Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite News – 1-30-08] France Telecom (FT) is set to be the first major telco in Europe to launch satellite-based television services alongside an IPTV service. A report, originally in...

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Boeing Co. has delivered DirecTV 11 to Sea Launch to in advance of its upcoming launch, the company announced Jan. 29.     DirecTV 11, the second...

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] ABI Research projects that there  will be 462 million mobile TV subscribers around the globe in 2012.     The growth will be led by the Asia-Pacific...

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] NSR believes strong demands for capacity from the video market will be the main growth driver for satellite operators over the next few years     NSR...

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has received a multi-year contract to support the Smithsonian Channel on Showtime Networks Inc., Globecomm Systems announced Jan. 25.       The contract,...

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Eutelsat has signed a deal with Melody Zen to use the Eurobird 9 satellite to deliver its signal across Europe, the companies announced Jan. 24.    ...

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Arqiva signed a five-year contract to provide distribution services for Urban TV, Arqiva announced Jan. 22.     Arqiva will provide uplinking and space on the Eurobird...

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] TVMax, a multiple service operator based in Texas, has purchased a headend solution from Scopus Video Networks Ltd. to support TVMax’s migration to an all-digital network,...

[Satellite News – 1-22-08] Irdeto Access believes Asia will be a strong market for its conditional access and middleware services. Such is its determination to drive revenues from Asia, CEO...

[Satellite News – 1-18-08] DirecTV, which has nearly 17 million subscribers to its satellite broadband service, hopes to improve that number greatly within the next few months as the company’s...