Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-07-11] Pay-TV operator DirecTV gained more than 327,000 subscribers in the United States during its third quarter 2011 ­— the company’s highest net addition result in seven...

[Satellite News 11-08-11] EchoStar Corp. generated a 42 percent, year-over-year increase in its 2011 fiscal third quarter revenues at $863 million, but the company’s profit margin dipped into a net...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-04-11] Liberty Global managed to increase overall revenues in the third quarter of its 2011 fiscal year and narrowed losses in its video subscriber base, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-11] Satellite teleport service provider SatLink Communications is augmenting its presence in Africa by launching a new Multi-Channel-Per-Carrier (MCPC) platform on Spacecom’s Amos-5 satellite, SatLink announced Nov. 2....

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Sirius XM Radio recorded 334,000 subscriber additions in the 2011 third quarter — a result that fell considerably short of both Wall Street and analysts’ forecasts expecting...

[Satellite News 11-02-11] The cable sector’s position in the global pay-TV market is being threatened by satellite and IPTV gains, according to a forecast study issued Nov. 2 by broadcast...

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is one of Australia’s main public service broadcasters. The onus on ABC will be to lead innovation on the Australian broadcast landscape. ABC managing director...

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-11] MBC Group signed a multi-year contract to lease Eutelsat capacity on the operator’s recently launched Atlantic Bird 7 satellite, the companies confirmed Oct. 31.    The terms...

Oil and gas companies are potentially lucrative customers for satellite-based communications. However, while demand for services like HD video on oil rigs is good news, the competition from fiber based...

[Satellite TODAY 10-31-11] Intelsat signed capacity agreements with Turner Broadcasting for transponder space on two Intelsat satellites, the operator announced Oct. 27.    Turner extended its long-term commitment on Intelsat...