Archive

Focus: Broadcasting

  • Com Dev To Demonstrate Satellite AIS System

    [10-19-07 – Satellite Today]  Com Dev International Ltd. will demonstrate an advanced automatic identification system (AIS) detection capability from space, the company announced Oct. 17. The VHF broadcast system will […]

  • C2Sat, Trac ID Partner On Offshore Communications System

    [10-19-07 – Satellite Today] C2Sat Communications signed a deal with Trac ID Systems, covering a new radio link application for the oil and gas industry, C2Sat announced Oct. 19. Under […]

  • GlobeCast Signs Satellite Newsgathering Superbike Deal

    [10-19-07 – Satellite Today] GlobeCast signed a new deal with FG Sport to renew a long-term partnership for the worldwide distribution of the Superbike World Championship through 2009, GlobeCast announced […]

  • Intelsat Exec Spells Out Eastern Europe Ambitions

    [10-18-07 – Satellite News] Intelsat’s deal to acquire 10 transponders on Telenor Satellite Broadcasting‘s Thor 6 satellite, to be launched in 2009, is an indication that Intelsat expects strong growth […]

  • Digital+ Loses Subscribers

    [10-18-07 – Satellite Today] Digital+, the Spanish direct-to-home platform owned by Sogecable, lost 10,000 subscribers in the quarter that closed Sept. 30, the company announced Oct. 17. At the end […]

  • Measat Signs MTV Pakistan Deal

    [10-17-07 – Satellite Today] Pacific Century Matrix, a provider of satellite-based television broadcast solutions, has signed agreements with the Indus Media Group to use the Measat-3 satellite for the distribution […]

  • U.K. Begins Digital Switchover

    [10-17-07 – Satellite Today] Digital television switchover officially began in the United Kingdom Oct. 17, as thousands of homes the north of England received digital channels for the first time. […]

  • SES Sirius Prepares For Sirius 4 Launch

    [10-16-07 – Satellite News]  SES Sirius managing director Håkan Sjödin is optimistic that the operator’s Sirius 4 satellite will be in orbit before the end of the year despite the […]

  • Virgin Media Looks to Satellite

    [10-15-07 – Satellite Today] Virgin Media will use satellite technology to boost its sports coverage, teaming up with M3U.com to provide interactive content from sports fans across the United Kingdom […]

  • Bell: ‘We Are A Bigger Industry Than Even We Imagined’

    [10-12-07 – Satellite News] Throughout the last three years, the global teleport sector has posted revenue growth of 17 percent, while the number of teleports operated by commercial and broadcast […]

  • Gascom Signs Italian Capacity Deal

    [10-12-07 – Satellite Today] Russian satellite operator   Gascom signed a capacity deal with Network Teleport Italia, its first deal with an Italian company, Gascom announced Oct. 11. Network Teleport Italia […]

  • IDC Receives IPTV Orders

    [10-12-07 – Satellite Today]  International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has received $1.7 million in orders for Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) products and related services from three unnamed customers, the company announced […]

  • Viaccess CEO Confident It Can Compete With Industry Heavyweights

    The Conditional Access (CA) market has been dominated by industry heavyweights NDS and the Kudelski Group, as both companies have beefed up their offerings in recent years and now offer […]

  • RAMTelecom To Provide Wal-Mart TV Network

    [10-11-07 – Satellite Today]  RAMTelecom Inc. has been awarded a $468,000 contract by ShopCast to provide satellite services to support the EK3 Narrowcasting network in Wal-Mart Canada stores, RAMTelecom announced […]

  • Sirius Satellite Radio Captures Subscribers, Market Share In Canada

    [10-11-07 – Satellite Today]  Sirius Canada has achieved more than 500,000 subscribers across the country, the company announced Oct. 11. The company, which was introduced in Canada 22 months ago, […]

  • Measat Signs South Asia Video Deals

    [10-10-07 – Satellite Today]  Measat, the satellite operator based out of Malaysia, has signed new agreements, which signal its entrance into the south Asia video distribution markets, the company announced […]

  • Star One C1 Delivered To Launch Site

    [10-10-07 – Satellite Today] The second satellite for the Ariane 5 mission scheduled for a Nov. 9 launch has been delivered to the Spaceport in French Guiana,        Arianespace announced Oct. […]

  • OmniBus Expands Asia-Pacific Operations

    [10-10-07 – Satellite Today]  OmniBus Systems, a provider of comprehensive broadcast automation and content management solutions,  is expanding operations in the Asia-Pacific region following significant installations at broadcasters including NDTV, […]

  • Nordic DTH Rivals Reach Norway Deal

    [10-09-07 – Satellite Today]  The Modern Times Group (MTG), owners of the Viasat direct-to-home (DTH) platform, and Canal Digital have reached a deal that will enable all DTH subscribers to […]

  • ‘N’: A New Breed of DTH Operator in Eastern Europe

    ‘N’, the Polish direct-to-home (DTH) platform, owned by ITI Neovision, a subsidiary of the ITI Group, one of Poland’s leading media and entertainment groups, is one of a wave of […]

  • Arab Advisors Sees Explosive Satellite Channel Growth

    [10-08-07 – Satellite Today] Middle East consultancy   Arab Advisors says there has been huge growth in the number of Free-To-Air (FTA) satellite channels in the Middle East. The company said […]

  • Intelsat To Purchase Transponders On Thor 6

    [10-08-07 – Satellite Today]  Intelsat Ltd and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting have completed an agreement for Intelsat to purchase 10 transponders on Telenor’s Thor 6 satellite, the companies announced Oct. 8. […]

  • Ofcom To Look Into BSkyB’s DTT Plans

    [10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, said Oct. 4 that it wanted to look closer into BSkyB’s plans to offer pay-TV services via the Digital Terrestrial Television […]

  • AsiaSat To Lease C-Band Capacity For Qatar Sports Channel

    [10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (AsiaSat), Al-Dawri and Al-Kass Sports Channel of Qatar will be leasing C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 2 satellite in order to […]

  • SeaMobile Wins Two NOAA Contracts

    [10-05-07 – Satellite Today] SeaMobile Enterprises has been awarded two contracts to provide global VSAT services to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the company announced Oct. 3. SeaMobile […]

  • SkyWave Exceeds Sales Estimates, Hits 10 Year Anniversary

    [10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  SkyWave Mobile Communications has sold more than 110,000 units throughout the company’s 10 years in business, including more than 30,000 units this year alone, the company […]

  • Intelsat And SBS Announce New Contract

    [10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  Intelsat Ltd. has signed a new multi-year contract with Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS), the company announced Oct. 4. SBS will use Intelsat’s network of satellite, […]

  • Satellites to Underpin Hybrid Set-Top Box Market Growth

    [10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  IMS Research said Oct. 3 that satellite operators will propel growth in the hybrid set-top box market, which while still small today will grow significantly, and […]

  • Shin Looking Beyond Thailand for HD Cinema

    [10-5-07 – Satellite News]  Shin Satellite, the Thai-based satellite operator, will likely launch its groundbreaking ‘HD Cinema’ service outside of Thailand in the next year. The operator announced this week […]

  • Arianespace Reschedules Intelsat 11/Optus D2 Mission

    [10-04-07 – Satellite Today]  Arianespace has restarted the countdown for the launch of the Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 satellites, with the mission slated to take place Oct. 5, Arianespace […]