Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 04-20-1016] HBO has selected Arris International’s DSR-7400 series transcoder satellite receiver to support the optimization of its current MPEG 2 and 4 distribution platforms as well as prepare […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] OSN, the Middle East Direct-to-Home (DTH) television provider, believes it will keep a strong position in the pay-TV market despite the entrance of Netflix and similar services. […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] The Ultra-HD Forum, a global organization defining industry best practices for technologies to enable Ultra-HD, has released its first phase of industry guidelines on end-to-end workflows for […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] Ultra-HD continues to grow in popularity, and some of the first full commercial satellite channels have launched over the past few months. According to Statista, 4K television […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] Tribune Broadcasting, a TV station operator reaching more than 50 million households in the United States, has selected DTV Innovations’ high-definition video encoder with internal modulator to […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Tricolor TV is one of the main satellite TV players in Russia and has been one of the first DTH operators to launch Ultra-HD services into the […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] ALi Corporation, a Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, and DishTV, Asia’s largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, have entered a strategic partnership to enhance existing DTH operations and target […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] SES announced the first phase of Content Delivery Network (CDN) development at Rutgers University’s School of Engineering to demonstrate and measure the effectiveness of SES’s CDN overlay […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Inmarsat is performing its first transcontinental live demonstration of Global Xpress (GX) broadcast capabilities during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev. The demonstration features a live […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Intelsat announced that Encompass Digital Media, a technology services company delivering end-to-end video solutions to broadcast and media companies, has renewed and expanded its contract using Intelsat’s […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] The satcom division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has received a contract valued at more than $1 million from a major European integrator and systems provider […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Spacecom, operator of the Amos satellite fleet, and Encompass Digital Media, announced a new joint European TV distribution platform. The joint service will be distributed throughout the […]

[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Ateme announced that FranSat, Eutelsat’s satellite TV bouquet in France, broadcast the Vienna Opera ballet “Le Corsaire” live in Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) on April 2, in partnership with Arte […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] BBC World News, a leading global news TV channel, has renewed and expanded its contract with Intelsat to use multiple video neighborhoods and the IntelsatOne terrestrial network […]

[Via Satellite 04-15-2016] Spanish telecommunications satellite operator Hispasat, in collaboration with Cellnex Telecom, has expanded the number of Atresmedia television channels it currently distributes across the Americas through its Hispasat […]

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster, and Eutelsat have reached an agreement to broadcast seven matches of the Euro 2016 championship in Ultra-HD. Eutelsat will distribute the live […]

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Israel-based RR Media is opening a new regional Latin America-focused media center based in Miami, Fla. The center will serve content to millions of Hispanic and Portuguese viewers […]

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Encompass Digital Media has released a new cloud-edge playout platform called ChannelReady, designed to enable secure, cost-effective channel playout that accelerates time to market, streamlines operating costs […]

[Via Satellite 04-11-2016] Communications & Power Industries’ (CPI) Satcom Division received a contract of more than $700,000 from a major European integrator and systems provider for a combination of CPI […]

[Via Satellite 04-07-2016] Eutelsat Americas has sold Alterna’TV, a Miami-based content distribution company, to Thema, a subsidiary of Canal+ Group for an undisclosed amount. As part of the transaction, Canal+ […]

[Via Satellite 0407-2016] SES has entered long-term partnerships with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) in India and TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN) in the Netherlands to launch new channels. With […]

[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] European pay-TV operator M7 Group has reached a satellite capacity and distribution agreement with Lagardère Active to distribute Mezzo Live HD, a dedicated classical music, opera, jazz […]

[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] HSN, a live content retailer, has signed an agreement to renew and migrate its North American distribution platform to an SES satellite at the center of the […]

[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] Pay-TV subscriptions around the world had their highest overall rise for two years, according to a quarterly research report from informitv. The research group’s “Multiscreen Index” tracked […]

[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] Direct to Home (DTH) operator and media company Forever Group Myanmar has entered a long-term contract with Thaicom for five additional transponders. The company currently uses three […]

[Via Satellite 04-01-2016] Measat Satellite Systems has reached an agreement with Television Entertainment Reality Network International (TERN International) to distribute the Insight UHD channel. The operator will use the global […]

[Via Satellite 03-31-2016] Eutelsat and France Télévisions have reached a new agreement for capacity on the Eutelsat 5 West A satellite, enabling France’s public broadcaster to upgrade all of France […]

[Via Satellite 03-30-2016] Russian pay-TV operator Tricolor TV has increased its number of High Definition (HD) subscribers from 6.6 million to 7 million between now and January 1. The company […]

[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] By 2025, NSR expects more than 785 Ultra-HD channels will broadcast over satellite, driving an additional $280 million in annual leasing revenues. The research firm’s “Ultra-HD via […]

[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] SES, in collaboration with European culture channel Arte, will be broadcasting the Le Corsaire ballet live in Ultra-HD from the Vienna State Opera via the orbital position […]