Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite News 03-11-08] Mediascape has launched a satellite pay-TV platform, Cignal Digital TV, in the Philippines, targeting the 2 million households not served by cable.     “We are trying to...

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) hopes to launch its ABS-2 satellite in 2011, and CEO Tom Choi expects that within the next 12 months, the operator will have made an announcement...

As the Middle East market continues to produce for satellite operators, more regional players are trying to develop capacity to keep the revenues closer to home. But global players such...

The government of Abu Dhabi has agreed to sign a $20 million contract with Israel-based ImageSat for access to images taken by the Eros-B satellite, ImageSat announced Feb. 22.    ...

Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit.     The Advent Newswifts are HD capable and will enable Al...

Measat Satellite Systems received confirmation from Intelsat that the Measat-3a satellite has been scheduled for launch in June.     The launch of the satellite on a land launch Zenit-3SLB vehicle,...

ViaSat has appointed Satcom Direct as a value-added reseller and customer support liaison for its new Yonder mobile broadband service, ViaSat announced Mar. 5.     The deal provides coverage over...

Thuraya has launched a satellite-based Public Calling Office (PCO) service in Zambia and Cameroon, the company announced March 10.     Thuraya’s PCO is a telephone unit providing voice, data and...

Our first trip to this Middle East communications was long overdue, as the region is forecasted to be one of the hot markets for the next several years. But while...

[Satellite Today 03-11-09] Thuraya has launched a satellite-based Public Calling Office (PCO) service in Zambia and Cameroon, the company announced March 10.     Thuraya’s PCO is a telephone unit providing...