Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite News – 4-18-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), one of the main players on the Russian satellite landscape, recently signed a deal for a new satellite, the Express-AM4....

[Satellite Today – 4-18-08] DirecTV is acquiring 180 Connect Inc., an installation, integration and fulfillment services to the home entertainment, communication and home integration service industries provider, DirecTV announced April...

[Satellite Today – 4-17-08] Arqiva will roll out a new international high-definition (HD) platform for occasional use broadcasting, the company announced April 16.     Arqiva’s Washington Teleport will take feeds...

[Satellite Today – 4-17-08] The first high-definition (HD) public broadcast channel to German speaking countries, ORF HD, will launch in early May, SES Astra confirmed April 17. After the launch...

[Satellite Today – 4-16-08] Viasat will launch direct-to-home (DTH) services in Ukraine at the beginning of next week, its parent company Modern Times Group (MTG) announced April 16. Viasat Ukraine...

[Satellite Today – 4-16-08] IP-Prime has signed 12 new high-definition (HD) programming agreements with local telephone operators in the United States, the company announced April 16.     Among the twelve...

[Satellite News – 4-15-08] SES has confirmed the worst-case scenario for the AMC-14 satellite, declaring the spacecraft a total loss April 11. The loss is a blow to SES, but...

[Satellite News – 4-15-08] In the month since the World Teleport Association (WTA) named Globecomm Systems President Kenneth Miller Teleport Executive of the Year, the company has been awarded more...

[Satellite Today – 4-15-08] The Broadcasting Satellite Systems Corp. (B-Sat) has awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to build BSAT-3b, Lockheed Martin announced April 15.     BSAT-3b, the second consecutive satellite...

[Satellite Today – 4-15-08] Arqiva’s Satellite Media Solutions division is partnering with GE subsidiary SAT-GE to provide an Asia Pacific satellite-based high-definition (HD) video platform, Arqiva announced April 15.    ...