Focus: Broadcasting

Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) is deploying 500 StreamboxME Pro licenses to reporters in Japan and throughout the world to capture and transmit live video, Streambox announced.

KVH Industries has launched a new TracVision R1, which allows motorhomes, travel trailers, or fifth-wheel trailers travelling in the continental United States to watch satellite TV programming from Dish Network or DirecTV even while the vehicle is in motion.

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has decided to consolidate all of its satellite capacity under the Thor brand name, the operator announced Jan. 31.    The brand switch […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] Teleclub, the largest pay-TV operator in Switzerland, announced it has added two Harris NEXIO server systems to its facilities in Volketswil near Zurich to support high definition […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-13] Singapore’s media company, MediaCorp, has selected Pay-OTT platform provider, Tvinci, to power its new cross device service, Toggle. The deployment is Tvinci’s first in the Asia Pacific […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-13] Canadian manufacturer of satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems Advantech Wireless has been selected to transport Digital TV for Group TELEFE in Argentina.    Advantech Wireless will […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13]Nordic digital pay-TV services provider Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has selected the Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multi-screen video platform to deliver streaming services for its key broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-13] ATIS has observed a significant downward trend in the number of NRSC outage reports filed since November 2011 and that the duration of outages appears to be […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-13] Russian satellite reception equipment manufacturer General Satellite is planning to invest in a new pay-TV platform for Pakistan that will be marketed to the wealthy segment of […]

Aereo, the year-old inexpensive live television online service has announced it is planning to expand beyond New York City this spring, threatening satellite and cable TV providers.

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] SES and GlobeCast have renewed their agreement for use of transponders on the operator’s NSS-806 and AMC-1 satellites, the companies announced Jan. 9.    GlobeCast will continue […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] There is perhaps no one more excited about the potential of wireless broadband connectivity in the United States than Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen. On Tuesday, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] SiriusXM service will now be standard on the majority of Toyota’s multimedia systems beginning in 2013, the satellite radio broadcaster announced Jan. 8. This will be the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] Pentek has rolled out a new line of multiband, modular RF slot receivers, the manufacturer announced Jan. 8.    Pentek’s Model 8111 series accepts RF signals over […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-12] Wired and wireless semiconductor solutions provider Broadcom has enabled Cryptography Research (CRI) differential power analysis (DPA) countermeasures across its line of set-top box (STB) platforms, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] EchoStar Satellite Services has hired SiriusXM Vice President of Dngineering Derek de Bastos as its CTO, the broadcast satellite company announced Jan 3.    De Bastos was […]

Rupert Pearce took over as CEO of Inmarsat at the start of 2012 in the middle of a key transitional point for the company. The company is investing around $1.2 […]

Japanese broadcaster NHK is at the cutting edge of new technologies. Its coverage of the 2012 London Olympics in Super Hi-Vision (SHV) is testament to that. This is just one […]

Broadcasters in markets such as Central and Eastern Europe and Africa are all facing some of the same challenges that broadcasters are in markets such as Western Europe and North […]

Manufacturers and distributors of Thai satellite TV systems are demanding reductions to the license fees collected by the NBTC of Thailand.

Dish Network plans to request more time from the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) to file a petition against Japan’s SoftBank deal to take over Sprint Nextel.

Leading local satellite-TV-system manufacturers and distributors have requested a reduction of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission’s (NBTC) license fee, stating that they are also a key part of supporting and carrying quality content to viewers.

DirecTV subscription prices will rise in the upcoming year, the satellite TV provider announced via a customer support page Dec. 28.

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-12] New research from the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) shows that demand for streaming and multiscreen video experiences is high, with 70 percent of broadband users […]

Sirius XM Radio has appointed James E. Meyer as its new Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis, effective immediately

Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat Broadcasting will provide season-long coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA) according to a new multi-year pay-TV partnership.

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-12] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given regulatory approval for Dish Network to convert satellite spectrum for wireless use, the company announced Dec. 12.       […]

[Satellite News 12-12-12] Pay-TV satellite operator Dish Network and Chairman Charlie Ergen’s long-term strategy to build a nationwide LTE network and succeed where LightSquared failed took a significant step forward […]

In my last column, I discussed how the cost of providing satellite broadband had fallen to the point where it was thinkable for Dish Network to deploy it broadly to […]

After years of industry debate, technical collaboration and finally, a singular focus to push for a single standard, Carrier ID has arrived and could mark a key turning point in […]