Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite News 01-04-12] Greek telco Forthnet made a significant strategic move last November in launching its new Forthnet Satellite Broadband service on Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat satellite. Forthnet Chief Commercial Officer Yiannis […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] UAE telecoms operator Etisalat has entered into an agreement to establish uplink services on YahLive’s Y1A satellite for HD broadcasts across the Middle East and North Africa, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] SiriusXM Radio has introduced the SiriusXM Lynx Portable Radio – the first to support the operator’s 2.0 radio platform with new features and an expanded channel lineup […]

Early next year, the West Africa Cable System (WACS), an ultra-high capacity fiber optic submarine cable system that will link countries in Southern Africa, Western Africa and Europe, will be […]

CTC Media is one of Russia’s largest broadcasters and a key player in the country’s evolving broadcast landscape. As Russian satellite operators, Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Gazprom Satellite […]

Gulf Air, based out of Bahrain and one of the largest airlines in the Middle East, aims to be one of the most progressive in terms of providing in-flight entertainment […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-11] Starmax HD announced Dec. 28 that it is closing down operations, but said the shut down is temporary and that the Spanish DTH platform would return to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-11] Deutsche Telekom may bid for rights to broadcast the German Bundesliga soccer league via satellite, according to a Dec. 27 report in the Financial Times Deutschland.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-27-11] Liberty Global has appointed Bryan Hall its new senior vice president, general counsel and secretary effective Jan. 10, the company confirmed Dec. 23.    Hall will succeed […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11] GlobeCast and France 24 are planning to launch an exploratory Hbb-TV service in early 2012 with the support of French telecom Orange and satellite operator SES, the […]

[Satellite News 12-20-11] Dish Network stocks soared nearly 10 percent today following the Dec. 19 announcement that AT&T was withdrawing its $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-11] GlobeCast has commenced broadcast of Travel Channel HD on Measat-3 satellite to reach homes across the Asia Pacific region, operator Measat Satellite Systems confirmed Dec. 19.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-11] UAE-based satellite operator YahLive has begun broadcasting the Saudi Sports Bouquet in HD to the European continent via the Y1A satellite located at the 52.5 degrees East […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-19-11] Eutelsat has rolled out digital service on its French subscription-free platform Fransat following the country’s analogue switch-off in late November. The operator announced Dec. 15 that […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-16-11] Liberty Global has received regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of Germany’s third largest cable TV operator Kabel BW (KBW) in accordance with the terms of […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-11] GlobeCast Americas appointed Bart Palmer as its new CTO effective Jan. 2, the company announced Dec. 12.    Palmer will report to GlobeCast Americas CEO Lisa Coelho […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam plans to end his company’s wireless LTE partnership with pay-TV operator DirecTV and will stop its build-out of FiOS television and Internet services […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] GlobeCast has expanded its available satellite capacity resources over Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by launching a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-08-11] The ESPN sports network renegotiated its broadcast contract with the National Football League (NFL) and has agreed to pay $15.2 billion over eight years for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-11]  YahLive has signed a key deal with a major broadcaster in the Middle East. The company, a partnership between SES and Yahsat,announced Dec. 5 that it had […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-11]  The European Broadcast Union (EBU) is moving forward with plans to make hybrid TV more of a reality in Europe. The organization has announced that a group […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-02-11] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has signed a capacity deal with Norsk Romsenter Eiendom to provide capacity on its Thor 7 satellite, which is set to launch […]

It may seem odd that satellite interference can be a bit of a taboo subject in the industry, given that the recent Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) event I attended […]

Arianespace Grabs Optus 10 Launch Deal Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle […]

As one of 3-D TV’s earliest innovators in the United States, sports broadcaster ESPN remains committed to bringing 3-D content to households. Chuck Pagano, who was recently named ESPN’s new […]

This year the satellite sector has gone through many changes. EchoStar acquired Hughes, Astrium agreed to acquire Vizada and deal making was abundant, involving SES and SpaceX as well as […]

Eutelsat’s announcement in September to implement Carrier ID in video transmissions for the 2012 Olympics could prove to be a key moment in the battle against satellite interference. With satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-01-11] Viewing on tablet devices is beginning to cannibalize the viewing of video on PC and TVs. This was one of the main findings of Orange Exposure […]

[Satellite News 11-30-11] On Nov. 17, Eutelsat issued a statement in which it “strongly refuted” recent reports that claim it was generating interference on its own satellites in order to […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-30-11] Measat Satellite Systems has signed a further capacity contract for its Measat-3a satellite. It has hooked up a deal with Viacom 18 Media to distribute its […]