Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-11] Advantech Wireless signed a contract with Hoje Telecom of Brazil to provide a VSAT upgrade hub, RF equipment and more than 1,000 remote terminals, Advantech announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-11] MeshTV introduced its MeshTV HD series Intelligent Bonding compact backpack video system for live stream TV and Web reporting, the company announced April 13.     The unit, […]

Streambox has introduced an all-in-one, software-based enterprise server designed to allow broadcasters and other video-centric organizations to manage the acquisition of video content when substantial amounts of video are being […]

Chinese cable operator Fujian Southeast selected technology solutions from Thomson Video Networks (TVN) to help the broadcaster upgrade its headend infrastructure, TVN announced April 6.     The TVN system was […]

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 […]

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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-11] Arianespace plans to launch the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites April 22.     The initial launch attempt on April 11 was halted in the final […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-11] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Integral Systems a $1.7 million contract modification to the company’s Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) contract, Integral […]

Sensio Technologies has unveiled a range of broadcast solutions, including automatic 3-D input signal detection and decoding, top-and-bottom, Sensio Hi-Fi 3-D and image-enhancement technologies, which will be combined into a […]

Harmonic introduced an upgraded version of its Omneon MediaGrid active storage system that aims to lower the cost-of-storage capacity while delivering required performance for next-generation media workflows, the company announced. […]

GlobeCast has increased the interconnection of its global technical facilities to platform operators and broadcast facilities via fiber as part of its strategy to add value to its content transport […]

Newtec unveiled new features for its DualFlow technology as part of its Azimuth satellite broadcast offering, which aims to allow broadcasters to migrate to satellite-based IP operations through interfacing with […]

Nevion will split the company’s sales department into two separate divisions to accelerate its development schedule and enhance its global presence, the company announced.     The company will establish a […]

North American consumer research shows that more than 2 million households in the United States will cut their cable and satellite TV subscriptions in favor of online TV platforms by […]

[Satellite News 04-12-11] Satellite-based managed network service provider Globecomm Systems acquired independent testing and long-term application developer ComSource for $20 million on April 8, continuing Globecomm’s shift from hardware provider […]

Latin America’s TV installation base will increase around 26 percent throughout the next five years — a significantly higher rate than in any other region, according to an IMS Research […]

Every year, during the two-week period leading up to the NAB conference, my inbox is flooded with hundreds of new technology press releases. Before heading out to the show, I […]

Streambox unveiled its new ACT-L3 AP codec, which aims to efficiently compress and playout video by utilizing new coding methods and techniques, the company announced.     The new video compression […]

Sencore signed a master distribution agreement with Consult Service (CS) to represent Sencore’s broadcast solutions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), the company announced.     CS will provide […]

Artel Video Systems has integrated the company’s flagship DL4000 video transport platform with Skyline Communications’ DataMiner network management system (NMS), Artel announced April 6.     The DL4000 digital video transport […]

Snell has rolled out new turnkey channel-in-a-box playout solutions based on its Morpheus automation technology and Integrated Content Engine (ICE), Snell announced.     ICE supports audio track-tagging strategies from various […]

Satellite digital cinema distributor Microspace Communications has extended business agreements with four unnamed movie studios to continue delivering streamed first run feature movies via satellite, Microspace announced.    Microspace said […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-11] Mexican FSS operator Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States as part of a prearranged plan with creditors to […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-11] MTV Networks signed a multi-year contract for Intelsat Managed Video Services that includes Intelsat capacity at 1 degree West, terrestrial connectivity via the IntelsatOne network and uplink […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-11] Thrane & Thrane has upgraded the software of its flagship Explorer 727 vehicular Inmarsat BGAN terminal to allow the unit to function as a two-in-one terminal.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-11] RRsat Global Communications Network has implemented its new multi-carrier per-channel platform on Hispasat’s 1E satellite at 30 degrees West, RRsat announced April 7.     The platform will […]