Eutelsat: TV revenue dip to rebound, HD take-up outpaces MPEG-4

by Peter B. de Selding

Caption: Eutelsat Chief Financial Officer Sandrine Teran

Credit: Eutelsat

 

PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat on May 11 said a 4.1% decline in its video business for the three months ending March 31 included one-time items that will not repeat and that HD adoption is outpacing the effects of MPEG-4 compression.

Eutelsat also said U.S. military demand has stabilized after recent sharp declines, raising hope that the price cuts the Pentagon had been able to secure with its commercial providers may be easing.

The company said the most recent round of U . . .

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