Carlsbad, California and Paris – ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) and Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) have entered into a pioneering 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 well over half of all Ka-band capacity on orbit worldwide, share the same high-capacity satellite ecosystem, enabled by the ViaSat Broadband System, … [Read more...] about ViaSat and Eutelsat to link high-capacity Ka-band satellite networks
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MIPTV: Armoza Formats reveals MIPTV line-up
Armoza Formats has unveiled their full line-up of new shows that they will be bringing to MIPTV 2014. This year Armoza has continued growing their strategic partnerships with international broadcasters, and will be coming to the market with co-developments with Viasat and JSBC and acquisitions from Canada’s TVA. On top of this, representing their status as Israel’s leading independent formats company at MIPTV’s Focus on Israel, they will also be bringing five new original … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Armoza Formats reveals MIPTV line-up
MIPTV: Hat Trick International to distribute Keo Films’ series
London – Independent distributor Hat Trick International has pre-sold the brand new factual entertainment series I Bought My Own Rainforest to broadcasters in Australia, Scandinavia and Central and Eastern Europe. Produced by award-winning Keo Films, I Bought My Own Rainforest sees wildlife photographer Charlie Hamilton-Jones use his own cash to save a section of Peru’s magical rainforest from destruction. The 3 x 60’ series, soon to air on the … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Hat Trick International to distribute Keo Films’ series
ViaSat adds Asia Broadcast Satellite ABS-7 Ka-band to services coverage
Carlsbad, Calif./Hong Kong - ViaSat Inc. and Asia Broadcast Satellite have entered into a multi-year agreement to provide Ka-band satellite service in key areas of the Middle East using the ABS-7 satellite. The bandwidth will be used for fixed and mobile satellite services as a part of ViaSat’s continuing expansion of its Yonder mobile satellite network from global Ku-band coverage to growing Ka-band coverage in key international markets. ABS-7 (formerly Koreasat-3) provides 600 MHz of … [Read more...] about ViaSat adds Asia Broadcast Satellite ABS-7 Ka-band to services coverage




