You've Got To Be Kidding Me Zodiak Rights, the international division of Zodiak Media has announced that entertainment format You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me from German Production Company I & U TV Productions has been commissioned by China’s Guangxi Satellite TV for a ten-part primetime series. Zodiak Rights acquired the kids’ talent show following its success in Germany where it was ARD’s highest rated Saturday night show upon launch, attracting … [Read more...] about China commissions Zodiak’s “You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me”
Satellites
BBC Knowledge and BBC HD deal leads expansion in Turkey
BBC Worldwide has announced that the BBC Knowledge and BBC HD channels will be made available for the first time on satellite platform Digiturk from August 13, 2013. The rapidly-expanding channels will join renewed carriage contracts of existing BBC Entertainment and BBC World News, effectively doubling BBC presence available on the provider. The launch of BBC Knowledge continues the channel’s swift expansion throughout Europe with launches this year in Cyprus, Hungary, Romania and … [Read more...] about BBC Knowledge and BBC HD deal leads expansion in Turkey
Italy’s Teleippica signs capacity deal with MEASAT-3
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) has announced a six-year agreement with Teleippica S.r.l. for capacity on MEASAT-3. A provider of television broadcast transmission services in Italy, Teleippica will use MEASAT-3 to broadcast the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MIPAAF) Unire Sat channel across Australia, Asia and Africa. “Teleippica selected MEASAT-3 for its wide footprint, which enables the Unire Sat channel to … [Read more...] about Italy’s Teleippica signs capacity deal with MEASAT-3
GSAT signs capacity deals with SES in the Philippines
Luxembourg - SES has announced that the Philippine direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV provider Global Satellite (GSAT) has contracted its fourth transponder on NSS-11. The multi-year deal will see the transfer of current capacity usage by GSAT from NSS-11 to SES-9, currently scheduled for launch in 2015. When launched, SES-9 will be the largest SES satellite dedicated to the Asia-Pacific region. The new spacecraft will be providing expansion capacity for DTH, enterprise, mobility and … [Read more...] about GSAT signs capacity deals with SES in the Philippines
ABS announces the development of ABS-2A
Hong Kong - Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has confirmed the build of ABS-2A, a multi-beam 48 transponder Ku- satellite which will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2015 to ABS’ prime 75°E location. ABS-2A will follow ABS-2, the largest satellite to be launched over Asia scheduled in late 2013. With 2.6 GHz of Ku-band spectrum, ABS-2A nearly doubles the available Ku-band frequencies available at 75°E. Together with ABS-2, ABS-2A will deliver a total of 100 x 54MHz … [Read more...] about ABS announces the development of ABS-2A
SES’ first half results show growth in all markets
Satellite operator SES has reported financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The company's revenue at constant exchange rate (FX) grew by 7.2%, excluding German analogue impact. International revenue increased by 9.3% over H1 2012 to EUR 252.8 million, on a constant FX basis, as new capacity addressing emerging markets was successfully commercialised. Available satellite capacity increased by 74 transponders compared to H1 2012. New businesses in Asia included a renewal … [Read more...] about SES’ first half results show growth in all markets
