Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 12-24-09] The European Satellite Operators’ Association (ESOA) expressed approval of the European Union’s (EU) Telecoms Reform Package in a statement released Dec. 23.     The package, proposed by...

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] ArabSat and NileSat have agreed to help the Turkish government launch an Arabic language television station as part of an initiative from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF), an advocacy group for standards-based digital television technologies, has formed the 3DTV Working Group in order to launch a “3D over MPEG”...

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] The United Kingdom has the highest proportion of households with a digital TV as their main set amongst leading nations, according to a study issued Dec. 17...

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] Eutelsat signed a capacity contract with Elettronica Industriale, the network operator of the Mediaset Group in Italy, Eutelsat announced Dec. 18.     Elettronica Industriale will lease capacity...

[Satellite News 12-17-09] Ondas Media hopes to bring a successful satellite radio platform to Europe but has experienced a setback in its plans due to the anomaly that occurred on...

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s (TSB) Thor 6 satellite has completed all necessary in-orbit and ground related testing will begin commercial service in late December, the operator announced Dec....

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] Thomson has initiated a high-volume production launch of its HD MPEG-4 DSI705, a satellite set-top box (STB) capable of supporting advanced, IP-based video services over existing coaxial...

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) has launched its first branded channel in the U.K. on the BSkyB satellite DTH platform, MGM announced Dec. 14.     The channel, which...

[Satellite News 12-14-09] YahLive will spend the next year searching from contracts and figuring out how to market its upcoming DTH satellite service to broadcast customers in the Middle East,...