Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Fisher Communications Inc. and Streambox have formed a strategic partnership to develop solutions that will enable broadcasters to expand video contribution and Web streaming initiatives for all […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Arqiva signed a program delivery deal with Traffic Sports International (TSI) to support global distribution of its seven international soccer leagues, Arqiva announced Aug. 16.      Via […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] DTH operator MultiChoice South Africa appointed CEO Nolo Letele executive chairman effective Oct. 1, the company announced Aug. 12.     Letele will replace chairman Mandla Langa, who […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] U.K. broadcast services company Telegenic has installed a digital SoundField microphone and upmix processor in its new 3-D OB mobile broadcasting vehicle, which entered service for European […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] About 50 broadcasters and pay-TV operators will be offering 3-D TV services by the end of this year, according to a study published Aug. 13 by IMS […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] SatLink has been contracted by Channel One Russia to provide broadcasting services to the Asia-Pacific region, SatLink announced Aug. 11. The long-term contract will see SatLink broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] The European News Exchange (ENEX) has approved Sencore’s MRD3187B receiver decoder for use in satellite newsgathering applications, Sencore announced Aug. 12.     As a result, ENEX will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Broadcast service provider In Demand has extended its capacity lease with SES World Skies for video-on-demand, PPV and HD content delivery to cable systems across North America, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] U.S. satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV has entered into a partnership with Google in which the Internet search engine company will sell its advertising inventory on several of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] The Amos 5i communications satellite will run out of fuel before its replacement, Amos 5, is launched in mid-2011, Israeli operator Spacecom Satellite Communications announced Aug. 9. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] EchoStar Corp. reported a 57.4 percent increase in its 2010 second quarter revenue over the same period in 2009 at $603 million but suffered a net loss […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, has asked the U.K. Competition Commission to investigate concerns regarding BSkyB’s sale and distribution of subscription premium pay-TV movies.      In a […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] EchoStar Satellite Services has appointed Ken Carroll COO, the company announced Aug. 4.      Carroll will have oversight over capacity leasing, ViP-TV and other satellite-related businesses as […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-10] News Corp. has issued 340 million euros ($446 million) in financing to help pay-TV subsidiary Sky Deutschland turn its fortunes around in the German broadcast market, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-10] RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of content management and global distribution broadcast services, has launched a new religious programming platform on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, RRsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-10] EchoStar Broadcasting Corp. will open a 77,000-square-foot data center in Cheyenne, Wyo., the company announced Aug. 3.     The data center will be located adjacent to EchoStar’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-10] GlobeCast CEO Christian Pinon is leaving the company, GlobeCast announced Aug. 2.      Pinon is leaving GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom, at the end of September […]

Chello Multicanal is a leading channel provider in Spain and Portugal and part of the Chellomedia Group. Earlier this year, Chellomedia acquired Teuve, a group of TV channels previously owned […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-30-10]  BSkyB’s 2010 fiscal year revenues increased 11 percent to 5.9 billion British pounds ($9.2 billion), and operating revenues jumped 35 percent to 1.1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10]  Arqiva has launched French channel MCE TV on the French DTH platform CanalSat, Arqiva announced July 26.      Arqiva is providing encoding, encryption, multiplexing and uplink services, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10]  Set-top box manufacturer Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) has deployed hardware for two emerging DTH platforms in Eastern Europe, the company announced July 28.     Polish digital satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10]  SES Astra will lease an additional two transponders to broadcaster Sogecable to support the company’s Digital+ DTH platform in Spain, the company announced July 28.     SES […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-10]  Australian telco Optus has signed satellite capacity deals with regional broadcasters Southern Cross Media Group, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service and Imparja Television, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10] U.K. satellite broadcast technology developer Pace has acquired 2Wire, a U.S. provider of advanced residential gateways and associated software and services from co-owners Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Telmex and […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10] On Digital Media has contracted Arqiva to provide contribution of channels, including Fox FX, Fox Retro, Fox Entertainment Africa and Kidsc, to its South African platform, Top […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10]  Three Indian media companies have become members of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), the organization announced July 26.     The new corporate members […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-10]  Harris Corp. named Doug Means vice president and general manager of the Workflow, Infrastructure and Networking (WIN) unit of its broadcast communications business, the company announced July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-10]  Indian DTH operator DishTV suffered a net loss of $13.4 million during its 2010 second quarter and has replaced its CEO, the company announced in its latest […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10]  Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) revenues increased 6.1 percent to $43.9 million in its 2010 second quarter ending in June, according to its latest financial results, issued July […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-10] Hiltron Communications won a contract from German broadcast system integrator Wellen & Noethen to provide a satellite receive system as part of a large IPTV head-end installation, […]