Isle of Man based SES Satellite Leasing, the investment arm of SES, and SES’ media service subsidiary MX1 can provide playout services from the Isle of Man. Providing an end-to-end solution for media customers with a full suite of innovative digital video and media services, including encoding, encryption, and local uplink up to fully managed playout services.

On the Isle of Man already, there are a number of events and news broadcasts that are live streamed, or recorded and transmitted via satellite. Most notably the Isle of Man TT, with viewer figures in the millions. PokerstarsTV, from one of the Island’s leading eGaming companies, is also live streaming tournaments. With e-business sector booming on the Island, there is a rise of Island based e-gaming companies operating TV channels.

The Isle of Man broadcasting regulations for licensed operators are based on the EU Media Directive.