Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today – 2-13-08] Microspace Communications Corp. (Microspace), has been selected by Instant Access Media to deliver i-am TV, an out-of-home digital entertainment network, to the largest neighborhood and sports […]

[Satellite Today – 2-13-08] Canal Digital, the Nordic DTH platform owned by Telenor, ended 2007 with 932,000 subscribers. This was one of the highlights of Telenor’s full-year and fourth quarter […]

[Satellite Today – 2-13-08] DirecTV Group Inc. increased revenues in the fourth quarter 17 percent, the company announced Feb. 13.     Revenues for the quarter ending Dec. 31 increased 17 […]

[Satellite News – 2-13-08] Echostar Corp., Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund 1 Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund LP (collectively, Harbinger) and other investors have agreed to invest […]

[Satellite Today – 2-12-08] Redknee Solutions Inc. will provide a turnkey billing system to Inmarsat PLC, the satellite operator announced Feb. 11.     Under the first phase of the agreement, […]

[Satellite News – 2-12-08] OpenTV, the U.S. based technology vendor, hopes the structural changes made in 2007 will better position the company in 2008.     The supplier of middleware and […]

[Satellite Today – 2-11-08] A Proton Breeze M carrying the Thor 5 satellite has been launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, International Launch Services (ILS) announced Feb. 11.     […]

[Satellite Today – 2-8-08] Digital+, a Spanish direct-to-home platform, has launched its first high-definition (HD) channel on satellite, operators SES Astra announced Feb. 8.     Canal+ HD, is being broadcast […]

[Satellite Today – 2-8-08] Eutelsat has signed a deal with one of Germany’s biggest cable operators for a new digital platform in Germany, the satellite operator announced Feb. 7.     […]

[Satellite Today – 2-8-08] KVH Industries Inc. posted revenues of $19.7 million in its 2007 fourth quarter, an increase of 13 percent of the same period a year ago, the […]

[Satellite Today – 2-8-08] EchoStar Corp. is among the companies that have agreed to invest $300 million into TerreStar Corp. to help fund the manufacturing and launch of TerreStar’s satellites, […]

[Satellite News – 2-8-08] SatLink Communications, which launched a new MCPC (multi channel per carrier) platform on Eutelsat‘s W2 satellite Feb. 4, is hoping to deal with generate stronger revenues […]

[Satellite Today – 2-7-08] Comcast Media Center, a business unit of Comcast Cable, has signed a contract with SES Americom to use 29 C-band transponders in the HD-Prime satellite network, […]

[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] Spanish direct-to-home platform Digital+ added only 21,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter to close 2007 with 2.1 million subscribers, the company announced Feb. 5.     […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] Colombia’s Avianca Airlines will be installing Iridium value-added service provider Avionica’s Iridium-based satLink communications module on its fleet, Iridium announced Feb. 5.     Avionica’s satLink Iridium system […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] Indian direct-to-home operator Tata Sky plans to introduce a personal video recorder (PVR) by the end of the year, the company announced Feb. 5.         The […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] The Rascom-QAF1 satellite has been moved into its final geostationary orbit at 2.85Ëš East, Thales Alenia Space announced Feb. 4.     The spacecraft carries 12 Ku-band […]

[Satellite News 2-4-08] Verizon has surpassed 1 million customer barrier for its Fios IPTV service in the United States ramping up the pressure on its satellite and cable competitors.     […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Israeli satellite communications company SatLink Communications launched its new multi channel per carrier platform on Eutelsat‘s W2 satellite, the company said Feb. 4.     Uplinks are […]

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. upheld a $94 million ruling in favor of TiVo Inc. in its patent infringement […]

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] XM Satellite Radio resolved a lawsuit brought by Sony BMG Music Entertainment over XM’s Pioneer Inno device, XM announced Feb. 1.     In May 2006, The […]

Keeping ahead of the technology curve is becoming more important for equipment suppliers, as their customers are demanding the latest advancements to help fuel their business plans and satisfy the […]

After the normal holiday break, the satellite industry jumped into 2008 with little hesitation, and a number of announcements made in the first several weeks of January will give the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-31-08] Canalsat, the French DTH platform, had more than 5.2 million subscribers at the end of December, its parent company Vivendi said Jan. 30. Vivendi owns 100 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] The Sirius 4 satellite is operational and has taken over all transmissions from Sirius 2 and Sirius 3, SES Sirius announced Jan. 30.     The Sirius […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] Continental Airlines has partnered with LiveTV LLC to offer in-flight satellite-based television programming on flights operating within the continental United States beginning in January 2009, the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] International Launch Services (ILS) will launch a satellite for Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) of the United Arab Emirates under an agreement from satellite manufacturer […]

[Satellite News – 1-30-08] France Telecom (FT) is set to be the first major telco in Europe to launch satellite-based television services alongside an IPTV service. A report, originally in […]