Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 11-03-2016] Euronews, an international news channel in Europe, has contracted Globecast to bring its new HD channel to viewers across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The […]

[Via Satellite 11-03-2016] In line with the commitment to bring relevant, tailored content to the Arabic and French speaking communities across the North African region, Yahlive has added 16 exclusive […]

[Via Satellite 11-01-2016] Yahlive announced that, in partnership with Adriatic Tours, owners of Alpha One RTV Network, it has added Face TV to its European channel bouquet. The top-viewed Bosnian […]

[Via Satellite 10-31-2016] Eutelsat Communications has released fresh data on trends shaping Italy’s TV landscape where average viewing of linear content is the highest in Western Europe, at four hours […]

[Via Satellite 10-27-2016] A new 4K channel, Nature Relaxation, has launched aboard SES’ Ultra-HD distribution neighborhood hosted by a trio of satellites, SES 1, SES 3 and AMC 18, at […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-2016] Television Entertainment Reality Network (TERN), operator of the INsight TV Ultra-HD channel, has signed a capacity and playout agreement with SES to deliver the channel to television […]

[Via Satellite 10-24-2016] Just over a year after purchasing satellite pay-TV provider DirecTV, U.S. telco AT&T is making a move to acquire media and entertainment giant Time Warner Inc., the […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-2016] Pay-TV satellite operator Dish has included the YouTube video app on its Hopper 3 Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Set-Top-Box (STB). The company included the app in a […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2016] The growth rate of High Definition (HD) channels among Arab countries has slowed, but not stopped, according to research from Arab Advisors Group. Findings from the group’s […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2016] SES has signed a capacity agreement with C4K360 to launch the new C4K360 Ultra-HD channel across North America from the SES 1 satellite. The channel is tailored […]

[Via Satellite 10-20-2016] Telespazio, a global broadcast service provider, has formed a new agreement with Eutelsat to promote the growth of higher resolution video channels at the operator’s Hotbird video […]

[Via Satellite 10-17-2016] Eutelsat and the Italian satellite television platform Tivusat announced they will broadcast the show “Medici: Masters of Florence” in Ultra-HD starting Oct. 18. The eight-part series starring […]

[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Noorsat is seeing increased demand for satellite broadcast services across the Arab World, which bodes well for the company as it completes its […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-2016] InfoSat-Laos, a leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite TV operator in Laos, has signed a multi-year transponder agreement on Thaicom 8 for the launch of its new DTH platform. […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] Ultra-HD is progressing somewhat slower than early expectations, but is continuing to develop at a sound rate, according to content distributor and pay-TV operator SPI International. The […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-2016] NHK, in collaboration with KDDI Corporation, Jupiter Telecommunications, and Japan Digital Serve Corporation, has developed a prototype compact receiver system for 4K and 8K broadcasts on cable […]

[Via Satellite 09-23-2016] Hispasat has revealed the six award winners of the company’s second 4K International Festival. The competition evaluated short films shot and post-produced in 4K format from more […]

[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has certified the EchoStar 21 satellite ready to ship ahead of a fourth quarter 2016 launch. The communications satellite — to be located […]

[Via Satellite 09-22-2016] XTreme Video, a company that creates television programs around extreme sports and activities, has contracted with AsiaSat to broadcast content on the 4K-Sat channel on AsiaSat 4. […]

[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] SES has formed a four-day “Elevate” training program together with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL) that will teach more than 50 people how to install a satellite […]

[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] TricolorTV, a Russian pay-TV platform with 12 million subscribers, has officially launched its new broadband service using the high throughput Ka-band capacity on the Eutelsat 36C satellite […]

[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] Eutelsat Communications is taking a minority stake in V-Nova, a London-based expert in advanced video compression technology. Eutelsat and V-Nova also plan to enter into a commercial […]

[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] MX1, a global media services company newly formed from the merger of RR Media and SES Platform Services (SPS), has presented its new end-to-end media service platform, […]

[Via Satellite 09-12-2016] Eutelsat Communications announced the launch from the Hot Bird video neighborhood of an Ultra-HD channel showing High Dynamic Range (HDR) content using Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) technology, the […]

[Via Satellite 09-12-2016] Arqiva has extended its relationship with Intelsat to distribute premium sports content to viewers in the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region via multiple Intelsat satellites. Under […]

[Via Satellite 09-12-2016] France 24 has selected AsiaSat 5 for the recent launch of its very first HD service in the world. Broadcasting since Sept. 1 this new HD service […]

The New Generation of Gallium Nitride (GaN) based SSPAs from Advantech Wireless are designed for 4K/8K Ultra HD transmission broadcasting and are DVB-S2X ready, providing a 70% increase in Linear […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-2016] SES announced the renewal of a long-term agreement with Globecast for capacity on SES 5 at 5 degrees east. The multi-year agreement will provide Globecast with the […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-2016] Eutelsat Communications and Sky Group have signed a direct, multi-year contract for satellite bandwidth that will serve newsgathering requirements for Sky’s U.K., German, and Italian operations. The […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-2016] MaxLinear and MStar Semiconductor announced a joint reference design aimed at accelerating the deployment of Ultra-HD Set-Top Boxes (STBs) and multichannel Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) for satellite […]