Safe satellite launch set to boost Foxtel offering

Tim Burrowes

August 23, 2009 10:30

In a result that will come as a major relief for Foxtel, the launch of the Optus D3 satellite in French Guiana went off without a hitch over the weekend.

The launch will allow Foxtel to provide around 30 further channels later this year.

Foxtel CEO Kim Williams said: “Once successful testing is complete over the coming months, the new satellite will empower us to offer our customers even more choice, new services, increased flexibility and even greater value.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.