Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 09-11-13] SmarDTV has selected Abilis Systems’ TB101 Transport Bridge Processor for a new satellite broadcast-to-broadband converter (BBC) product. The SmarDTV BBC product converts satellite TV content into Internet […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Advantech Wireless, a privately held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of satellite, radio frequency (RF) equipment and microwave systems, has successfully completed the delivery of several uplink system […]

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] DSAT Cinema, a Eutelsat and dcinex joint venture company specializing in satellite delivery of films and live events, has committed to ordering over 1,000 of International Datacasting’s […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] AsiaSat is getting ready for a busy 2014. Its AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 satellites are likely to be launched in the first half of next year, […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Alfanews, a satellite transmission and TV production service provider based in Arezzo, Italy, has adopted Ateme’s Kyrion CM5000 contribution encoder. The extended feature set of the encoder […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Frequency coordination negotiations have succeeded in setting up the mechanism to deploy digital television in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries. The consolidation of national plans to implement the […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] RRsat Global Communications Networks (RRsat) is aiming to have a more global presence over the next year. The company, which announced the acquisition of JCA (a London-based […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-13] SatLink Communications, a teleport, content management and HD playout center, has been selected by i24 News for the global distribution of its three international news channels. The […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-13] Bridge Technologies has launched a new version of its OTT Engine with implementation of full MPEG-DASH monitoring. The new OTT Engine makes MPEG-DASH support a core part […]

[Via Satellite 09-03-13] Cobham Broadcast, a radio frequency specialist company that uses advanced communications technologies to empower broadcast users, will introduce Ethernet connectivity for remote camera control at IBC 2013. […]

[Via Satellite 08-30-13] Current television trends centered on mobile viewership was one of the key facets of a new “TV & Media” report by Ericsson ConsumerLab. The research group, which […]

[Via Satellite 08-30-13] Oceans TV, a provider of in-cabin TV entertainment to cruise lines, will supply Royal Caribbean International with a Chinese movie package for their Voyager of the Seas […]

[Via Satellite 08-29-13] Vislink, a global technology business specializing in wireless communications products and services for the broadcast, defense and security markets, has acquired Amplifier Technology for 4 million pounds […]

[Via Satellite 08-28-13] Panasonic Avionics, provider of in-flight entertainment and communication systems, has enhanced its exclusive eXTV global live television service with three channel offerings – CNBC, CNN International, and […]

[Via Satellite 08-28-13] Harris Broadcast, supplier of content management and network infrastructure for broadcasters, satellite, Multiple-System Operators (MSOs), Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), mobile television and over-the-top providers, will preview its […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Last week, Arabsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar-based satellite company, announced a strategic partnership that would promote closer cooperation between the two companies and strengthen the reach and […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has received 10 initial proposals from 19 organizations for the Physical Layer of the new ATSC 3.0 broadcast television standard. According […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] On Call Communications has selected XipLink, a provider of standards-based wireless optimization software and hardware, to provide acceleration and optimization for their QuickSPOT automated news gathering system. […]

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Dish and NCC Media have entered a partnership that expands upon the cable industry’s collaborative I+ initiative, which links cable, satellite and telco companies’ ad inventory. The […]

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Cobham Broadcast has appointed Sam Medler as technical services manager for broadcast. Medler, who will be based at the company’s head office in Whiteley, Hampshire, U.K., will […]

As Latin America continues to shape up as a hotbed for the satellite industry, Venezuela is looking to become a more relevant player in this market.  With two satellites already […]

Overon America, a subsidiary of Overon, one of Spain’s biggest communication and broadcasting companies, is looking to make more of an impact in Latin America, particularly ahead of the major […]

Fortune has certainly smiled on Brazil in recent times. It is hard enough to win the bidding for one major sporting event, so to hold both the FIFA World Cup […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] There are likely to be more than 250 million pay-TV satellite subscribers by 2018, according to a recent research issued by Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, the […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] The number of pay satellite TV homes will reach 251 million by 2018, up from 178 million at end-2012 and 103 million at the end of 2008, […]

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] FOX Broadcasting Corporation is updating the entire playout infrastructure at its Los Angeles broadcast center using Harmonic’s solution built on Spectrum ChannelPort branded channel playout. FOX converted to […]

As global broadcasters gather in Amsterdam in early September for Europe’s biggest broadcast technology show, network infrastructure providers are clamoring to show how their products support new standards that will […]

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] While the excitement around Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) continues to grow, the scars left by the failure of 3-D TV are causing the broadcasting industry to […]

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] Qatar-based Es’hailSat and Arabsat have signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote closer cooperation and strengthen the reach and penetration of the 26 degrees east hot spot […]

Measat Satellite Systems (Measat) announced the promotion of Vishal Mathur from director, South Asia, to senior director, sales and marketing.