Focus: Broadcasting

 [Satellite TODAY 05-17-11] Joseph Clayton is to become the new CEO and President of Dish Network, the company announced May 16.       Charlie Ergen, who formerly held the positions...

[Satellite News 05-13-11] U.S. pay-TV satellite operators Dish Network and DirecTV are launching new video services to bring a fresh range of entertainment options to consumer markets. While both companies...

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-11] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) appointed Jill Grinda as its new vice president, the organization announced May 11.             Grinda will base her...

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-11] Russian state satellite operator Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Eutelsat, which will expand their strategic satellite partnership, Eutelsat announced May 10....

[Satellite TODAY 05-10-11] Sky Italia contracted video contribution and distribution solutions provider T-VIPS to deliver its TVG425 MPEG Transport Stream and the TVG450 JPEG2000 video gateways to the broadcaster, T-VIPS...

[Satellite TODAY 05-10-11] GlobeCast and Japan International Broadcasting (JIB) have launched NHK World HD on the Sky and Freesat platforms in the United Kingdom, the companies announced May 9. GlobeCast is...

[Satellite TODAY 05-08-11] RTV Slovenia has extended its Hot Bird satellite capacity contract with Eutelsat Communications for another 10 years, the operator announced May 6.              RTV Slovenia’s Hot Bird...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-06-11] International cable TV operator Liberty Global reported a significant decline in its 2011 first quarter profits from $737 million in the same period last year to...

[Satellite TODAY 05-06-11] Russian satellite broadcaster NTV Plus will enter the IPTV market and deploy Verimatrix’s IPTV Video Content Authority System (VCAS) on its wholesale network as the result of...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-05-11] The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has established a ruling that will force domestic satellite providers Bell TV and Shaw Direct to carry local programming...