Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-11] Sky-Stream, a Dubai-based connectivity and satellite service solutions provider, launched a satellite IP-TV streaming service over the iDirect TDMA platform, iDirect announced.     The service, powered by...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-11-11] Norwegian company Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) received approval from its board to procure and launch the Thor 7 satellite by the end of 2013, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-11] Harris Corp. was awarded a contract to supply its entire HD broadcast portfolio to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture and Information at four new HD studio...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-11] Harris Corp. launched its new Selenio media convergence platform and has been contracted to provide the large-scale contribution and distribution system to Omantel, the company announced Feb....

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-11] GlobeCast has migrated the Travel Channel’s Asian signal from Asiasat to its new leased capacity on the Measat-3 satellite to support the channel’s HD launch later in...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-11] A U.S. District Court lifted its stay of a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Dish Network and EchoStar Corp. against TiVo over personal video recording technology, the companies...

[Satellite TODAY 02-09-11] ASBU, Arabsat and Newtec are offering extended services and products for fast newsgathering (FNG) and HD TV contribution and exchange on the Multimedia Exchange Network Over Satellite...

[Satellite News 02-09-11] Euroconsult expects the market value for video transmission services over satellite to reach $27 billion in 2020 – up from $15.8 billion in 2010 – driven by...

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-11] RRsat Global Communications Network was contracted by Ananey Communications to provide playout and distribution services for the localized MTV Israel channel, RRsat announced Feb. 4.     RRsat...

[Satellite TODAY 02-08-11] Teleport and VSAT broadcasting service provider Castor Networks has launched trunking services to the Middle East and Central Asia from its base in The Netherlands, Castor Networks...