Connectivity

The Asia-Pacific satellite communications market survived the economic slowdown better the most, according to many of the players in the market. And now that the demand for communications looks to...

Thailand’s government is planning to buy Temasek Holdings’ stake in Thaicom for national security reasons after protesters broke into Thaicom’s facility and used its signal for anti-government demonstrations in April,...

ABI Research has projected that the global pay-TV subscriber base will grow by 7 percent, reaching 719 million customers by the end of 2010 in a research forecast released June...

HBO Asia signed a long-term transponder lease agreement with APT Satellite for capacity on Apstar 2R (Telstar 10) and Apstar 2R’s replacement satellite, Apstar 7, set to be launched in...

[Satellite News 06-15-10] Tata Sky was the second major DTH platform to launch in India, debuting in the second half of 2006. Less than four years later, it already has...

Eurovision has signed deals with SES World Skies and AsiaSat to provide satellite delivery of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the operators announced June 1.  Eurovision, a...

Ericsson has supplied CJ Golden Village (CGV), a South Korean multiplex cinema chain, with compression solutions that will enable CGV to show World Cup action in 3-D, Ericsson announced June...

Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with GlobeCast and SPE Networks Asia to distribute the Southeast Asian feed of the AXN HD channel via the Measat-3 satellite, the operator...

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded an IDIQ contract by the State of Oregon to provide Hughes Broadband Internet and Access Continuity services via its Spaceway 3...

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has designed and delivered a complete Flyaway broadcast system to World Cup broadcasters in South Africa, the company announced June 14.    ...