Eutelsat’s revenues grew by more than 11.6%, totaling €226.7 million for the third quarter. The operator now broadcasts over 3,000 channels inlcuding over 100 in HD throughout Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
NSR reports that nearly 100 Direct-to-Home (DTH) platforms were broadcasting over 13,000 TV channels to more than 114 million subs at the end of 2008, bringing an estimated $65 billion in revenues for that sector. Additionally, subscribers have increasing access to HD channels, DVRs and VOD services.
Globalstar Inc has completed construction of the new gateway ground station in Nigeria. The gateway will provide satellite coverage to Nigeria, parts of Western and Central Africa and the coastal Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea region.
HBO Asia has penned a multi-year deal with Telesat which allows HBO Asia to distribute HDTV to Telesat's customers via Telstar 18.
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