Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-10] Dish Network has introduced TV Everywhere, a suite of integrated products, which aims to enable Dish customers to watch live and recorded shows on the go, Dish...

[Satellite News 01-06-10] ESPN has revealed plans to launch ESPN 3D, a dedicated 3-D HD network, which will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-10] ESPN, Discovery Communications, Sony and IMAX revealed plans to launch dedicated 3-D HD networks in separate statements released Jan. 5.     ABC Sports, which owns ESPN, said...

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-10] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) finalized a contract with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to provide equipment supporting PBS’ next-generation interconnection system (NGIS), IDC announced Jan. 4.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-10] The Australian government announced Jan. 5 an initiative to bring digital TV services via satellite to remote parts of the country.     Following a series of negotiations...

[Satellite News 01-06-10] Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg told investors at a New York conference that its rumored acquisition of DirecTV was not considered a priority for the company...

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Vietnam Multimedia Corp. (VTC) for multiple Ku-band transponders on AsiaSat 5, the operator announced Dec. 31.     VTC will use the...

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] The Britsh Broadcasting Corp.’s (BBC) satellite broadcast signals are being blocked by the Iranian government, the BBC announced Jan. 4.     The BBC claims that Iran has...

[Satellite TODAY 01-05-10] iDirect has acquired Parallel Ltd., the U.K.-based developer of the SatManage network management software suite, iDirect announced Jan. 4.     iDirect purchased all of Parallel’s equity shares,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-05-10] Bharti Airtel has struck a deal with All India Radio to replace the 10 WorldSpace satellite radio channels on its DTH platform in India with 10 All...