Arabsat acquires majority in Hellas Sat
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...
View ArticleAstrium 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...
View ArticleArabsat 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...
View ArticleBBC 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...
View ArticleSPI 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,...
View ArticleGlobeCast 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....
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