Broadcasting
May 20, 2019
Consumers are streaming Over-the-Top (OTT) content everywhere — from cruise ships to bathroom stalls on airplanes. But the extent to which satellite will enable residents of remote or rural locations can watch high-definition “Game of Thrones” dragons flying across their smartphone screens depends on a number of factors, like cost and a compelling business case.…
May 20, 2019
DISH Network will acquire EchoStar's Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) business. More specifically, Echostar will transfer certain operations and other assets that comprise the company's Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) business, including nine Direct Broadcast Satellites (DBS) and the certain key employees responsible for satellite operations, licensing for the 61.5-degree orbital slot, and select real estate properties to…
May 14, 2019
SES revealed that an 8K demo signal was broadcast directly to a flat screen TV with a built-in satellite receiver. The 8K content broadcast was done via ASTRA 28.2 degrees East orbital slot. Spin Digital provided the expertise to encode 8K signals, SES the bandwidth to broadcast the signal, and Samsung the 8K flat screen TV…
May 10, 2019
Kymeta formed a partnership with Turksat at SATELLITE 2019. The partnership will bring connectivity solutions to Turksat customers for voice, data, internet, TV, and radio broadcasting, and will expand land and sea connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. “Partnering with Türksat allows Kymeta to provide coverage through their satellite communications with our end-to-end solutions…