Connectivity

GlobeCast concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on the Eurobird 9A satellite, Globecast announced April 11.      Eurobird 9A was chosen for its potential to...

BBC Worldwide contracted GlobeCast to provide playout and media workflow services for four of the broadcaster’s Polish-language channels from GlobeCast’s London media management and delivery hub, GlobeCast announced.     GlobeCast...

Sky Deutschland has reached a deal with HD Plus in Germany to expand the offering of HD channels to its satellite pay-TV subscribers.      The deal, announced April 11, notes...

The World Teleport Association (WTA) appointed Arqiva Strategy & Business Development Director Brett Belinsky as its new chairman, along with Teleport Internacional Buenos Aires CEO Norberto Alvarez Vitale as its...

Satellite security specialist Digital Alert Systems (DAS) has introduced its MultiPlayer four-channel EAS audio player and program switcher to eliminate one-channel-at-a-time restrictions for encoder/decoder units, DAS announced.    The MultiPlayer...

Video network developer Haivision has unveiled its new Kraken Enterprise and Kraken ISR low-latency IP transcoding solutions, the company announced.     The new Kraken products were designed to optimize video...

Amino’s Freedom Jump device aims to help pay-TV operators add Over-The-Top (OTT) content without costly existing device change-outs. The box works alongside a cable or satellite set-top box to add...

Satellite industry-focused coverage on issues concerning the ever-more ubiquitous mobile broadband spectrum resource and its allocation by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) tends to be focused on the operator’s...

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-11] Broadband access will be the leading revenue generator for satellite broadband providers during the next 10 years, growing at nearly 15 percent annually, according to NSR. The...

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-11] The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the merger of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings (CSR), parent company of XM Canada, and Sirius Canada, the companies announced...