Focus: Broadcasting

As editor of a communications publication, I receive a number of press releases related to new research and forecasts on the satellite market. I often think it would be interesting […]

German DTH operator Sky Deutschland recently reached three million customers and is closing in on one million HD customers. Marcello Maggioni, executive vice president, customer group, Sky Deutschland, talks about […]

Broadcasting remains the lifeblood of the satellite industry, but as we enter a more fragmented broadcast landscape, the impact of the new environment on satellite and broadcasters themselves remains uncertain. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-29-12] Financial firm Citigroup raised its rating on DirecTV based on the satellite pay-TV company’s rapidly growing Latin American business, which it believes is being undervalued by […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-28-12] Satellite has pulled ahead of terrestrial and cable reception to become the leading TV infrastructure in Europe with approximately 84 million households on the continent equipped […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-12] Thomson Broadcast has hosted a successful test of the DVB-T2 Lite standard, which aims to extend and improve the standard’s performance for mobile reception, Thomson announced March […]

[Satellite News 03-27-12] Israel’s Novelsat burst onto the satellite bandwidth optimization market last year in a quest to improve the spectral efficiency of DVB-S2 with its NS3T satellite transmission modulation […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-12] SES has entered into a collaborative agreement with electronics manufacturer Samsung to drive digital broadcasting services via satellite in the sub-Saharan Africa region, the companies confirmed March […]

[Satellite News 03-26-12] German telco Deutsche Telekom (DT) is enjoying a significant uptake on its satellite services as a result of its efforts to expand its footprint in Europe. The […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-12] Indian satellite broadcast infrastructure services provider Noida Software Technology Park Ltd. (NSTPL) has selected FSS operator Intelsat to provide satellite capacity for a new digital cable television […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-12] Satellite broadcaster BSkyB confirmed March 21 that it is planning to launch a new, over-the-top (OTT) Internet TV video service in the United Kingdom under the brand […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has released the second version of its Worldwide TV service that can stream content to Wi-Fi enabled devices that are used by its […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-12] Dish Network has closed its acquisitions of the reorganized DBSD North America and substantially all of the assets of TerreStar Networks, Dish Network confirmed March 13.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-12] FSS operator Intelsat has authorized NovelSat’s NS1000 modulators and NS2000 demodulators for use on Intelsat satellite transponders, NovelSat confirmed March 13.    NovelSat’s third-generation NS3 satellite transmission […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-09-12] NovelSat, the developer of the NS3 3G-Sat modulation technology, has hired Ilana Lurie as its new CFO, the company confirmed March 7.    Lurie will be responsible […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-07-12] Sky Deutschland has signed a contract to lease additional transponder on the SES Astra satellite system beginning June 1, SES confirmed March 6.    The German satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-06-12] Digital terrestrial TV solutions developer T-VIPS has launched its CP330 T2 Bridge solution, which aims to enable efficient regional adaption in DVB-T/T2 single frequency networks, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-06-12] Digital terrestrial TV solutions developer T-VIPS has launched its CP330 T2 Bridge solution, which aims to enable efficient regional adaption in DVB-T/T2 single frequency networks, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-05-12] Satellite service provider Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) has signed a contract with Mumbai-based Indian teleport operator Lamhas Satellite Services to bring Indian channels to Europe via Eutelsat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-12] Harris Corp. will upgrade Zee News’ production and playout facility in New Delhi, India using a complete, integrated Harris broadcast solution, the companies confirmed Feb. 29.   […]

The Middle East is a vibrant region for satellite communications. With HD on the cusp of major growth and operators like Yahsat and Arabsat delivering a stock of new capacity […]

MBC Group, one of the Middle East’s strongest FTA broadcasters, signed a significant HD agreement with YahLive in December to broadcast its portfolio of high-definition channels. As a result of […]

SIS Live, Eutelsat Sign New Capacity Leases U.K. satellite uplink fleet operator SIS Live has expanded its satellite capacity lease agreements with Eutelsat Communications. SIS Live has signed new contracts […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  GlobeCast has signed a long-term capacity deal with SES as it looks to boost its presence in the U.K. TV market. The capacity on Astra’s future replacement […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  There are likely to be 105.1 million IPTV subscribers in 2015. This number is one of the highlights from the new IPTV forecast given by U.S. research […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] Dish Network boasted an 11 percent increase in 2011 full-year revenues at $14.05 billion compared with $12.64 billion for the corresponding period in 2010, according to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] Arqiva has built a new European Playout Center to enhance its provision of media services to broadcasters, the company announced Feb. 23.    The European Playout Center […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] Iraq has deployed several Newtec Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) TV interactive terminals that will operate within the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) exchange network, Newtec […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Scandinavian satellite company Viasat Broadcasting has extended its live broadcasting rights to the National Football League (NFL) in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland until the end of […]

[Satellite News 02-22-12] AsiaSat is the latest operator to sign a launch services deal with SpaceX. The company announced the deal earlier this month, joining fellow operators Thaicom and SES […]