MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems (MEASAT) has named Prashant Butani as senior sales director – South Asia. In his new role, Bhutani will be responsible for...
MUMBAI: Azercosmos and Intelsat have chosen Arianespace to launch the Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 telecommunication satellite. The satellite will be launched by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from...
MUMBAI: At 3:04 this morning, Arianespace’s A5 rocket blasted off from its launch pad in Kouru, French Guiana with its payload of two satellites Arabsat 6B...
NEW DELHI: Even as Indians are celebrating the festival of lights, a new bird from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to be blasted...
MUMBAI: Intelsat S.A. and Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation have signed an agreement to form a joint venture that will launch a new satellite with optimised C-band...
MUMBAI: Indonesian system integrator for TV stations PT. Graha Pratama Sejahtera (GPS) has chosen Asia Satellite Telecommunications to launch a bouquet of 14 television channels on...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) launched its first Ultra-HD (UHD) television channel 4K-SAT at 122°E on AsiaSat 4, marking a new era...
MUMBAI: Space Systems/Loral (SSL), which is a provider of commercial satellites, is selected to provide a communications satellite to Azercosmos, the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan....
MUMBAI: Intelsat S.A. chief financial officer (CFO) Michael McDonnell has resigned from the company. McDonnell is slated to leave mid-December 2015 and will join as...
MUMBAI: Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) and Rohde & Schwarz have partnered to advance next-generation Ultra-HD (UHD) TV technologies by implementing the first free to...
MUMBAI: Eutelsat Communications and Facebook are partnering on a new initiative that will leverage satellite technologies to get more Africans online. Under a multi-year agreement...
NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix has been ordered to pay compensation and damages totalling $672 million to Devas Multimedia. The directive...
NEW DELHI: MEASAT Satellite Systems has appointed Santosh Desai as sales director – Africa. Desai will be responsible for opening new markets in Africa, developing sales...
MUMBAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been having a swell 2015. Just a few days after its Mars Orbiter completed a successful one year...
MUMBAI: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has partnered with video delivery infrastructure company Harmonic to launch NASA TV UHD, the first consumer UHD (ultra-high-definition)...
MUMBAI: Satellite companies Eutelsat Communications and SES S.A, engaged in the global video distribution market, have launched a new, industry-wide initiative to develop and promote next-generation video...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will receive the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014. The prize will be presented by President...
MUMBAI: Full-service satellite and fibre communications solutions provider ST Teleport, based in Singapore, has expanded its capacity commitment and strategic partnership with Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat)...
MUMBAI: Malaysian communication satellite operator, MEASAT and New York-based Fashion One Television LLC have launched Fashion One 4K, the first English language Ultra HD channel in the...
MUMBAI: Asian satellite operator Thaicom Plc has appointed Paiboon Panuwattanawong as the new CEO and authorised director of Thaicom, effective from October 1. Panuwattanawong has been serving...
MUMBAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the communication satellite GSLV-D6. GSLV-D6 will launch 2117 kg GSAT-6, an advanced communication satellite, into a...
MUMBAI: Asian satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) has reached an agreement with in-flight entertainment and connectivity service provider Aircom Pacific, Inc. for using...
NEW DELHI: With five Direct-to-Home (DTH) service providers using transponder capacity leased from foreign satellites, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is taking measures to augment...
NEW DELHI: A sum of approximately Rs 9 crore has been spent over the last three years by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to provide...
NEW DELHI: The turnover of Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was Rs 1860.71 crore (unaudited) during 2014-15 as...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) has announced an enhancement of its sales development and support activities in order to improve the solutions it delivers...
NEW DELHI: A National Space Act for India for regulating space activities in India; facilitate enhanced levels of private sector participation and offering more commercial opportunities...
NEW DELHI: The country has earned a sum of approximately Rs 662 crore ($17 million and 78.5 million Euros) by launching 45 satellites from 19 countries...
NEW DELHI: A total of 15 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) launchers worth Rs 3090 crore have been sanctioned by the Government for being built during 2017-20. ...
NEW DELHI: The satellite proposed to be launched by India for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member nations will have 12 Ku-Band transponders....
NEW DELHI: The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C28 successfully launched three identical DMC3 commercial Earth Observation Satellites along with two smaller satellites from United Kingdom into...
MUMBAI: Bright Lights Media has selected Globecast to provide a comprehensive suite of services for the launch of a new High Definition pay-TV channel in Southeast...
MUMBAI: Asian satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) has announced its new organisational structure to power the growth of the company in key Asian...
MUMBAI: On 1 June, more than 150 industry speakers and delegates gathered at Grand Hyatt Singapore for the Satellite Industry Forum 2015. This year’s CASBAA event...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) is planning to deploy Asia’s first dedicated Ultra HD (UHD) broadcast platform in the next few months....
MUMBAI: India is planning to launch six more satellites during 2015-16, of which two are communication satellites – GSAT-6 and GSAT-15. The Rajya Sabha was...
NEW DELHI: StarSat, the successor to South Africa’s pay TV operator ODM, is dumping its controversial adult TV channels. The channels have been on air since...
NEW DELHI: Eleven Indian satellites including four for communications were successfully launched during the last three years between January 2012 and February 2015, apart from the...
MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems has roped in Alex Tan as its senior sales director – broadcast sales. Tan is moving from his previous role as senior...
NEW DELHI: Rajiv Khattar, until recently Dish TV president projects, has joined as president- south Asia in Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) in a newly created role...
MUMBAI: SES has selected Arianespace to launch the powerful new hybrid communications satellite, SES-12, on board an Ariane 5 booster from the European Space Center in...
MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems has decided to tie up with Globecast to distribute Scripps Networks’ channel HGTV which will cater to the home and lifestyle category...
MUMBAI: ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, successfully launched IRNSS-1C, the third satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) at 0132 hours IST...
MUMBAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided to launch two satellites by next year. GSAT-16 was scheduled to launch by mid 2015, but a...
NEW DELHI: An expert committee has been constituted by the Government to carry out detailed analysis considering the launch requirements of the Indian Space Research Organisation...
MUMBAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corp has been involved in 10 satellite launches of eight foreign countries from the two operational...
MUMBAI: A new satellite is all set to be launched on 5 August that will cater to the Asia Pacific countries of India, China, Middle East...
MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced its agreement with Pilipinas Global Network (PGN) for capacity on MEASAT-3. Under the terms of the agreement, PGN will...
MUMBAI: Global satellite operator SES will now be controlling nearly half of its growing fleet from a new satellite operations center (SOC) at its commercial sales...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator SES is looking at building a new hybrid communications satellite, SES-12. And for the same, the operator has selected Airbus Defence and Space....