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CASBAA History: Foundation and Development (STAR TV)
Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), the association for digital multichannel television, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery across Asia was established in Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People’s Republic of China, or PRC (the other being Macau), the world’s most populous country (with a population of over 1.3 billion), on May 1, 1991.
Eutelsat W1 (10.0°E)
Frequency: 11005 - Pol: H - SR: 6111 - FEC: 3/4
Category: Mire / Test card
Transmitted in: MPEG-2 4:2:0 (PAL)
Comments: Channel 1
On Table_ID: 0x42 (current mux)
Service Name: Arqiva DSNG 5
Provider Name: TANDBERG TV
Transport Stream ID: 1 (0x0001)
Eutelsat hosts 50% of satellite channels in Africa
via Rapid TV News | Rebecca Hawkes
Over half of the 1,250 satellite TV channels broadcasting in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands originate from either Eutelsat’s 36 degrees East or 16 degrees East video neighbourhoods, the satellite operator has announced at SatCom Africa.
Cheaper Satellite Communications FAB-T Terminals
Boeing and the US Air Force agreed to change the fixed cost provisions of their Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminal 
(FAB-T) contract.
In January, the US Air Force had nearly terminated the contract when projected development costs rose to $1.6 billion from $235 million. Boeing then proposed a ceiling for the remaining development work on ground stations which are necessary for the deployment of new Air Force communications satellites. As part of its cost-control initiatives, the US Air Force is also seeking bidders for alternate systems.
[ Other industry news: Satellite Communications Loans Could Boost NewSat Stock Price ]
Intelsat buys ride on new SpaceX heavy-lift rocket
Intelsat Global Holdings S.A. will buy a ride for a future communications satellite on Space Exploration Technologies’ planned heavy-lift rocket, the companies said on Tuesday.
The contract is the first for a Falcon Heavy rocket, which is being designed to carry more than twice as much as the Boeing-built Delta 4 Heavy launcher, which is currently the biggest rocket in the U.S. fleet.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, has said it expects to sell Falcon Heavy flights to commercial customers for about $100 million.
