Arabsat has signed an agreement with the Hellenic Telecommunication Organization (OTE) for the acquisition of its 99.05% equity participation in Hellas Sat Consortium (Hellas Sat).
The share acquire agreement was signed on an aggregate consideration of €208 million, representing the 99.05%, of: an enterprise worth of Hellas Sat, amounting to €157 million, which corresponds to seven [...]
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Arabsat acquires majority in Hellas Sat
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Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build BADR-7 for Arabsat
Arabsat has finalised the mission definition for BADR-7 and confirmed the in-orbit delivery contract to the consortium of Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, which has already started developing the new satellite.
Astrium and Thales Alenia Area are jointly responsible for constructing the satellite and delivering it in orbit. Astrium, the primary companion, will supply the Eurostar [...]
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Arabsat launches Sudanese bouquet
Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) and Sudanese television have signed a contract to include the Nileen sports activities channel to Arabsat bouquet.
The sports channel will be exclusively on the Badr 5 satellite and will be broadcast from Arabsat platform in Khartoum. The Nileen sports activities channel has the exclusive rights to broadcast the Sudanese Premier [...]
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BBC Planet News launches in HD on Arabsat
BBC Globe News will launch its international HD channel on Arabsat on August five.
Arabsat will be the BBC’s 1st distribution partner in the Middle East to supply the information channel in HD.
In January, BBC World News’ unveiled its new search, following a re-launch from the heart of the BBC Newsroom at Broadcasting Home in central [...]
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SPI launches three HD channels on Arabsat
SPI Worldwide has signed a long-term agreement with Arabsat for the exclusive distribution rights for 3 new HD channels in HD/SD for MENA area.
The 3 channels, Fighbox HD, Fashionbox HD and Docubox, will be broadcaster on the Arabsat BADR-five satellite at 26 degrees East and on Arabsat-5C satellite at 20 degrees East. Much more HD [...]
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GlobeCast partners with Arabsat
GlobeCast partners with Arabsat to carry a new community of channels to North Africa on the BADR satellite at 26 degrees East.
The first rollout of the new support will include Algerian channels. Presently, five channels have just been launched on this new platform: Echourouk Tv, Al Atlas Tv, Dzair Television, Imed Television, and Ennahar [...]
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