Connectivity

The opening of CommunicAsia comes at what could be the beginning of a new era in the Asia-Pacific region. For many years, the satellite communications sector has viewed the region...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-10] SES Astra has entered into a partnership with Italian public broadcaster RAI to bring more content to its 3-D demo channel, the satellite operator announced May 27....

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-10] CapRock Communications has selected Alpheus Communications’ SAS 70 Type 2 audited certified data centers and deep metro fiber footprint to provide circuit access and supporting services to...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-10] BSkyB has released its Sky Mobile TV app for the Apple iPad in the United Kingdom, the pay-TV operator announced May 28.     The iPad, released in...

[Satellite News 05-31-10] Eurosport will only launch a commercial 3-D TV channel in the next year if it is able to do so on multiple satellite pay-TV platforms, Eurosport General...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] SES World Skies has signed a deal with An Vien Group (AVG) to provide transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite for a new DTH service in Vietnam,...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] The Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies has signed a contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. to build Azerbaijan’s first national satellite, Orbital announced May 27.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] Eutelsat has teamed up with Eurosport to broadcast the French Open in 3-D to retail stores throughout Europe, Eutelsat announced May 27.    The 3-D coverage, running...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] Eric Shanks, former executive vice president of entertainment of DirecTV, has been appointed president of Fox Sports, the Fox Sports Media Group confirmed May 26.    Shanks...

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] South Africa-based telecom service provider Q-Kon has leased long term C- and Ku-band capacity on Spacecom’s Amos-5i and Amos-5 satellites, the operator announced May 26.     Q-Kon...