Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-10] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. introduced two new models of transistors that will be deployed in satellite digital radio reception systems in automobiles, Mitsubishi announced Dec. 10.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-10] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) won a $1.15 million contract with an unnamed pan-European content distribution company to provide IDC’s Superflex Pro Video receiver to support the expansion […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-10-10] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) subsidiary MeshTV updated its services to allow multiple, dedicated live stream content feeds to be formatted for mobile devices while providing monetization […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-09-10] Softel hopes to follow up a deal with Bulgarian DTH operator Bulsatcom with more deals in Central and Eastern Europe.     Softel announced Dec. 6 that […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-10] Pals Electronics has achieved Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) certification of its vehicle-mounted and fly-drive satellite antenna systems for use with Newtec‘s ASBU-MENOS OpenDSNG networking solution, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-10] Bulgarian satellite operator Bulsatcom has installed Softel‘s Swift TX subtitle/caption management and delivery solution to provide accurately synchronized DVB bitmap subtitles for its turnaround services to various […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-07-10] Polish broadcast market consolidation continues at a furious pace as Liberty Global announced Dec. 6 that it entered into an agreement to acquire Aster, one of […]

[Satellite News 12-07-10] Eutelsat signed a contract with French broadcaster France Télévisions to deliver more digital channels to the Reunion and Mayotte islands in the Indian Ocean region.     To […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-10] DirecTV expects to generate roughly $30 billion in annual sales and serve 30 million customers by 2013, DirecTV CEO Michael White said in a statement issued to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-10] The Sirius XM-5 satellite is ready for service, Sirius XM Radio announced Dec. 3.     The operator said that it completed all orbit-raising, deployments and in-orbit tests […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-03-10] Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) is targeting four markets in Scandinavia through a contract signed Dec. 1 with pay-TV operator Canal Digital to use the ADB-5720SX hybrid […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-10] Digital content security solutions provider Conax has entered a contract with Vietnam’s state-owned broadcaster VCTV to deliver a content protection solution to a VCTV cable operator subsidiary, […]

[Satellite News 12-03-10] Austrian utility company Bewag Group expects to double the subscriber base of its Total TV DTH platform in Croatia over the next 12 months, Bewag Group Management […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-02-10] In an effort to augments its IP portfolio, Sensio Technologies has acquired Algolith’s video-processing IP technology and related patents, Sensio announced Dec. 1.     The purchase […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-10] Video transport solutions provider Nevion has installed an end-to-end, video-over-IP solution for the CNBC TV channel in the Asia-Pacific region, Nevion announced Dec. 1.     Nevion partnered […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-10] Polish DTH operator N will launch what it claims to be Poland’s first regular 3-D TV service, nShow 3D, the company announced Nov. 29     The new […]

The Russian satellite market received a boost with Russian Satellite Communications Co.’s (RSCC) plans to boost regional capacity through a strategy to develop a new fleet of satellites. According to […]

As I write this, the biggest news in the mobile satellite world is TerreStar’s bankruptcy. On the long road to the deployment of TerreStar’s ATC network, TerreStar has hit another […]

The TVN Group owns and operates 12 TV channels as well as the digital DTH platform N, and the company’s TVN offering is one of Poland’s major FTA channels. This […]

  2010 proved to be a solid year for the satellite sector during an economic pe riod that has curtailed many other business around the globe. Satellite companies remained active […]

The areas of communications, broadcasting and Internet are developing at a pace that sometimes can be difficult to comprehend. As customers demand better communications, Internet access and video services, the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-30-10] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued orders and public notices Nov. 29 to implement the new requirements of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-10] The Egyptian Administrative Court of the State Council ordered the reopening of five NileSat satellite channels after being shut down earlier this month for alleged contractual breaches […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-24-10] In an effort to expand it’s 3-D content offering and viewership, SES Astra launched Dutch TV channel Brava3D on the Astra satellite at 23.5 degrees East. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-10] U.S. satellite pay-TV competitors DirecTV and Dish Network are planning to enter a joint deal with a media buyer to allow interactive advertisements to flow to both […]

[Satellite News 11-24-10] In an effort to increase its presence in Latin America, operator Star One will launch its new StarOn2 C3 satellite in 2012 to replace Brasilsat B3. Latin […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-22-10] TiVo has signed a strategic alliance deal with Canal Digital, one of the Nordic region’s main pay-TV providers. The deal will see TiVo products introduced and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-10] Bloomberg Television selected Arqiva to provide dedicated European satellite newsgathering (SNG) services, Arqiva announced Dec. 18.     Bloomberg will have dedicated use of an Arqiva SNG truck, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-10] Sensio Technologies Inc. signed an agreement with Canadaian cable company Videotron to provide 3-D technology for the launch of Videotron’s 3-D content offering in December, Sensio announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-17-10] Cyfrowy Polsat will acquire Polish TV broadcaster Telewizja Polsat in a deal valued at  $1.3 billion — a move that will see Cyfrowy Polsat become one […]