Focus: Broadcasting

The European broadcast landscape has seen unprecedented change in recent years. With more competition than ever before in television markets as well as new consumer behaviors emerging in the way […]

Cyfrowy Polsat, the largest DTH platform in Poland, hopes to become a major player on the Polish communications/media landscape by becoming “a triple-play or even a quadruple-play operator,” CEO Dominik […]

OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has become an authorized reseller of Comtech EF Data’s Vipersat network products, OmniGlobe announced Sept. 10.     Omniglobe promote and distribute the Vipersat product line to its […]

TigrisNet has installed an iDirect Series 15000 universal hub and 50 Evolution X3 satellite routers to power an enhanced DVB-S2 network with adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) for corporate and […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Arqiva has expanded the services it provides to GTV to accommodate what it calls ‘its aggressive growth in the African direct-to-home pay TV market,’ the company said […]

Quintech Electronics and Communications Inc. introduced a new 16×16 RF matrix switch dubbed QRM.      The QRM features the latest Q-Route technology, which provides maximum reliability with signal path redundancy […]

There are many interesting trends on the European broadcast landscape. The number of high-definition (HD) channels is on the rise, telcos are entering the TV markets and the capability of […]

Tandberg Television unveiled an end-to-end head-end and distribution solution for next-generation digital terrestrial television (DTT). Tandberg cited European digital switchover deadlines, growing consumer and industry pressure for high-definition (HD) broadcasts […]

  The floor at IBC 2008 likely will be buzzing with an broad array of industry concerns, as xecutives, analysts and insiders from around the globe converge on Amsterdam with […]

NDS launched a suite of advertising solutions that will enable advertisers to target, engage and measure TV audience behavior.     The new advertising solutions, dubbed NDS Dynamic, will allow TV […]

Scopus unveiled a new network monitoring system, Eldorado, which features a customizable architecture for management of resources across networks.     Eldorado is equipped with several wizard-based redundancy schemes, the H.264 […]

IBC 2008 opens as broadcasters face potential problems on multiple fronts. Their customers are demanding more and more content available on a more diverse set of platforms. This change in […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] DataPath Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Metracom to provide sales and integration support for the MaxView network management system in Europe, Datapath announced Sept. 12. […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Telesat Holdings Inc. named Michel Cayouette as its CFO, the company announced Sept. 12. Cayouette will join Telesat on Sept. 17, succeeding longtime CFO Ted Ignacy, who […]

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Irdeto has expanded a set-top box license agreement with Cisco Systems, enabling Cisco to integrate Irdeto’s conditional access solution with its set-tops.     As result of this […]

[Satellite Today 09-11-08] Bentley Walker Satellite Services  purchased 1000 licenses of ViaSat‘s AcceleNet wide area network optimization software for the LinkStar satellite networking system and customers of its Star Nova […]

[Satellite Today 09-10-08] Our Satellite Group team will be blogging live from the IBC conference in Amsterdam Sept. 12-16 in an effort to bring you the latest news from one […]

[Satellite Today 09-10-08] OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has become an authorized reseller of Comtech EF Data’s Vipersat network products, OmniGlobe announced Sept. 10.     Omniglobe said it will start promoting and […]

[Satellite News 09-10-08] INVAP and AR-SAT have signed a contract covering phases II to IV of the design and construction of the first Argentine geostationary communications satellite, ARSAT-1, the companies […]

[Satellite Today 09-09-08] Mobile Studios Inc. has released its new PortaCast line of suitcase-sized production suite mini flypacks.     The units are equipped with wheels and pull-out handles and feature […]

[Satellite Today 09-09-08] Arqiva Ltd. signed a multi-year contract for Intelsat capacity at 1 degree West, Intelsat announced Sept. 9. Arqiva will use the capacity to distribute DTH and cable […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-08] SES New Skies signed a new capacity deal with Talia, a supplier of satellite Internet services for North Africa and the Middle East, SES New Skies said […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-08] ViaSat has received a $50 million contract award from Skylogic, the broadband subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, to provide ground infrastructure for the Ka-Sat satellite system, ViaSat announced […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-08] Eutelsat Communications CEO Giuliano Berretta admits one of the key challenges facing the company is gaining access to space. Eutelsat has signed a number of launch contracts […]

[Satellite News 09-09-08] Eutelsat Communications has seen its share of headlines in recent months, though not the type that the company normally seeks.     The operator has had issues with […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-08] GlobeCast has acquired software company Netia, GlobeCast announced Sept. 8. Netia, which has offices in France, the United States, Italy and Australia, provides software solutions for audiovisual […]

[Satellite Today 09-05-08] Südwestrundfunk (SWR), a German public broadcaster, has ordered a satellite news gathering vehicle with satellite uplink and TV production technology from ND SatCom, the company announced Sept. […]

[Satellite Today 09-05-08] ProtoStar Ltd. confirmed that it signed an orbital location services agreement with Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) of Russia, ProtoStar Ltd. announced Sept. 5.     […]

[Satellite Today 09-04-08] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) said Sept 2., that reports of critical interference with TV broadcasts by broadband wireless systems in the satellite […]

[Satellite Today 09-03-08] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, has been selected by China Satellite Mobile Broadcast Ltd. (CSM) as a conditional access provider for a nationwide mobile TV service, Nagravision […]