Focus: Broadcasting

Sirius XM Radio expects to add 500,000 new subscribers in 2010 after adding 257,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2009 and ended the year with a customer base of […]

A total of 147.8 million set-top boxes will ship worldwide in 2010, an increase of 11.5 percent from 132.6 million units last year, according to an iSuppli Corp. study.     […]

As broadcast subscribers have upgraded from standard- to high-definition services, DTH operators have steadily grown their ARPU numbers, according to an NSR study.     The study, “HD to 3-D – […]

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) unveiled details of a 3-D TV roadmap in a Jan. 14 report that concentrates on standards to ensure 3-D TV lives up to its potential. […]

Intelsat is launching IntelsatONE, a global, terrestrial architecture consisting of an IP/MPLS-based network, fiber, teleports and points of presence powered by Cisco Systems, the company announced April 12.      IntelsatONE […]

SES World Skies signed capacity deal with Wananchi, a new pay-TV platform in East Africa, the company announced April 13.     Wananchi will utilize three full transponders on SES World […]

Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson announced April 13. […]

EchoStar Satellite Services has signed two reseller deals for its ViP-TV program, the company announced April 13.     The operator signed contracts with Fidelity Solutions, a provider of integrated video […]

GlobeCast signed a three-year deal with French broadcaster France 24, GlobeCast announced April 13.     The deal aims to enable France 24 to expand coverage of its English-language channel in […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] SES World Skies has signed a long-term, multi-transponder deal with Puerto Rico Telephone, which aims to bring DTH services to Puerto Rico, the company announced April 13. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] EchoStar Satellite Services has signed two reseller deals for its ViP-TV program, the company announced April 13.     The operator signed contracts with Fidelity Solutions, a provider […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-10] GlobeCast signed a three-year deal with French broadcaster France 24, GlobeCast announced April 13.     The deal aims to enable France 24 to expand coverage of its […]

[Satellite News 04-15-10] Canal Overseas expects to add a significant number of new channels to its DTH operation in North Africa over the coming year in order to achieve its […]

I’ve been labeled a cynic, and while I may deny the wider scope of the accusation, there is nothing that has drawn out my cynical leanings like the hype that […]

The advent of the Internet age and the ability to deliver and view content anytime, anywhere has not had a positive effect on revenues. At least one generation of customers […]

Indian DTH operator DishTV is set to launch personal video recorder (PVR) services to its 6.5 million subscribers, however, HD services may be at least a year away, DishTV COO […]

Front Porch Digital has introduced its DIVAsolo V.4 content migration system, which aims to incorporate full integration with global NLE systems, the company announced.     The DIVAsolo handles turnkey migration, […]

Enterprise management software provider ScheduALL has been selected by HBO to provide the broadcast network’s U.S. West Coast facilities with an operations management solution, ScheduALL announced.     ScheduALL will be […]

Future shareholders of UAE-based satellite broadcasting venture YahLive have signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan Media City, a media hub based in Amman, Jordan, to establish a strategic business […]

GlobeCast signed a deal for an additional full transponder on the AsiaSat 5 satellite, GlobeCast announced.    The increased capacity on AsiaSat 5, formerly AsiaSat 2, will be used to […]

ATIS has entered into a partnership with the Video Services Forum (VSF) to define additional IP video performance metrics, the organizations announced.     The partnership aims to establish precise […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Intelsat is launching IntelsatONE, a global, terrestrial architecture consisting of an IP/MPLS-based network, fiber, teleports and points of presence powered by Cisco Systems, the company announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] SES World Skies signed capacity deal with Wananchi, a new pay-TV platform in East Africa, the company announced April 13.     Wananchi will utilize three full transponders […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Value-added content protection solutions provider Nagravision has formed a business partnership with Korean DTH pat-TV service provider SkyLife that will see the companies combine technological efforts to […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] GlobeCast has signed a new deal with Argentinean broadcaster Pramer to provide playout and origination from GlobeCast’s technical operations center in Sunrise, Fla., the company announced April […]

There is a different atmosphere at NAB 2010 compared to a year ago, as an improved economy and the excitement surrounding 3-D has raised the energy levels around the halls. […]

Kudelski Group subsidiary Nagravision signed a 10-year conditional access system agreement with Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat, Nagravision announced.     The agreement extends the existing long-term security technology partnership between […]

ND SatCom will introduce XWARP, a new IT solution that aims to offer their customers and service providers almost latency-free cloud computing software at the user’s front end, the company […]

An April 6 decision by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s [FCC] Internet regulatory authority should not affect the FCC’s […]