Uncategorized

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] BT Media & Broadcast signed a deal with CET Teleport to extend its Global Media Network (GMN) reach using satellite, BT announced.   The deal enables media...

Mobile broadcast satellite customers have been pushing for improvements to video streaming service, prompting companies like Inmarsat and Thuraya to explore creative developments to their next-generation services, Richard Denny, senior...

SingTel is a major presence on the Asian communications landscape. The telco, Singapore’s largest, also owns a majority stake in Australian telco, Optus. It has launched IPTV in Singapore with...

The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) received a settlement in a broadcasting piracy case against Turtle Cable, accused of operating as an infringing cable TV IP operator...

Telesat has finalized a $69 million deal with APT Satellite to transfer its interest in the Telstar 10 satellite back to APT, Telesat announced.     The satellite also known as...

Globalstar has appointed Peter Dalton CEO, the company announced. Former Globalstar CEO Jay Monroe will serve as the company’s executive chairman.     Globalstar COO Thomas Colby is leaving the company,...

Vizada launched the ThurayaIP broadband mobile satellite service, Vizada announced. The launch follows an extensive development phase with Thuraya to fine-tune the service and link it to Vizada’s network infrastructure....

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is acquiring the Koreasat-2 satellite from Korea Telecom, ABS announced . As a result of the transaction, Koreasat-2, built by Lockheed Martin and launched in January...

The Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market will still see strong levels of growth despite the economic recession, according to a report by research company RNCOS.     The DTH industry will add...

SES Americom-New Skies signed a three-year capacity agreement with Korea Telecom (KT) for the use of up to 9 megahertz of C-band capacity on the NSS-703 and NSS-12 satellites, SES...