Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-11] Indian DTH operator Sun Direct has leased two additional Measat-3 Ku-band transponders from Measat Satellite Systems, the company announced Jan. 12.     The agreement expands Sun Direct’s […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-12-11] John Cresswell has been named Arqiva’s CEO, replacing Tom Bennie, who is stepping down after 32 years with the company, Arqiva announced Jan. 11. Cresswell, who […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Harris Corp. entered into an agreement with Svyaz Engineering to allow the Russian company to begin local manufacturing of Harris digital television transmitters to support Russia’s transition […]

[Satellite News 01-12-10] NTV Plus, one of a new wave of DTH operators in Eastern Europe, is aiming to be the pay-TV market leader in the lucrative Russian market, with […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-10-11] EchoStar Advanced Technologies has acquired Move Networks, a video streaming technology developer based in Utah, parent company EchoStar Corp. announced Jan. 7.      The EchoStar subsidiary will […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-07-11] Amino Communications is set to launch a companion set-top box intended to add functionality to the pay-TV and broadcast offerings of its network operator customers, the manufacturer […]

[Satellite News 01-06-11] Video transport solutions provider Nevion expects to produce double-digit revenue growth in 2011, which follows a strong performance in 2010, CEO Oddbjørn Bergem told Satellite News.     […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-06-11] ESPN is ramping up efforts for its 3-D TV platform with plans to start airing content 24 hours a day, the broadcaster announced Jan. 5. Since […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-05-11] A lack of 3-D content has slowed sales of 3-D TVs, according to a report issued Jan. 4 by DisplaySearch.  Shipments of 3-D TVs had made […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] Francisco Partners has finalized its acquisition of broadcast specialist Grass Valley from Technicolor, the companies announced Jan. 3.     Francisco Partners will hold complete ownership of Grass […]

[Satellite News 01-03-10] 2010 was the year when 3-D TV went from being a far out technology to being part of the mainstream with a slew of announcements throughout the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-03-11] DishTV has inked a new long-term capacity deal with AsiaSat as it looks to build on its strong market position in India. The DTH operator, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-11] DirecTV has reached a deal with Hearst Corp. over the fees that DirecTV pays the broadcaster to carry stations on its lineup, the two companies announced Jan. […]

As the 112th U.S. Congress convenes this month, the shock wave created by the November mid-term elections, which produced the largest turnover of seats in the House of Representatives in […]

Arqiva, the U.K.-based communications infrastructure and media services company, hopes to bounce back after a tough 2010. The company has combined its terrestrial and satellite units, as it looks to […]

The evolution of 3-D imaging had advanced at a glacial pace when compared to other video technologies. From time to time since its development, 3-D imaging has bubbled up to […]

Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) is one of the most recognized global broadcasting brands, and like a number of broadcasters, TBS faces huge challenges to improve its efficiency in delivering content […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-29-10] Cable companies won a major court battle Dec. 27 when the Ohio Supreme Court issued a ruling that the state’s 5.5 percent sales tax on satellite TV […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-27-10] German public broadcaster ARD signed capacity lease agreements with Eutelsat and SES Astra to bring the Das Erste channel to German soldiers serving in Afghanistan, the operators […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-20-10] PakSat is optimistic that the DTH market in Pakistan will see some movement in 2011, as the operator gets ready to launch its Paksat-1R satellite. However, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] DirecTV Latin America has completed a $604.8 million cash for stock transaction with Globo, which increases DirecTV’s ownership of Sky Brasil to about 93 percent, the pay-TV […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] Teleport Access Services (TAS), a fixed satellite services provider in Taiwan, awarded a contract to Irdeto to upgrade TAS’s conditional access system, Irdeto announced Dec. 17.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] Dish Network has rolled out its 3-D Cinema On-Demand offering, giving customers access to a variety of 3-D movies, the U.S. pay-TV provider announced Dec. 16.     […]

[Satellite News 12-17-10] SES Astra signed deals with Ukrainian state enterprise Ukrkosmos and Central European Media Enterprises (CME) that the satellite operator hopes will ramp up its presence in Ukraine, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-10] RRsat opened its second point of presence in New York City on 8th Ave. and unveiled plans to open a third on Hudson St., the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-15-10] At the beginning of 2010, GlobeCast set out on a strategic initiative to build out its infrastructure and sign its first media asset management deals with […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-14-10] OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has gained full Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) certification for its Fast News Gathering (FNG) terminal — a crucial development for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-10] Orbit Showtime Network (OSN), a satellite pay-TV operator in the Middle East, has announced a series of initiatives in 3-D, piracy and HD DVR services launching in […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-13-10] Asian broadcast industry leaders have agreed on proposals to urge India’s government to speed up the process of digitalizing the country’s pay-TV industry, the Cable & […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-10] The BSat-3b broadcasting satellite is operational following on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems, Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 10.     Designed and built by Lockheed Martin […]