Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-09] International Launch Services (ILS) received a contract from Sirius XM Radio to launch the XM-5 satellite on an ILS Proton in 2010, ILS announced Nov. 10.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] Dish Network Corp.’s 2009 third quarter revenues dropped 1.5 percent to $2.89 billion from $2.94 billion in the corresponding period of 2008, the pay-TV company announced Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has entered into a non-binding agreement to acquire select product lines and related technology from Logic Innovations, a digital audio, video and data […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-06-09] The DirecTV Group reported a 94 percent increase in its free cash flow to $643 Million in its 2009 third quarter results, released Nov. 5.     DirecTV’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-06-09] Measat Satellite Systems signed an HD channel capacity deal to distribute the Food Network HD channel accross the Asia-Pacific region, the operator announced Nov. 5.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Dielectric Communications is launching a line of digital antennas and filters targeting low-power television (LPTV) broadcasters, the company announced Nov. 3.     The new product line aims […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] The Kudelski Group extended the expiration date of its tender offer to acquire OpenTV Corp. to Nov. 12, Kudelski announced.     The $215 million acquisition offer, initially […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] The Kudelski Group urged shareholders of OpenTV Corp. to approve a proposed tender offer before it expires Nov. 6.     The letter, dated Oct. 30, is in […]

Germany has proven to be a tough market for satellite pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland, formerly Premiere. The operator has been beset with problems throughout recent years, including widespread piracy and […]

The Internet and wireless communications have had a major impact on the consumption of video content. TV operators no longer can think of just offering services via a single device […]

For years, high-definition TV (HDTV) was known as “tomorrow’s” technology within broadcasting circles. While standards mostly were set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in the late 1980s and its […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-09] SIS Live, a European outside broadcast and uplink supplier, won a multimillion dollar contract from the Broadcasting Corp. of India to provide the production, coverage facilities and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-09] France Télévisions signed a long-term contract with Eutelsat for capacity to broadcast all France 3 regional channels on the Atlantic Bird 3 satellite, Eutelsat announced Oct. 28. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) and 3-D technology developer Sensio Technologies Inc. were selected by Mexico’s Televisa to provide 3-D broadcasting technology for the country’s first live soccer […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-09] The Kudelski Group filed additional presentation materials supporting its offer to acquire OpenTV Corp. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kudelski announced Oct. 26.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-09] BSkyB reported that it has 1.6 million households taking HD services in the United Kingdom and Ireland in its third quarter results, issued Oct. 23.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-09] Austar, the Australian satellite pay-TV operator, had close to 740,000 subscribers at the end of third quarter, according to its financial results, issued Oct. 22.     The […]

[Satellite News 10-26-09] Pace CEO Neil Gaydon is optimistic that other operators will soon follow Canal Digital’s lead and deploy Pace’s MultiDweller technology solution. Canal Digital, the Nordic pay-TV operator, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-09] Sky News has partnered with tapeless technology specialist EVS in preparation of Sky News’ HD service launch in 2010, the company announced Oct. 22.     The companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-09] Viasat Broadcasting, a Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary, reported 850,000 DTH subscribers in the Nordic region at the end of September, an increase of 17,000 subscribers compared […]

 [Satellite TODAY 10-22-09] Softel named Ensequence reseller for its MediaSphere interactive TV platform in the United States, Ensequence announced Oct. 21.     Ensequence will resell MediaSphere as part of the […]

[Satellite News 10-21-09] The growing prominence of online TV and could have a huge impact on traditional forms of broadcasting, such as cable and satellite, attendees at the Streaming Media […]

  [Satellite TODAY 10-21-09] AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Japan International Broadcasting (JIB), a subsidiary of NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp., to deliver the NHK World TV English-language news channel […]

[Satellite News 10-20-09] SatStream business development director, Craig Moehl believes satellite companies and broadcasters will suffer if they do not embrace new streaming technologies for delivering content over the Internet. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] HaiVision Network Video appointed Mohammed Ghafari vice president of Middle East operations in efforts to establish a direct presence in Dubai, the company announced Oct. 16.     […]

[Satellite News 10-14-09] Piracy is a plague that impacts pay-TV operators around the globe. People illegally accessing content drains pay-TV operators of much needed revenue and puts business plans in […]

[Satellite News 10-13-09] NDS is expanding its service offerings beyond content security and into middleware and complex interactive services, the company said.             The company has unveiled a conditional access […]

[Satellite News 10-12-09] Digiturk intends to launch a push video-on-demand service in Turkey before the end of the year, Berkman ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu, vice president, sales, Digiturk, told Satellite News.             “We […]

Comtech EF Data Vice President Fred Morris has seen global networks evolve and standards come and go over his career. As his company does business in the DVB-S2 era, Morris […]

[Satellite News 10-08-09] As Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) moves closer to the scheduled launch of its Thor 6 satellite, the company is turning its attention to Thor 7, Cato Halsaa, […]