Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-22-12] Sirius XM Radio investors have sued the satellite broadcaster’s board of directors for doing enough to protect the company from a potential Liberty Media takeover, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Canadian satellite broadcast equipment manufacturer Advantech Wireless has released its new Discovery-series Adaptive Satellite Access Technology (A-SAT) dual-mode RCS/TDMA-SCPC product line, the company announced Aug. 20.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Newtec has unveiled its M6100 broadcast satellite modulator designed specifically for contribution, DTH broadcast, distribution head-ends and towers, the company announced Aug. 17.    The Newtec M6100 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] Arqiva has been selected by South Asian broadcaster Star to support the launch of the United Kingdom’s first South Asian HD channel for BSkyB subscribers, Arqiva announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Cisco subsidiary NDS and DTH pay-TV provider Canal Digital are collaborating to launch a next-generation TV platform as a hosted, managed service, the partners announced Aug. 10. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Central European Telecom Services (CETel) has acquired a teleport from Kabel Deutschland for an undisclosed sum, CETel announced Aug. 10.    CETel will inherit the Kabel Deutschland […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-12] Satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network’s increased investment in subscriber acquisition advertising led to a dramatic improvement in its 2012 second-quarter net subscriber counts, but also negatively […]

[Satellite News 08-09-12] The failed launch of a Russian Proton rocket carrying two communications satellites earlier this week has forced EchoStar to push back the launch of a satellite that […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM Radio grew its revenues by 13 percent in the second quarter of 2012 to $838 million on top of a jump in subscribers that […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Connectivity and content services provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has established a new broadcast business unit that will aim to transmit any type of broadcast content from […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Eurovision, the premium sports and news events and department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to provide live transmission […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Independent Polish telecommunications company Info TV is installing a national network of Harris DVB-T2-ready Maxiva UAX television transmitters to support a new DVB-T network for mobile applications, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Miranda Technologies has rolled out enhancements for its NVision 9000 router control system for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, the company announced Aug. 2.    The improved […]

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[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] U.K.-based satellite service provider ViewSat has deployed a comprehensive digital video headend based on Harmonic video processing solutions, the companies confirmed July 31.    ViewSat will leverage […]

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a private, non-profit corporation whose members are America’s public TV stations — non-commercial, educational licensees that operate more than 350 PBS member stations and […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] European satellite solutions manufacturer Work Microwave has rolled out a series of new features for its range of high-speed DVB-S2 modems, including new traffic optimization and bandwidth-capacity […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] Pay-TV consumer inquiries and informal complaints received and processed by the U.S. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau decreased by nearly 21 in the second quarter of 2012 […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-12] SES signed a long-term extension of its framework agreement with French pay-TV operator Groupe Canal Plus for the entire capacity of 24 transponders on the SES fleet […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-12] Chinese satellite hardware manufacturer GlobalSat has licensed the Galio HbbTV platform from ANT for hybrid broadcast and broadband TV markets, which will lead to the launch of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has pre-sold nearly its entire allocation of occasional-use capacity at the 1 degree West orbital slot for special broadcast services covering the 2012 […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-12] Thales-Finmeccanica joint venture Telespazio has signed an agreement with Eurosport to distribute 3-D broadcasts of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Telespazio announced July 20.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-12] The number of television households with Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) is projected to reach 337.6 million by the year 2018, driven by falling prices and satellite and […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-12] Dish Network subsidiary Dish DBS Corp. has released an offering of $1 billion in debt securities to potential investors at an issue price of 100.750 percent, the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-20-12] Satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network drastically cut its second quarter net subscriber losses in 2012 compared with the same period last year, according to a regulatory […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-12] The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will eliminate Local Programming Improvement Fund charges on Canadian satellite and cable customer bills by Aug. 31, the commission announced […]

[Satellite News 07-18-12] DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) is looking to transform into a key regional broadband player, according to DTVLA CEO Bruce Churchill, who believes there is a strong opportunity […]

[Satellite News 07-17-12] When Entropic Communications acquired direct broadcast satellite (DBS) intellectual property and corresponding technologies from PLX Technology last week, it was not only looking to complement its current […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-16-12] Liberty Media is planning to spin off Sirius XM Radio into the largest satellite-radio company in the United States following efforts to take control of the […]

[Satellite News 07-17-12] British satellite broadcaster BSkyB is launching its new Now TV over-the-top (OTT) Internet TV video service in the United Kingdom July 17, starting with a limited content […]