Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite News 10-22-12] Modern Times Group (MTG), the owner’s of the Viasat Broadcasting DTH platform in the Nordic region, issued a profits warning with its latest set of results late […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-22-12] Satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network has settled all of its pending litigation with Voom HD Holdings after agreeing to pay $700 million in cash, the companies announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-22-12] Mobile satellite uplink services provider Calhoun Satellite Communications has upgraded its multiplatform DSNG fleet with Ateme’s MPEG-2 and H.264 4:2:2 10-bit contribution encoders and decoders, Ateme announced […]

The European Broadcasting Union said jamming broadcasts is a violation of human rights.

The Sirius FM-4 will be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting CEO Cato Halsaa has been elected Chairman of the Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) effective immediately, replacing former Astrium Services CEO […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] Cisco plans to work with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to deliver Cisco TelePresence VX Tactical (VX Tactical) high-definition video services to Middle Eastern government entities, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] Technicolor has extended its contract with Malaysian cross-media group Astro to continue its production of MediaPlay High-Definition (HD) MPEG-4 set-top boxes for Astro, Technicolor announced Oct. 16. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] Eutelsat has terminated broadcasts of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) channels via its Hot Bird Satellites with Arqiva’s support, Eutelsat announced Oct. 15. According to Eutelsat, […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] SES Platform Services and global television network Fashion One have signed a multi-year contract to begin broadcasting the free-to-air channel in SD at the 19.2 degrees East […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] Sirius XM Radio has boosted its 2012 subscriber gain forecast from 1.6 million to 1.8 million customers due to projected growth in auto sales, the satellite radio […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] The analysis community gave satellite TV providers something to think about Oct. 8 with the release of two TV market studies highlighting the impact of IPTV and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), has been chosen to provide the direct broadcast satellite         EchoStar 8, designed to deliver sparing flexibility, to the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-05-12] The global connected TV, or smart TV services market will generate more than $3 billion in revenues by 2016 – a figure that represents approximately 17 […]

[Satellite News 10-04-12] Pay-TV satellite operator Dish Network could end up selling the 40 MHz of spectrum it inherited from its DBSD North America and Terrestar Networks acquisitions if the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-03-12] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has put Liberty Media’s application to secure control of satellite broadcaster Sirius XM Radio up for public notice in response to […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] Clear Channel Satellite has deployed its first XtremeSat Media satellite broadcast distribution platform for TeleSouth Communications, which purchased the system to deliver 10 audio channels to its […]

Danish broadcaster DR hopes to play a key role in shaping the media landscape in Scandinavia. Jonas Iversen, DR vice president of policy and strategy, explains how the broadcaster will […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has been in the headlines a lot in recent years, as it has aggressively expanded its fleet of satellites as it looks to build a strong […]

    Cassidian and Astrium Services conducted a live demonstration in Brazil of an end-to-end surveillance communication solution, as well as features that can be added to a Tetrapol radio communication […]

[Satellite News 09-25-12] For an organization like the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the broadcasting sector’s constant migration to newer standards and broadcasting systems is creating a number of technical challenges. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-12] SES now expects its Astra 2F satellite to be launched on Sept. 28, the company announced Sept. 24. The satellite will be launched into space from the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-12] Dish TV, India’s largest DTH operator, has signed a key sports content collaboration deal as it seeks to improve it content offering here. Dish TV has well […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-20-12] The global pay-TV industry’s subscriber base will reach 858.1 million customers at the end of 2012, a 5 percent year-on-year increase from 2011 despite this year’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-20-12] Amos satellite fleet operator Spacecom and SatLink Communications have reached an agreement with France 24 to distribute the network’s French and English channels to Africa via the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-19-12] The hourly cost of providing standard definition over-the-top (OTT) services over a content delivery network (CDN currently exceeds the cost of satellite distribution when the audience […]

[Satellite News 09-18-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) is one of a number of operators that sees a great opportunity in the maritime market. The company, which is planning on launching […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] ViaSat has added a multi-channel AES-256/128 bit security IP core to its line of soft decision Forward Error Correction (FEC) cores for 100/200G optical communications, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-12] Liberty Media Chairman John Malone is planning to replace Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin in an attempt to gain control of the satellite-radio company, according to a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-12] Harris Broadcast Communications has received an order for advanced digital asset management (DAM) technology from Infront Italy, which will use the equipment to provide highlights from Italian […]