Focus: Broadcasting

International satellite operator SES has signed an agreement with Sea & Space Exploration to distribute SES’ ASTRA2Connect satellite broadband service in 20 countries in Central and West Africa.    ASTRA2Connect […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-11] Satellite transmission services provider SatLink Communications has completed a live trial of NovelSat’s 3G-Sat NS3 modulator (NS1000) and demodulator (NS2000) technology, which resulted in more than 50 […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-11] Optimal Satcom has been awarded a multi-year contract by Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to provide an enterprise satellite capacity system to help manage ABS’ commercial satellite business, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-11] GlobeCast has opened a new teleport and technical operations center in Rome to replace its previous facility, the company announced Sept. 6.    The new teleport was […]

[Satellite News 09-06-11] The industry’s excitement leading up to last year’s IBC conference in Amsterdam was largely focused on satellite broadcasters and developers’ technology plans for the world beyond HD, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-05-11] Dish Network has added the MLB Network, a 24-hour television network dedicated to baseball, as part of its programming offerings to customers who subscribe to one of […]

[Satellite News 09-02-11] MNC Sky Vision has reached one million DTH subscribers in Indonesia, one of Asia’s potentially biggest growth markets for satellite communications. The company has historically grown on […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-01-11] The Al Jazeera Network has placed several orders with Newtec for its Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) TV interactive terminals, Newtec announced Aug. 31.    The […]

As we come to the end of the summer, we now look forward to September and the latest round of industry events, which come one after another. One of the […]

January 2010 was a landmark month for 3-D TV, as ESPN, DirecTV and Discovery made significant announcements at the Consumer Electronics show regarding 3-D TV content and channels. DirecTV aimed […]

To compete in a multi-faceted video environment, DTH operators must answer this question: How can future growth strategies be adapted to leverage technology that works alongside satellite? Today’s broadcast market […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-11] Dish Network has introduced its new lightweight, portable satellite TV antenna, Tailgater, which aims to allow Dish customers to watch HD TV while tailgating, camping or engaging […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-29-11] U.S. pay-TV Dish Network is planning to enter the first round of bidding to acquire Internet streaming service Hulu, joining Google, Amazon, Yahoo, News Corp., Walt […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-29-11] Amino Communications is set to demonstrate its over-the-top (OTT) IPTV set-top boxes at the IBC Trade Show in September, the company announced Aug. 26.    The IPTV […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-25-11] Approximately 94 percent of U.K. households will have a TV set capable of receiving high-definition (HD) programming by 2016, which places the country well above the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-11] Modulation technology developer NovelSat has appointed Ricardo Ari Jaliff to the role of vice president of operations, the company announced Aug. 24.    Jaliff previously held managerial […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] U.S. satellite pay-TV provider DirecTV has entered into a partnership with Sony that will allow customers to stream DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket programming package to Sony PlayStation […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-11] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) saw a 9 percent increase in filed complaints from cable and satellite subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2010, the commission […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-11] Bulk TV signed an agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to act as its approved provider of free-to-guest satellite television services, Bulk TV announced Aug. 16.   […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-16-11] Eight of the nine largest pay-TV providers in the United States lost a combined 195,700 subscribers, or 0.2 percent of the sector’s total 83.2 million subscribers […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-15-11] EchoStar has decided to shut down its satellite-based, triple-play IPTV delivery service, ViP-TV, at the beginning of September, the company announced Aug. 11.             EchoStar launched […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-12-11] EchoStar satellite subsidiary Hughes Communication helped expand its parent company’s U.S. national consumer subscriber base by 2 percent, which offset subscriber losses from EchoStar’s sister company […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-11] U.S. satellite-television provider Dish Network reported a loss of 135,000 subscribers in its 2011 second quarter, according to the company’s latest results, issued Aug. 9. Analysts estimated […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-10-11] Emerging markets will experience stronger TV set shipment growth over the next four years than more developed markets, according to an IMS Research report issued Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-09-11] Arianespace has successfully launched two direct-to-home (DTH) television satellites for SES Astra and Sky Perfect JSat on an Ariane 5 rocket from the European spaceport in […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-11] Asian media group Trace has signed a new lease agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) for additional C-band capacity on AsiaSat 5, the companies announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-11] DirecTV reported the company’s lowest quarterly net subscriber gain to date at 26,000 during the second quarter of 2011 — a sign that some analysts say […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-04-11] Cable and satellite company Liberty Global reported a 21 percent increase in its 2011 consolidated revenues at $2.62 billion and reduced net losses of $330.7 million […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-11] Dish Network renewed its multi-year partnership with U.S. rural communications services provider Frontier and will expand its bundled pay-TV offerings to Frontier’s markets, Dish Network announced Aug.3. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-11] Spacecom, the operator of the Amos satellite fleet, has signed an agreement with an unnamed European company to provide satellite services to a new DTH platform that […]