Focus: Broadcasting

GlobeCast has launched a new fiber and satellite link to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and is finalizing plans for a connection to Jordan Media City (JMC) in Amman, […]

Megahertz (MHz), an independent systems integrator, has launched a partnership with Greenland International Enterprises, a trading company based in Doha, Qatar, providing Megahertz with an established broadcast facility in the […]

Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4.     The manufacturer said […]

Military operations in Iraq have been a good source of revenue for satellite operators, network providers and equipment manufacturers for several years, and as President Obama sets his date for […]

Thuraya Telecommunications is showcasing a satellite solution offering streaming speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second, Thuraya announced Mar. 3.     In partnership with Quicklink, a broadcast media solutions […]

Al Jazeera English has selected software from ScheduAll to manage its staff and media resources, workflow, and cost accounting for its global newsgathering operations and integrate four broadcast centers and […]

Harris Corp. has been awarded a contract to provide an integrated large-scale broadcast solution to the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) as part of a facility upgrade, Harris announced Mar. 3.  […]

SES New Skies has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to Detasad, a German-Saudi joint venture and provider of telecommunication and IT services.     Detasad said […]

GlobeCast has started transmissions of its new African DTH platform on SES Astra’s Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite, GlobeCast announced Mar. 3.     The platform, located at 5 degrees East, […]

The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] GlobeCast and Measat Satellite Systems have signed an agreement with SPE Networks to distribute the AXN HD channel in the Asia-Pacific Region, starting with the Korean market […]

The first day of CABSAT MENA and SATELITE MENA 2009 was dominated of talk of the changing capacity situation that could evolve in the Middle East over the next two […]

Satellite capacity problems exist in many regions around the globe, and the Middle East is no exception, according to satellite operators, industry analysts and, most importantly, customers. For the moment, […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Sirius XM Radio will file a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to delay filing its full-year 2008 financial report, the company announced Mar. […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] The Kudelski Group, a supplier of conditional access services to DTH operators, will take control of OpenTV in a $130 million deal, Kudelski announced Feb. 27.     […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit, Vislink announced Feb. 26.     The Advent Newswifts […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] OpenTV, a middleware and interactive solutions provider, reached full-year profitability for the first time in the company’s history, OpenTV announced Feb. 25.     The company recorded a […]

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Eutelsat doubled the broadcast capacity available at the 9 degrees East orbital position, the company said Feb. 24.     The operator redeployed its Eurobird 9A satellite (formerly […]

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] Nagravision won a contract to provide a conditional access (CA) system for Tivu Sat, a new digital satellite platform in Italy, Nagravision announced Feb. 23.     Tivu […]

[Satellite News 02-24-09] Satellite pay-TV operator NTV-Plus is at the forefront of the market in Russia. The operator already has attracted about 600,000 subscribers, and Dimitry Samokhin, director general of […]

[Satellite Today 02-23-09] SES Astra has moved its Astra 1G satellite from 19.2 degrees East to 23.5 degrees East, the company announced Feb.19.     The satellite joins Astra 3A and […]

[Satellite Today 02-20-09] Intorel has rolled out Visionic version 4.2, a monitoring and control solution for the broadcast and satellite industry, the company announced Feb. 19.     The latest version […]

[Satellite Today 02-20-09] Nasdaq has granted Sirius XM Radio’s request to issue new preferred stock without shareholder approval in connection with its agreements with Liberty Media Corp., Sirius XM announced […]

[Satellite Today 02-19-09] GlobeCast is set to launch its new African DTH satellite platform in March, the company announced Feb. 18.      The content management and delivery company said it […]

[Satellite News 02-17-09] Liberty Media Corp. signed a last-minute agreement to loan Sirius XM Radio the funding it needs to avoid bankruptcy, beating EchoStar to a deal it had been […]

[Satellite Today 02-17-09] Sirius XM Radio and Liberty Media Corp. have entered into agreements for Liberty to invest $530 million in the form of loans to Sirius XM and its […]

[Satellite Today 02-17-09] Premiere posted a net loss 269.4 million euros ($346.6 million) in 2008, the company announced Feb. 16. The German pay-TV operator has seen its losses increase dramatically […]

[Satellite Today 02-16-09] Sirius XM Radio may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection as early as Feb. 17 if talks to refinance $175 million in company bonds fall through, […]

[Satellite News 02-16-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) will have very little new capacity to sell, even after it launches its Thor 6 satellite later this year, Cato Halsaa, TSB’s CEO […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] SES has signed a contract for a new high-powered satellite to cover Mexico, North America and Central America, the company announced Feb 11.     Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) […]