Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] Japanese broadcasting technology company NTT Electronics selected Newtec to be its DVB-S2 technology partner for the development of its new integrated receiver decoder (IRD) unit, the HVD6100,...

[Satellite Today 05-26-09] The Canadian Radio and Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued a mandate that Canadian TV networks will have to make larger investments in local programming and Canadian...

[Satellite News 05-25-09] Bell, one of Canada’s largest telcos, hopes to bring a new ‘Freesat’ service to Canada next year, Mirko Bibic, Bell senior vice president of regulatory and government...

[Satellite Today 05-21-09] Israeli DTH platform, Yes reported an increase of net profits to $9.72 million, compared to a net loss of $3.40 million in the corresponding quarter last year,...

[Satellite Today 05-20-09] Faith Satellite Radio, a religious satellite radio service covering Africa and Europe, has secured capacity on the Intelsat 10 satellite, the company announced May 19.     Faith...

[Satellite Today 05-20-09] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) awarded Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev (ISS Reshetnev) a contract to build the Express-AM5 and Express-AM6 satellites, RSCC announced May 19.    ...

[Satellite Today 05-20-09] GlobeCast will partner with its recently acquired subsidiary, Netia, to demonstrate and release its new HD media sharing platforms and digital channel workflow at CommunicAsia 2009, GlobeCast...

[Satellite News 05-19-09] Tivu Sat, a new free-to-air (FTA) digital satellite TV platform, hopes to make a strong impact in Italy, with a population of close to 60 million people,...

[Satellite Today 05-19-09] Measat Satellite Systems signed a capacity deal the Asian Food Channel (AFC), renewing its video distribution contract on the Measat-3 satellite, Measat announced May 18.     AFC,...

[Satellite Today 05-19-09] God’s Learning Channel (GLC), a Christian faith-based channel, entered into an agreement with SatLink Communications for digital C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 2 satellite, SatLink announced May...