Focus: Broadcasting
August 2, 2019
Ultra DTH signed a multiyear, multi-transponder agreement with Eutelsat Communications subsidiary Eutelsat Americas for capacity on the Eutelsat 65 West A satellite to support the launch of a white label Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform across the Caribbean and the Andean region. Ultra DTH will leverage Eutelsat 65 West A’s Ku-band coverage to reach millions of households in the…
July 25, 2019
WarnerMedia Asia Pacific chose Synamedia's end-to-end PowerVu content delivery solution to enhance their satellite content delivery system. Synamedia technologies aims to reduce bandwidth costs, deliver next-generation security capabilities, and prepare the company's satellite system for future Internet Protocol (IP) delivery innovations. WarnerMedia is leveraging Synamedia's Virtual Digital Content Manager (vDCM) with Smart Rate Control and…
July 19, 2019
Dish appointed Kannan Alagappan as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), reporting to DISH President and CEO Erik Carlson. Alagappan has held technology leadership roles with major telecom and cloud services providers, including Reliance Jio, Telstra, and Rackspace. Additionally, Alagappan has worked as a technology consultant for various Fortune 500 companies, including Comcast, T-Mobile,…
July 18, 2019
OneWeb revealed the successful test of its six satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). All satellites delivered high-speed, low-latency services, with speed of more than 400 Megabits per Second (Mbps) which enabled the fastest real-time video streaming in Full High Definition (HD) from space, according to the release. The tests, which took place in Seoul, South…