Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-11] Harmonic has unveiled its new ProMedia product family of software solutions that aim to optimize live and file-based multi-screen video production and processing for content and service […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-11] News Corp. promoted British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) Customer Group Managing Director Andrea Zappia to serve as CEO of its Sky Italia satellite television unit, effective immediately, […]

TV Globo, one of Latin America’s largest broadcasters, has carved out a strong position in its home territory of Brazil, the most populated area in the region with almost 200 […]

The Latin America region has probably frustrated and intrigued the satellite sector in equal measure throughout the years. With economic instability rife in the early part of the previous decade, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-11] SES Astra has signed a long-term satellite capacity agreement with U.K. commercial broadcaster ITV to renew its existing capacity lease and provide additional capacity to support future […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-11] Clear Channel Satellite will launch a Ku-band service on Aug. 1 that enables radio stations to receive their programming using a much smaller satellite dish, the broadcaster […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-11] Measat Satellite Systems has added Total Variety Network HD from Fox International Channels to the Measat-3/3a video neighborhood, bringing the total number of HD channels on the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-26-11] The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) criticized a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) National Broadband Plan proposal to reclaim an additional 120 MHz of spectrum from […]

[Satellite News 07-26-11] Israeli satellite bandwidth optimization company Novelsat hopes its NS3T satellite transmission modulation technology will be considered a breakthrough improvement on the current second-generation DVB-S2 standard.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-25-11] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) generated revenues of $44.53 million in its 2011 fiscal second quarter, according to its latest financial results issued July 22. While TSBc’s figures […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-11] IP video distribution solutions provider Haivision Network Video has acquired both U.S.-based KulaByte and German imaging company MontiVision Technologies for an undisclosed amount, Haivision announced July 21. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-11] GlobeCast has been selected by French national broadcaster France Télévisions to provide a complete solution to deliver live broadcast coverage of every stage of the Tour de […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] GlobeCast named Philippe Rouxel Chief Marketing Officer, with responsibilities to develop GlobeCast’s global product strategy for its business units in France, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, Asia […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-12-11] The number of pay-TV DTH homes will increase from 139 million at the end of 2010 to approximately 195 million across 73 countries by the end […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-12-11] An Egyptian court has ordered Egypt’s state-owned satellite operator Nilesat to remove 14 Libyan TV stations from its programming line-up, according to a July 11 report released […]

[Satellite News 07-11-11] In January 2011, News Corp.’s U.K. wing News International proposed spinning off Sky News into a separate publicly-traded company as a concession for its proposed acquisition of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-07-11] Integral Systems Europe (ISE) has completed the delivery and installation of a carrier monitoring, signal analysis and RF interference detection system for Italian network operator Mediaset Group, […]

Sveriges Television (SVT), a major Swedish public service broadcaster, aims to keep pace with commercial broadcasters in Sweden. Per Björkman, SVT’s head of distribution, talks about the challenges ahead for […]

Measat Satellite Systems is one of the leading satellite operators in Asia, with a strong position in the region’s video markets. It provides capacity for many growing DTH platforms across […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-11] RRsat Global Communications Network has launched Fight Now TV, a 24-hour HD sports channel on EchoStar’s Ku-band payload on the Galaxy 23 satellite, RRsat announced June 28. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-28-11] DTH revenues will skyrocket past the sector’s 2010 $71 billion mark to reach $86 billion in 2016 and command nearly half of global pay TV revenues, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-28-11] EchoStar Corp. has appointed Anders Johnson as president of EchoStar Satellite Services, effective immediately, the company announced June 27.     Johnson will report directly to EchoStar President […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-27-11] SES World Skies has signed a new capacity deal with ESPN Brazil to deliver HD sports content to homes across the region, the operator announced June 24. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-17-11] ST Electronics launched a new series of compact and lightweight Block Up Converters (BUCs) under its Agilis brand, the manufacturer announced June 16.     The Agilis BUC […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-17-11] Vislink is launching its new Advent FLA-120 Flyaway satellite antenna designed for rapid deployment, the company announced June 16.     Vislink is targeting the FLA-120 to a new market […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] German news channel N24 will be available exclusively on HD Plus and via SES Astra satellite service starting July 1, following an agreement signed between the three […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] EchoStar Technologies launched three new HD set-top boxes designed to enable mid-sized and independent cable operators to deliver enhanced, interactive video applications, the company announced June 14.  […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] ARY Digital Network has leased one 36 MHz C-band transponder on the AsiaSat 3S satellite to deliver a bouquet of up to 11 satellite channels across the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-11] San Marino RTV signed a three-year contract with Eutelsat Communications to commence pan-Italian and pan-European broadcasting of its SMtv channel on the Eurobird 9A satellite, the operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-11] Enterprise and public safety secure communications specialist Vislink has acquired Gigawave, a wireless broadcast camera, microwave and antenna product manufacturer, for a cash consideration of $6.1 million, […]