Connectivity

[Satellite TODAY 05-08-11] RTV Slovenia has extended its Hot Bird satellite capacity contract with Eutelsat Communications for another 10 years, the operator announced May 6.              RTV Slovenia’s Hot Bird...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-06-11] International cable TV operator Liberty Global reported a significant decline in its 2011 first quarter profits from $737 million in the same period last year to...

[Satellite TODAY 05-06-11] Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg chose to remain silent on a possible IPO or company sale after reporting a 6 percent increase in his company’s first quarter 2011...

[Satellite TODAY 05-06-11] Russian satellite broadcaster NTV Plus will enter the IPTV market and deploy Verimatrix’s IPTV Video Content Authority System (VCAS) on its wholesale network as the result of...

[Satellite TODAY 05-06-11] Hispasat Chairwoman Petra Mateos’ proposal to hire Carlos Espinós as the Spanish operator’s new managing director has been approved by the company’s board of directors, Hispasat announced...

[Satellite TODAY 05-06-11] Satellite communications start-up iSat has acquired the management and employee operations of OmniGlobe EMEA for an undisclosed amount and will use the new assets to form a...

[Satellite TODAY 05-05-11] NewSat has signed $1.7 million in oil, gas and military sector contracts to provide satellite communication services within Australia and internationally.     The recent contract wins include:...

[Satellite TODAY 05-05-11] Vizada has consolidated all of its voice traffic into a single global voice carrier platform, Vizada Global Voice, as of May 1, the company announced May 4....

[Satellite TODAY 05-05-11] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) elected three new members to its board of directors, the organization announced May 4.     Discovery Networks Executive...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-05-11] The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has established a ruling that will force domestic satellite providers Bell TV and Shaw Direct to carry local programming...