Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-11] Eutelsat Communications is launching a DVB satellite transmission quality assurance initiative for the 2012 Olympics, which aims to safeguard satellite signal services, the operator announced Sept. 12....

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-11] French overseas territories pay-TV provider Canal Plus Overseas has contracted multiple transponders and signed a long-term agreement with satellite operator SES for its subsidiary Canal Plus Afrique,...

Canal Plus Overseas has begun a migration to Thomson Video Networks (TVN) technology for its digital head-end serving Indian Ocean territories, Canal Plus announced Sept. 8.    Canal said the...

Harmonic has introduced the Electra 9000 – a multi-codec, multi-format video encoder for broadcast, satellite, telco and cable operators, the company announced Sept. 7.    The Electra 9000 encoder delivers...

[Satellite TODAY 09-12-11] Intelsat has contracted Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build and deliver two high-power satellites that will provide DTH television service in Latin America, the FSS operator announced Sept....

While the satellite industry is in many ways ‘a good news’ industry with stories of growth and opportunity in difficult economic times, this growth can also lead to problems. RF...

Pace is confident that it will have a major DTH customer for its new range of advanced set-top boxes in the near future. It has already signed its first cable...

Intelsat has signed two contracts with SkyStream, a Dubai-based provider of connectivity and satellite services solutions, for nearly 40 MHz of new C-band capacity on Intelsat 17, the operator announced...

[Satellite News 09-12-11] Spacecom will return from the 2011 IBC convention in Amsterdam with a longer Eastern Europe customer list for capacity on its Amos satellite fleet. The operator signed...

Scalable transport solutions provider Net Insight has partnered with Skyline Communications to allow Skyline’s DataMiner network management system to integrate with Net Insight’s Nimbra platform.    Scalable from small to...