Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] SES New Skies signed a capacity deal with one of India’s largest media companies, SES New Skies said July 1.     SES New Skies signed a […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] Intelsat confirmed that its Galaxy 26 satellite suffered a partial failure June 29, losing 15 watts out of its possible 37-watt capacity.     Slightly more than […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] CETel and strategic partner Arabsat are offering DVB-S2 services on Arabsat-2B in C-Band, the companies announced June 30.     The service is designed to serve CETel’s […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] Sirius Satellite Radio expects to achieve synergies of about $400 million in 2009 if its merger with XM Satellite Radio is approved, Sirius announced June 30. […]

[Satellite Today – 6-30-08] Euronews has signed with SatLink Communications a deal that will improve distribution of Euronews in key markets in Asia, the company announced June 30.     SatLink […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] Gateway Broadcast Services is on track to reach its target of 100,000 subscribers in its first year of operation for its GTV direct-to-home (DTH) platform.     […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] BSkyB reached an agreement with BT regarding support for BSkyB’s Sky Talk telephony service, BT said June 25.     BT will provide BSkyB with a wholesale […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] Foxtel, which has launched high-definition (HD) services in Australia, signed a significant new content deal with the BBC, Foxtel announced June 26.     Under the agreement […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] SES Astra will begin broadcasting public channel Arte in high definition (HD) July 1, the satellite operator announced.     The channel will be broadcast from Astra’s […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), has integrated a complete flyaway broadcast system for Kuwait’s HNDC, ATCi announced.     ATCi customized and integrated the package to meet […]

[Satellite Today – 6-24-08] The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio moved closer to reality when Kevin Martin, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, signaled […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Kudelski Group will upgrade the conditional access system for France’s Canal+ Group, Kudelski announced June 23.     Under the deal, Canal+ will replace the smart cards […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] The Measat-3A satellite will be launched aboard a Land Launch rocket Aug. 21, Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced.     Measat-3a, built by Orbital Sciences Corp., […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Financial investor Avenue Capital Group has acquired 6.5 percent of German pay-TV operator Premiere Star GmbH from Premiere GmbH & Co., Premiere announced June 24. Terms […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Arqiva has won a contract to provide video services using MPEG-4 technology to U.K. armed forces stationed overseas, Arqiva said June 23.     Under a contract […]

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] Alcatel-Lucent has announced a deal which should boost its plan to derive revenues from the Asian mobile TV market, linking up with SpeedCast Ltd. to jointly […]

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Measat Satellite Systems has signed a significant new HD deal with National Geographic Channel Asia, the company announced June 19. The deal between the two parties […]

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] Freesat aims to establish a strong niche for itself in the U.K. digital TV market. The new FTA satellite offering, from the BBC and ITV, which […]

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] Foxtel, the Australian DTH operator, it set to launch its new HD+ service this Sunday, the operator said June 18. Foxtel also said that more than […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Tandberg Television has won further business from leading Korean DTH operator, Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting Co. Ltd., more universally recognized under its ‘SkyLife’ brand name, the […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] GlobeCast, like Thuraya, is also expanding its activities into the Asian region. The company, which recently announced a deal to acquire Pacific Century Matrix (PCM) in […]

[Satellite Today – 6-17-08] SES New Skies has announced its second major capacity deal in 24 hours with a DTH service in Asia. The company said June 17 that it […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] China Central Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of the People’o;s Republic of China, renewed a multi-year contract on Intelsat’s Galaxy 3C satellite, Intelsat Ltd. announced June […]

[Satellite News – 6-10-08] After a very active tenure in the satellite industry, Joseph Wright resigned as chairman and director of Intelsat Ltd. and has moved on to a different […]

[Satellite Today – 6-9-08] A Chinese Long March 3B rocket placed the Chinasat 9 satellite into orbit June 9, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space confirmed.     The communications satellite, based […]

[Satellite Today – 6-9-08] Peak8 Solutions, a provider of customer service and support solutions launched a premium technical support service for WildBlue Communications customers, Peak8 announced June 9.     The […]

[Satellite News – [6-6-08] At the end of March, the major telcos in the United States and Europe’s top five markets — the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy […]

[Satellite Today – 06-06-08] U.K. communications regulator Ofcom plans to use spectrum freed up as a result of digital switchover to enable services such as mobile broadband and ultra-fast mobile […]

[Satellite News – 6-5-08] The satellite industry is well-placed to help industry meet the  challenges of connecting people around the globe, Hamadoun Touré, secretary general of  International Telecommunications Union (ITU), […]