Focus: Broadcasting

BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV could be heading the way of the U.K. Competition Commission after both Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, and the Office of...

As governments throughout the world make improving education a more important goal, many are beginning to embrace — and help fund — satellite-enabled initiatives. Satellite-related technology has proven to be...

Customers are seeking robust encoding solutions that are futureproof and can be easily adapted to meet the needs of a marketplace where mobile content delivery requirements are emerging to join...

Thales Alenia Space signed its first commercial deal with a new customer, Telenor. In what ultimately proved to be a two-horse race, Thales Alenia Space beat out Orbital Sciences Corp.,...

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported revenues of $264 million in the 2007 first quarter, an increase of 27 percent over revenues of $208 million in the same period in...

Germany’s Premiere signed an agreement to use SES Astra’s Entavio digital satellite platform, the first pay-TV client for the service, SES Astra announced April 19. "The agreement with Premiere is...

Avanti Screenmedia has completed the demerger of Avanti Communications, which will allow the satellite networks business to concentrate on building a successful business in the satellite arena. Now that the...

Jacinto Palacios, the new CEO of Ondas Media, believes his experiences at Hispasat and other technology companies provides him with the tools to lead Ondas through the challenge of launching...

Gateway Communications will launch a new direct-to-home (DTH) platform in sub-Saharan Africa one of the biggest potential markets for DTH services anywhere in the world, with a target market of...

Envivio Inc. will supply a Mobile TV headend for a DVB-H pilot program operated by India’s Doordarshan, Envivio announced April 12. Doordarshan, the national television service of India, provides public...