleports and Intelsat's video fiber network to transmit the first global High-Definition (HD) news channel, NHK World TV. more ››

Eutelsat Communications has been awarded the prize for Fixed Satellite Services Operator of the Year for the second consecutive year by Euroconsult, a leading analyst and research company in satellite applications and digital broadcasting. Bestowed by a jury of experts from Euroconsult, Space News and Satellite Finance, using rigorous quantitative and qualitative standards, the prize was awarded at this week’s annual World Satellite Business Week event in Paris. more ››

GlobeCast has launched four additional channels for Chinese broadcaster CCTV on its platform on EuroBird 9A satellite for pan-European coverage. CCTV-4, CCTV Espańol (Spanish), CCTV Russian and CCTV Arabia now have access to a potential audience of 300 million households. GlobeCast has a long and successful relationship with CCTV. more ››

Delivering connectivity where it’s needed most, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A., today announced it has signed a multi-transponder deal with Artel to help the leading integrator meet growing U.S. government demand for end-to-end communications networks throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. more ››

Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced it signed a contract with Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales (TSA), the broadcast unit of Spain’s Telefonica S.A., for capacity on the Intelsat 905 satellite (IS-905), located at 335.5ş E. The multi-year contract offers TSA the satellite infrastructure it requires to deliver content throughout the Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands from Spain’s leading pay TV channels broadcaster, Teuve. more ››

Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced it signed a contract with Mexico’s Televisa, Latin America’s prime broadcaster and the world’s principal producer of Spanish-language content, for expanded international distribution of Televisa’s programming. Under this contract, Intelsat will distribute Televisa’s Pay TV programming to viewers throughout Europe via the Intelsat 905 satellite located at 335.5ş E. more ››

Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced it signed a contract with GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company, for occasional use (OU) capacity that spans Intelsat’s entire satellite fleet. The multi-year contract offers GlobeCast increased satellite transmissions infrastructure to fulfill its customer needs for distribution of live sports, breaking news and special events. more ››

SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES, a division of SES S.A., today unveiled SES WORLD SKIES as the name for its newly integrated operation. SES WORLD SKIES has an expanding fleet of 25 satellites within the 40-satellite global SES fleet, six additional spacecraft slated for launch over the next two years, 350 employees and more than 550 full-time customers worldwide. more ››

GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company, and Eutelsat Communications, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, announce the signature of a three-year contract for two 36 MHz transponders on Eutelsat’s ATLANTIC BIRD 1 and W2A satellites. more ››

Eutelsat Communications announced that GlobeCast has renewed to 2016 five transponders leased from the flagship HOT BIRD neighbourhood for broadcasting in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.GlobeCast is a leading content management and delivery company. GlobeCast has extended the contract with Eutelsat for 5 transponders on 13E for the next 7 years. more ››