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Telenor Satellite Broadcasting and the Thor satellite programme
Arne Jørgen Mæland – Director Space Systems Division
www.telenorsbc.com
Who are we?
Broadcast
Telenor ASA
Transmission& Access
Distribution
• Norkring – terrestrial towers
• Satellite Broadcasting• Conax – security and management
All data, source: Telenor, December 2005. Finances in Norwegian Kroner, converted at 31 December 2005
Revenues: $10.6bnEBITDA: $3.7bnMarket Cap: $18.8bnEmployees: 23,400
Mobile (& Fixed Line
•Nordic countries
•Europe
•Asia
•83 million subs
Other units
•Telenor Cinclus
•EDB Business
•Partner ASA
•Telenor Satellite Services
•Telenor R&D
•Telenor Venture
•Telenor New Business
•Telenor EiendomHoldings
TSBc
TSBc vs. TSS
•Part of Telenor Broadcast- one of main business areas of Telenor ASA •Own and operate Telenor Satellites and partly own Intelsat 10-02 •Delivery of quality TV broadcasting services to our customers.•Provision of satellite and terrestrial capacity to resellers•Located at key 1°West position
Vs.
• Part of “other units” in Telenor ASA operations • Owner of the former Comsat Mobile Communications in the USA• Services include, BGAN, Inmarsat and Iridium• Provide VSAT broadband and on-demand communications for mobile, semi-fixed
and fixed satellite solutions. • Purchases satellite capacity from various providers incl. TSBc.
Telenor Satellite Services AS
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS
• We are one of Europe’s leading satellite services providers
• Positioning 1° West as key for satellite broadcasting in Europe and the Middle East
• Delivers TV, radio, IP and telecoms services based upon satellites at 1°West and related terrestrial infrastructure.
• Owns and operates two THOR satellite and co-owns Intelsat 10-02.
• Major market: broadcasting services in the Nordics.
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc)Our business
For more on TSBc: www.telenorsbc.com
TSBc - Major milestones1992
•Purchase THOR I and move to the 1° West position. •DTH Pay TV Operator established Norway
1995 •Telenor orders THOR II •Introduces the first digital programming at 1° West.
1996/1997•Telenor leases more capacity at the 1° West position on Intelsat 707 •THOR II is successfully launched and nearly every transponder is sold.
1998•THOR III successfully launched to match peak analogue demand and as an experimental platform for business development.
2002•Introduction of IP services over satellite.
2004•Partly owned Intelsat 10-02 positioned at 1°West successfully launched
2005•Telenor contracts with Orbital to build THOR II-R.
Thor II
Thor III
Thor II-R
IS 10-02
2008
2011
2023
2017
15
14
24
7
• Nordic countries• Northern Europe
• Nordic countries• CE Europe
• Nordic countries• Pan Europe• Middle East
• Europe• Middle East
Flexible pan-European DTH footprint
Satellite End of life Transponders Main coverage
Thor replacement program• 2002:
– TSBc defined as non-core to Telenor business and put out for sale
• 2004:– Sales project cancelled in spring of 2004
– New long-term strategy and business plan for new satellite investment approved
• 2005:– Thor II-R RFP released in February
– Telenor ASA Board approval for Thor II-R program
– Thor II-R contract signed September
• 2006:– Planning for Thor III-R
– Release Thor III-R RFP in November
• 2007– Contract Thor III-R Q2 2007
– Thor II-R scheduled to be launched in Q4 2007
• 2008– Thor II EOL Q3 2008
• 2009
• 2010– Launch of Thor III-R at the latest in Q2 2010
– Thor III EOL Q4 2010
Key drivers for Thor II-R procurement
• Delivery in orbit before Thor II EOL
– Thor II-R in service planned for Q1-08
• Approval of business plan
– Replacement of Thor II + organic growth ⇒ 24 transponders
• In orbit diversity
– Buy two satellites instead of one large
Back-up slides
Telenor Broadcast summary of 2005
• Strong subscription growth
• Revenue growth (NOK 5,649 million)
• EBITDA NOK 1,517 million
• Improved EBIT margin for 2005
• Acquired rights to Norwegian football togetherwith TV2
• Contracted new satellite
• Co-owner in NTV and NTV Pluss
• Applied for Norwegian DTT liscence togetherwith TV2 and NRK
• New exclusive distribution agreement withTV2
Transmission, distribution and pay-TV- an important part of Telenor’s history and strategy
• Telephony• Broadcasting• Data communication
Going international
Establish pay-TV offer in Nordics
• Thor Satellites• Established Canal Digital• Purchase of Norkring
Meeting needs
Pioneer in satellite communication
Early implementation of digital networks
• Acquired cable TV
New possibilities
Digitalisation, need for more capacity
• New services• New channels• New distribution
The Digital decade
1970’s 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s
Telenor Broadcast – One of the largestmedia companies in the Nordic region
Retaildistribution
Wholesaletransmission
Services/technology
ThorSatellites
10-02 Satellite
“Leading distributor”
“Supporting infrastructure”
“Complementary assets”
Financialshareholding
“Related assets”
NTVNTV Plus
One of the largest media companies in theNordic region
Telenor BroadcastHolding
NorkringTerrestrial
Network(Norway)
SatelliteBroadcasting
Transponder capacity(EMEA)
ConaxAccess Control(International)
Canal DigitalTV Distribution
(Nordic)
Otrum
Other interests
NTV and NTV Pluss
100% 90%100% 100%
A –pressen45%
33%
33%
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway