Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 09-28-2015] Encompass Digital Media has appointed Joe Simon as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Simon will oversee the company’s operations, products and technology. Previously, Simon...

[Via Satellite 09-25-2015] Sentech, a broadcasting signal distributor in Africa, has extended its contract with Intelsat for multiple years. Sentech will continue to leverage Ku-band capacity on Intelsat 20 at...

[Via Satellite 09-24-2015] Canal+ Overseas, the internationally focused subsidiary of Canal+, has partnered with Enensys to rollout its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform in Africa. TNT Africa, a multi-country sub-Saharan...

[Via Satellite 09-23-2015] Nagra has shipped its anyCAST Command product to Echostar Technologies for use in the company’s production of 4K-capable Set-Top Boxes (STBs) for EchoStar’s joint clients. In addition...

[Via Satellite 09-23-2015] SIS Live has signed a distribution agreement with Eutelsat Broadband to use and resell its NewsSpotter newsgathering service. Using Eutelsat’s KA-SAT satellite, SIS Live’s NewsSpotter service delivers...

[Via Satellite 09-21-2015] Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, the top pay-TV provider in Malaysia, anticipates adding 50,000 additional subscribers during fiscal year 2016. The company announced it gained 15,000 more subscribers...

[Via Satellite 09-18-2015] SES Platform Services, a subsidiary of SES, has selected 3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a customized software solutions and services provider for multiscreen digital entertainment, to provide development...

[Via Satellite 09-18-2015] Avanti and Motion Picture Solutions (MPS), a London-based international film services company, have signed a multi-year cinema distribution contract. Using Avanti’s Hylas 1 and 2 satellites and...

[Via Satellite 09-16-2015] Hellas Sat, a subsidiary of Arabsat, has selected Newtec to power a new multimillion euro Direct-to-Home (DTH) Earth station. Located in Cyprus, the Earth station will broadcast...

[Via Satellite 09-16-2015] MaxLinear has released a new family of four-channel Full Spectrum Capture (FSC) tuner-demodulator devices for Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) in the satellite pay-TV market....