Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 08-26-2015] If Moore’s law continues to be an indicator of the pace of technology, then the flurry of activity seen throughout the satellite industry might be the new […]

[Via Satellite 08-25-2015] Top Brazilian television network TV Globo has selected Newtec’s M6100 broadcast satellite modulator to upgrade its Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) fleet. The company is transitioning its news feeds […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-2015] Direct to Home (DTH) broadcasting appears to be outpacing terrestrial broadcasts in Latin America, according to Juan Salleras, EVP and general manager at Encompass Digital Media Latin […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-2015] DirecTV, now part of AT&T, is offering a new Set Top Box (STB), the 4K Genie Mini, to expand the number of customers who can access 4K […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-2015] German media production company in satellite-based live broadcasting, rt1.tv production GmbH, has invested in Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system for […]

[Via Satellite 08-10-2015] Japan-based Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) intends to ramp up its progress toward 4K and 8K transmissions when its newest satellite, BSAT 4a, comes online. The operator […]

[Via Satellite 08-05-2015] German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed a new long-term capacity agreement on three SES satellites to broadcast two channels in Eastern Europe and Africa. The company will […]

[Via Satellite 08-04-2015] Hispasat has reached an agreement with British teleport owners Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) to provide television distribution services across Europe. A transponder from the Hispasat 1E satellite […]

[Via Satellite 07-31-2015] Digital TV operator StarTimes has entered an agreement with SES subsidiary SES Platform Services for Direct-to-Home (DTH) distribution services for subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the new […]

[Via Satellite 07-27-2015] Pay-TV service provider Media Networks is shifting its focus primarily to HD, 4K and expanding the reach of television beyond the home. The company has close to […]

[Via Satellite 07-27-2015] Telefonica Business Solutions, through its wholesale business unit, has launched a new Internet service for satellite video transmission in Ka-band through Media Networks’ platform (a part of […]

[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] Synacor announced a major partnership with Siemens Convergence Creators and EveMeta to further propel Over-The-Top (OTT) video distribution. The company integrated its search and discovery, cloud ID […]

[Via Satellite 07-20-2015] SES announced it has initiated a live and linear Ultra-HD trial with cable Multiple System Operator (MSO) Armstrong. From its headquarters cable lab in Butler, Pa., Armstrong […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2015] The Myanmar government is soon to pass a new broadcasting law designed to open up the country’s media industry and encourage the distribution of new services. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-16-2015] Sky Deutschland, a leading German and Austrian pay TV-provider, has secured additional capacity from SES for Ultra-HD broadcasts on Astra at 19.2 degrees east. Ultra-HD delivers four […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has announced the Hispasat 4K International Festival, which the company is organizing in Spain. The competition is open to films produced in any […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Pay-TV company Canal+ Group has deployed Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE EM4000 HD/SD encoder to power the migration of its entire Canalsat satellite offering to an all-HD delivery […]

[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Oi TV, the pay-TV arm of Brazilian telco Oi, is confident that High Definition (HD) channels will be a major draw for customers across the country. The […]

[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] German HD platform HD+, a subsidiary of SES, and German TV and satellite technology manufacturer TechniSat unveiled an Ultra-HD TV with integrated HD+ decryption system — no […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] Envivio, a provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, supplied encoding support to Canal+ Group for its satellite and Over-The-Top (OTT) distribution trial of the UEFA […]

[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) has promoted Chris Barrett and Steeve Huin as Co-CEOs of the company. Barrett was formerly the vice president of engineering and operations, and […]

[Via Satellite 07-06-2015] Spacecom is confident that its Africa business will continue to drive new growth as the company ramps up capacity in the region. In late 2014 the operator […]

[Via Satellite 06-30-2015] NovelSat has made Transport Stream over IP (TSoIP) support immediately available across its full line of satellite transmission products. In satellite transmission, TSoIP makes it possible to […]

[Via Satellite 06-29-2015] In a study of 724 fully operational satellite Free-to-Air (FTA) television channels targeting the Arab World, 505, or approximately 70 percent also have an online presence, according […]

[Via Satellite 06-25-2015] Olympusat Telecom, the leading distributor of Spanish language networks in the U.S., expects the growth of IP based video services such as Over-the-Top (OTT) and Internet Protocol […]

[Via Satellite 6-25-2015] Intelsat has joined forces with OneWeb in a key new strategic alliance. OneWeb is planning to launch a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation of more than […]

[Via Satellite 06-23-2015] With a new shareholder, two fresh satellites in orbit, and a near-metamorphic rebranding, to call AsiaSat busy would be an understatement. Over the past year, the Hong […]

[Via Satellite 06-23-2015] Ericsson has signed a multi-year broadcast and media services deal with BT Sport to help launch three new television channels and an interactive red button service in […]

[Via Satellite 06-19-2015] DishLATINO has grafted Caracol Television’s Caracol Internacional channel into its programming lineup, bringing a greater amount of culturally relevant news and entertainment to Colombians and other Latin […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2015] Bright Lights Media has partnered with Globecast and Measat to launch a new HD pay-TV channel in Southeast Asia. The channel, “Simply Money,” provides personal finance-lifestyle content […]