Focus: Broadcasting

Kanal 5 and Kanal 9 are two of the biggest commercial FTA TV channels in Sweden. Kanal 5, broadcast out of the United Kingdom, targets an audience between 15-44 years […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-31-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been contracted to build the Nimiq 6 satellite for Telesat, SS/L announced Dec. 30. The Ku-band satellite will be based on SS/L’s 1300 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-31-09] Irdeto has linked-up with Humax to develop a secure HD set-top box for the Middle East region, the two companies announced Dec. 29.       The set-top box, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-09] CBS and Walt Disney are considering a deal with Apple to join forces in order to create an iTunes subscription-based service for online video, The Wall Street […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-09] Although the number of households with antennas in the U.S. fell slightly in the last year, about 11 percent of U.S. households, or about 13 million homes, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-09] International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the DirecTV-12 satellite aboard a Proton Breeze M rocket from the Khrunichev Research and Production Center in Baikonur, ILS announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-24-09] The European Satellite Operators’ Association (ESOA) expressed approval of the European Union’s (EU) Telecoms Reform Package in a statement released Dec. 23.     The package, proposed by […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-24-09] ViaSat named Tom Moore president of its newly acquired WildBlue subsidiary, ViaSat announced Dec. 23.     His duties at Wildblue will include oversight of the construction and […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] ArabSat and NileSat have agreed to help the Turkish government launch an Arabic language television station as part of an initiative from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF), an advocacy group for standards-based digital television technologies, has formed the 3DTV Working Group in order to launch a “3D over MPEG” […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] Eutelsat signed a capacity contract with Elettronica Industriale, the network operator of the Mediaset Group in Italy, Eutelsat announced Dec. 18.     Elettronica Industriale will lease capacity […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] The United Kingdom has the highest proportion of households with a digital TV as their main set amongst leading nations, according to a study issued Dec. 17 […]

[Satellite News 12-17-09] Ondas Media hopes to bring a successful satellite radio platform to Europe but has experienced a setback in its plans due to the anomaly that occurred on […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s (TSB) Thor 6 satellite has completed all necessary in-orbit and ground related testing will begin commercial service in late December, the operator announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] Thomson has initiated a high-volume production launch of its HD MPEG-4 DSI705, a satellite set-top box (STB) capable of supporting advanced, IP-based video services over existing coaxial […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) has launched its first branded channel in the U.K. on the BSkyB satellite DTH platform, MGM announced Dec. 14.     The channel, which […]

[Satellite News 12-14-09] YahLive will spend the next year searching from contracts and figuring out how to market its upcoming DTH satellite service to broadcast customers in the Middle East, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] Vizada has teamed up with Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp to enable reporters to perform live broadcasting from remote areas, the company announced Dec. 10.         Vizada will […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] Malaysian satellite pay-TV operator Astro All Asia Networks (Astro) posted $39.1 million in profits in the 2009 third quarter, driven in part by a 13 percent increase […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is delivering digital TV packages to Siberia and the Far East, the company announced Dec. 8.     The digital program package […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] International Datacasting Corp.’s (IDC) 2010 third quarter revenues dipped to $5.4 million from the $7.6 million it reported during the same period last year, according to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] Measat Satellite Systems (Measat) has appointed Janice Boo director of occasional use and broadcast services, the company announced Dec. 7.     Boo previously held senior sales positions […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) completed its acquisition of select terrestrial, satellite and IP product lines and related technology from Logic Innovations for $600,000, IDC announced Dec. 7. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] The Dec. 7 story, “Boeing ships DirecTV 12 to Baikonur,” should have read — Boeing has shipped the DirecTV 12 to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility in […]

[Satellite News 12-07-09] In one of the biggest pay-TV consolidations of 2009, Middle East DTH platforms Showtime Arabia and Orbit merged in August to create Orbit Showtime. The platform, equally […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-09] Boeing has shipped the DirecTV 12 to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility in Kazakhstan in preparation for its launch next year, Boeing announced.     The Boeing 702 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-09] The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an updated version of HR 3750, commonly known as the Satellite Reauthorization Bill, Congress announced Dev. 4.     The bill, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] Austrian public broadcaster ORF has purchased HD from SES Astra, the company announced Dec. 3.     ORF will launch its ORF2 HD platform on the Astra 1M […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] BSkyB Managing Director Brian Sullivan has been appointed CEO of Sky Deutschland, effective March 31, the operator announced.      Sullivan, a 13-year veteran of BSkyB’s customer department, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] GlobeCast has signed an international programming deal with Verizon, GlobeCast announced Dec. 2.     Verizon will launch three new three new channels from Globecast’s World TV package […]