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Focus: Broadcasting

  • DirecTV Sees Strong Subscriber Take-Up

    [Satellite Today 02-12-09] DirecTV has seen impressive subscriber take-up in the U.S. and Latin America. These were two of the highlights of its fourth quarter and full year results to […]

  • NDS Deploys System in the Philippines

    [Satellite Today 02-12-09] NDS has deployed a complete end-to-end pay-TV broadcast system for Cignal Digital TV, a new DTH platform in the Philippines, the company announced Feb. 11. The country […]

  • Canal Digital Loses DTH Subscribers

    Canal Digital lost 12,000 DTH subscribers in the quarter to the end of December. This was one of the highlights of Telenor’s latest set of results issued Feb. 11. Canal […]

  • Russian Satellites Successfully Launched

    [Satellite Today 02-12-09] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has been boosted by the successful launch of the Express AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites, the company said Feb. 11. The two […]

  • Solaris Mobile Ready to Showcase Live Mobile Video

    [Satellite Today 02-11-09] Solaris Mobile is getting ready to launch live mobile video demonstrations in Europe, the company said Feb. 9. The company, a joint venture between SES Astra and […]

  • Austar Helps Relief Effort in Australia

    [Satellite Today 02-11-09] Austar, the Australian satellite pay-TV operator, is ready to support relief efforts in Australia after fires tore through parts of the country. The operator, said Feb. 10, […]

  • BSkyB Wins Five out of Six

    [Satellite Today 02-10-09] BSkyB is the big winner in the latest U.K. Premier League soccer rights auction, which concluded Feb. 6. The satellite pay-TV operator won five out of the […]

  • Spacenet Helps NASCAR Team

    [Satellite Today 02-10-09] Spacenet has announced details of a collaboration with a leading NASCAR racing team. Spacenet said, Feb. 9. that its Connexstar satellite communications services have been deployed to […]

  • AsiaSat Back in Fashion

    [Satellite Today 02-10-09] AsiaSat has signed a C-Band capacity deal with Fashion TV (FTV), the company announced Feb. 9. The deal is for C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2 to launch […]

  • Analysts Examine Satellite Pay-TV Failure in Africa

    [Satellite News 02-10-09] The closure of the GTV satellite pay-TV service is a huge blow to the nascent sub-Saharan Africa pay-TV market. GTV was one of the first low-cost pay-TV […]

  • Newtec CEO Hails MENOS Project

    Newtec CEO Serge Van Herck hailed the company’s prospects in the Middle East after the company announced that it is playing a key role in a new advanced broadcast network […]

  • Premiere Appoints New Board Member

    [Satellite Today 02-09-09] Premiere, the German pay-TV operator, has appointed Hans Seiler to its supervisory board, the company announced Feb. 5. Premiere, is the leading satellite pay-TV operator in Germany. […]

  • Newtec CEO Expects Strong Middle East Performance

    [Satellite Today 02-09-09] Newtec CEO Serge Van Herck expects the company to perform strongly in the Middle East. The company, a satellite solutions vendor, could generate around 20 percent of […]

  • Sky Italia Sees Profits Fall

    [Satellite Today 02-09-09] Sky Italia added just over 320,000 subscribers in the year to the end of December. This was one of the highlights of parent company’s News Corp’s latest […]

  • APT and ABU Look to Co-Operate

    [Satellite Today 02-09-09] Two key organizations in Asia have teamed up to resolve broadcasting frequency spectrum issues in the region. The regional body of the national frequency spectrum regulators in […]

  • Ciel-2 Satellite Operational

    [Satellite Today 02-06-09] The Ciel-2 satellite has entered commercial service, Ciel Satellite Group announced Feb. 5.     The satellite, located at 129 degrees West, carries 32 Ku-band transponders and features […]

  • Integral Systems to Deliver Turnkey System to Japanese Broadcasting Satellite

    [Satellite Today 04-05-09] Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-SAT) selected Integral Systems to deliver a turnkey satellite control system for the BSAT-3b and BSAT-3c satellites, Integral Systems announced Feb. 4. […]

  • Thaicom to Distribute Channels for Real Metro

    [Satellite Today 02-04-09] Thaicom signed a deal with Real Metro Co. to distribute seven channels across Thailand, the company announced Feb. 3. The channels are operated and run by Real […]

  • AsiaSat Signs France 24 Capacity Deal

    [Satellite Today 02-04-09] AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with France 24 to distribute the international news channel throughout the Asia-Pacific region using AsiaSat 2’s C-band platform at SatLink Communications, AsiaSat […]

  • Gateway DTH Services Cease in Africa

    [Satellite Today 02-03-09] The board of directors at Gateway Broadcast Services, which runs the GTV DTH service in sub-Saharan Africa, approved a plan to liquidate the company, Gateway announced Jan. […]

  • Eric Cooney Leaves Tandberg

    [Satellite Today 02-02-09] Internap Network Services, a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, appointed Eric Cooney CEO and president, the company announced Jan. 29.     Cooney had been the […]

  • Uphill Climbs: Consumer Offerings May Struggle in Tough Economy

    State of The Union addresses begin with the president of the United States proclaiming that the state of the union is strong. After rounds of applause, the president lays out his legislative agenda. Eventually

  • Voom HD Boosts Latin American Presence

    [Satellite Today 01-29-09] Voom HD Networks signed a deal with DLA for the distribution of its Voom HD feed in Latin America, the company announced Jan. 28.     The distribution […]

  • BSkyB Reports Strong Subscriber Growth

    [Satellite Today 01-29-09] BSkyB now has more than 9.2 million DTH customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with more than 50 percent of its subscriber base now taking either […]

  • Airfield Launches Satellite Pay-TV Service in Belgium

    [Satellite Today 01-27-09] Airfield Media Group has launched TéléSAT, a French language satellite pay-TV service, Airfield announced Jan. 23.     The service will target the French speaking parts of Belgium […]

  • Newtec, Arabsat Launch Middle East Broadcast Exchange Network

    [Satellite Today 01-27-09] Newtec, Arabsat and the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) have launched the Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) in the Middle East, Newtec announced Jan. 26.     […]

  • Voom HD Expands BSkyB Content Deal

    [Satellite Today 01-26-09] Voom HD Networks has expanded a high-definition (HD) content deal with BSkyB, the company announced Jan. 23.     The expanded deal with BSkyB will see Voom bring […]

  • IPTV Americas CEO Boasts Responsible Spending to Attract Investors

    [Satellite News 01-23-09] IPTV Americas (IPTVA) searching for outside investment as it looks to go to the next level of its growth strategy, CEO Alvaro Gazzolo told Satellite News.     […]

  • IPTV Americas CEO Reveals 2009 Growth Plan, Seeks Funding

    [Satellite Today 01-23-09] IPTV Americas (IPTVA) CEO Alvaro Gazzolo believes the company can play a key role in helping smaller cable players and telcos flourish in Latin America and the […]

  • New DEV Consultant: Chinese TV Market Wide Open for RF Developers

    [Satellite Today 01-23-09] Junjiang Bai, has been appointed as local representative of DEV Systemtechnik in China, effective immediately, DEV announced Jan. 22.    The Beijing-based consultant said he aims to […]