Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] Rising television programming costs and thriftier U.S. consumers will not prevent satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV from meeting its growth targets for 2012 and 2013, CEO Mike White […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] The ATIS Cloud Services Forum (CSF) has unveiled new standards for multicast-based content distribution that provides a description of multicast as a means for distributing content across […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-14-12] DirecTV satellite TV provider subsidiary Sky Brazil is set to launch an over-the-top (OTT) Internet TV service called Sky Online, the company announced Feb. 13.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] Satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM generated a 7 percent increase in 2011 full year revenues at $3 billion – a 7 percent increase compared to $2.82 billion […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] Abu Dhabi-based satellite company YahLive has commenced broadcasts of the entertainment station High TV 3D, the company announced Feb. 10.    The 24-hour channel broadcasts news, television […]

[Satellite News 02-10-12] DVB has been investigating whether or not it should adopt a specific version of the DVB-S2 standard for satellite broadcast contribution and high speed IP trunking and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-09-12] About 17.5 million German households were watching TV via satellite at the end of 2011, which puts satellite in the lead over cable as Germany’s most […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] SES has signed a new capacity and uplink agreement with Luxembourg-based satellite television provider M7 Group, which will use capacity on SES’ Astra satellite at the 19.2 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-02-12] Bridge Technologies has launched its new VB252 RF interface as a complete RF monitoring and analysis solution for DVB-T/T2 broadcasters, the company confirmed Feb. 1.    The […]

It does not seem so long ago that I was making my way to Madrid to interview Petra Mateos-Aparicio, chairwoman, Hispasat, who was deservedly crowned Via Satellite 2010 executive of […]

The European Commission (EC) shapes much of Europe’s digital and communications policies. One of the big questions facing the EC in recent years is how positive it has been towards […]

Post-conflict governments in war-torn areas often make it a priority to rebuild their telecommunications networks. This is because it is difficult to advance other rebuilding efforts, such as restoring order […]

LightSquared’s plans to deploy a terrestrial LTE network using L-band satellite frequencies was dealt a serious blow by reports that government testing found that its proposed LTE service caused significant […]

While 2011 was characterized by more sober predictions for the take-up of 3-D TV, there are still many believers among broadcasters in the medium. Most ardent among them is High […]

Comtech EF Data Wins Mobile Backhaul Contract in Latin America Comtech EF Data was awarded a $4.1 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment supporting mobile backhaul network expansion to […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] STM Group has received and installed a fully redundant SatLink Hub 9400 LE for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) that aims to provide services with two forward links […]

[Satellite News 01-31-12] BSkyB is launching a new over-the-top (OTT) broadcast service this summer that does not require a satellite subscription, signaling a break from its space platform in favor […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-27-11] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has won another contract for a high-powered communications satellite, the company announced Jan 25. However, SS/L has not named the company that the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-24-11] TNTSat continues to make steady progress in France, one of the Europe’s biggest markets for digital TV, and one where satellite has a strong presence. TNTSat […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-11]  Thuraya has signed a new partnership deal in Africa as it looks to boost its market position in the region. The company has signed a service partner […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] Satellite operator Eutelsat has decided to suspend the presence of Roj TV on its satellites in order to avoid incurring criminal liability as an accomplice to terrorist […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-13-12] Calgary-based cable television, satellite and media operation Shaw Communications reported a 19 percent, year-over-year increase in consolidated quarterly revenue to $1.28 billion, according to its 2012 […]

[Satellite News 01-10-12] Pay-TV operator Dish Network has kicked off 2012 with a slew of service enhancements, offerings and hardware. The company announced Jan. 9 that it signed new contract […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-10-12] Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of Telestream, a video transcoding and digital media software solutions, marking Thoma Bravo’s 19th acquisition in […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-12] Indian broadcast network Raj Television has entered into an agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) to lease C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 5 satellite, the operator announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-12] GlobeCast has relocated a group of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) to the Arabsat 5C satellite located over Africa, the companies confirmed […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-12] SiriusXM Radio ended 2011 with nearly 21.9 million subscribers after adding approximately 540,000 net new subscribers in its 2011 fiscal fourth quarter and 1.7 million new customers […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-06-12] Arqiva has won a contract to distribute the France 24 news channel in the United Kingdom. The company announced Jan. 5 that the five-year deal also includes […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-05-12] Communications infrastructure and media service company Arqiva has secured a contract renewal to deliver Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data to the Freesat platform, the company announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-05-12] U.S. pay-TV operator DirecTV will raise its rates by an average of 4 percent beginning in February, the company confirmed Jan. 4.    In a statement, DirecTV […]