Focus: Broadcasting

Azerspace 1, Azerbaijan's first telecommunication satellite, has been broadcasting state-run TV channels in test mode since it began trials after its February launch. That will change in July when

Encompass Digital Media Asia has selected AsiaSat’s DVB-S2 MCPC to distribute Edge Sport HD

OmniAccess is the first iDirect customer to launch a commercial service based on iDX 3.2 and X7

Aireon has awarded a $42 million contract to ITT Exelis to provide the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data processing and distribution component for Aireon’s global space-based air traffic surveillance system.

Ericsson and MEASAT are demonstrating a live solution at Broadcast Asia 2013, Asia’s largest show for the pro-audio, film and TV industries.

3-D TV broadcasting took a major hit this week as Disney-owned ESPN decided to discontinue its 3-D service effective the end of 2013.

UPC DTH, a Liberty Global satellite television provider in Central and Eastern Europe, announced that Michael Lee has been appointed as Managing Director.

ATEME announced Paul Kosac is joining the company as vice president of strategic accounts and channel partners for the Americas

Advantech Wireless will present details of its new UltraLinear GaN-based solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and BUCs at CommunicAsia 2013 tradeshow in Singapore.

GlobeCast and SES are providing services to Orange Romania for the launch of a DTH satellite TV package this month.

Satellite communications will lead the way for broadcast, broadband, and a cellular backhaul within Asia, according to ETL Systems, an RF distribution equipment design and manufacture firm.

ViewSat has chosen to extend its partnership with Intelsat by using the Intelsat 20 satellite (IS20) to support growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Netherlands-based Mobile Viewpoint (MVP), has been shortlisted for the IBC Awards. Mobile Viewpoint is nominated in the content creation category with a project the company implemented together with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC).

Competition has intensified this past week with offers reaching the $1 billion mark for DIRECTV, Time Warner Cable or Yahoo to purchase Hulu

Romania's digital broadcasting landscape has expanded with the recent launch of Freesat, a new TV platform available from the EUTELSAT 16A satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications.

ITT Exelis, a global aerospace, defense, information and technical services company, will make its Jagwire solution for the management and dissemination of tactical imagery and video available on a mobile platform.

The government of Belarus has made it illegal to install satellite antennas on buildings around the country.

DISH has announced enhancements to its DISH Anywhere mobile app, including access to On Demand programming on Android (4.0 and higher) and Apple iOS (5.0 and higher) mobile devices.

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Telekom Srbija on the Astra 3B satellite owned by SES and positioned at 23.5 degrees east.       Telekom […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] Mobile satellite services provider Thuraya Telecommunications has launched a new mobile satellite division focused on spearheading strategic initiatives for the development and implementation of innovation in products, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Eutelsat Communications have selected Astrium to build the Express-AMU1/ Eutelstat 36C satellite which will be launched in 2015 to provide […]

For decades, satellite and cable television service providers have been bundling channel packages, forcing consumers to pay for channels they don’t necessarily watch. This could soon change if a recently introduced U.S. Senate bill continues to gain traction.

[Satellite TODAY 05-10-13] MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with Level 3 Communications to upgrade the Setanta Sports channel on the MEASAT-3/3a video platform from standard definition (SD) to […]

North Africa's telecommunication operators have started to use Azerbaijan's first telecommunication satellite Azerspace/Africasat-1, launched on Feb. 8.

[Satellite TODAY 05-07-13] C-COM Satellite Systems has announced that its next generation iNetVu 1201 antenna system has received type approval from Eutelsat. The 1.2m drive-away system has met all the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-07-13] Cobham has announced its plans to introduce a new HD MPEG4 IP Encoder at Broadcast Asia 2013. Specifically engineered for broadcast application, the encoder is able to […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-07-13] Sky Deutschland now has reached more than 3.4 million customers in Germany and Austria. This was one of the highlights of its first quarter results issued late […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-13] International Datacasting Corporation won a $1Million contract to support the U.S. government on the expansion of its worldwide satellite broadcast network. The deal includes the order of […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-13] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) has a made a lot of progress over the last year, not least involving Carrier ID technology, which is a key […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-13] Viasat Broadcasting has appointed Aleks Habdank as chief operating officer of its Pay-TV Emerging Markets operations, effective May 7, 2013. Habdank will be based in London and […]