Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] Content distributor In Demand has renewed its capacity agreement with SES for the delivery of PPV and Video On Demand sports and entertainment television content to cable...

A new report from Digital TV Research indicates that the digital TV penetration in Latin America is about to shoot up.

Spacecom has announced that it has won a three-year contract worth $6.5 million from one of Africa's largest Internet Communications Service Providers (ISPs) for provision of Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) satellite services from the AMOS-5 satellite located at the 17 degrees east orbital position.

DMC International Imaging (DMCii) has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) that will increase the volume of imagery acquired and the speed in which it can be delivered.

Satellite communications service provider NSSLGlobal has announced the opening of a new office in Singapore. The move is a result of the company’s expansion plans and its increased business growth in the Asian market for the past few years.

Dish Network’s proposed deal for just under $26 billion to acquire Sprint Nextel (Sprint) is potentially a huge transformative deal on the U.S. communications landscape, which has direct implications to the satellite industry.

DISH Network Corporation has announced its intentions to acquire the third largest wireless carrier in the United States.

RigNet, a provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, has announced it has entered into a global value-added reseller agreement with SnapTV AS, a Norwegian specialist in maritime and offshore infotainment and collaborative media.

The Over-The-Top (OTT) video market is now worth over $8 billion, according to the latest research by ABI Research. Major markets such as America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific have experienced year-on-year growth in excess of 50 percent in 2012. Is the strong growth in this market ultimately going to impact the satellite market?

GlobeCast Americas has expanded its solution-building capabilities in the continent with three strategic appointments to sales positions.