Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] Pay-TV revenues in the United Kingdom are set to increase from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2 billion in 2014, according to report issued by Pyramid Research, […]

Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, will launch software aimed at offering operators a secure pay-TV solution on the PC, Robin Wilson’s Nagravision’s vice president of business development, told the IBC […]

OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has won two contracts to provide backhaul platforms and mobile services in the Middle East, the company announced Sept. 15.      Arabsat selected OmniGlobe to provide 12 […]

SES World Skies signed a multi-year capacity deal in Africa with Netcom to augment its existing capacity by utilizing multi Ku-band transponders, the company announced Sept. 15. The expanded capacity […]

Apposite Technologies, a developer of network simulation tools has released the Linktropy Mini2, a compact version of the Linktropy WAN emulator, the company announced Sept. 15.     The Linktropy Mini2 […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] David Wood, deputy director for the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) technical department has been added to speak at next week’s highly anticipated ‘What Does The Future Hold […]

[Satellite News 09-17-09] The European Commission (EC) wants to bring the benefits of modern communications and media to people throughout Europe, and with the switch off of analog signals approaching quickly, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] Winegard Co. unveiled a new compact roof-mounted RV satellite television antenna – the RoadTrip Minimax, the company announced Sept. 14. The new product, available for $899 is […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has won two contracts to provide backhaul platforms and mobile services in the Middle East, the company announced Sept. 15.      Arabsat selected OmniGlobe […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-16-09] DirecTV Holdings priced an issuance of $1 billion of 4.75 percent senior notes due 2014 and $1 billion of 5.62 percent senior notes due 2019, the company […]

SAT Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, has been chosen to provide its Monics system to Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) for satellite monitoring, interference detection, and satellite operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Swedish on-demand TV server technology developer Edgeware has been selected by Dutch cable operator Caiway to provide the Orbit-2X video server platform to drive Caiway’s IPTV service, […]

Swedish on-demand TV server technology developer Edgeware has been selected by Dutch cable operator Caiway to provide the Orbit-2X video server platform to drive Caiway’s IPTV service, scheduled to launch […]

[Satellite News 09-15-09] Canal Digital provides DTH services across Scandinavia and already offers around 20 HD channels, making it one of the more progressive providers of HD services in Europe. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Amino Communications, an independent IPTV development company, has won an order from Pioneer Telephone Cooperative for high-definition (HD) set-top boxes (STBs), as part of an HD upgrade […]

Amino Communications, an independent IPTV development company, has won an order from Pioneer Telephone Cooperative for high-definition (HD) set-top boxes (STBs), as part of an HD upgrade for more than […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Virgin Media will partner with Bridge Technologies to roll out an all-IP broadcast installation at its 54 of Virgin Media’s headends and four core IP sites to […]

Citi Venture Capital has invested $25 million in SkyVision Holdings Ltd., a provider of global IP services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems for enterprise, ISP and carrier-class customers […]

GlobeCast’s sharing and transfer solution, Content Exchange, has received Inmarsat certification, GlobeCast announced Sept. 12.     The IP-based audiovisual file sharing service is now available on Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area […]

Harmonic, a provider of video delivery solutions to broadcast, cable, satellite, Internet, mobile and telco video service providers, is hoping it will continue to gain strong business across the board […]

South Africa 2010 is less than a year away, and with only 32 slots open for competitors, a large majority of FIFA companies will only be able to experience the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Verimatrix, a company best known for its deals in the IPTV content security space, has signed its first pure satellite content protection deal with a TV operator […]

Verimatrix, a company best known for its deals in the IPTV content security space, has signed its first pure satellite content protection deal with a TV operator in Asia. “The […]

The satellite communications sector is good at solving problems. Most of the time it’s for customers, but one of the best stories I heard on the IBC exhibit floor was […]

This has been a challenging year for Europe’s top broadcasters. With an economic credit crunch, it has been a tough environment, particularly as there has been a slowdown in terms […]

France Telecom (Orange) has been one of the most successful telcos adapting to the video environment, attracting a healthy number of subscribers for both its DTH and IPTV services in […]

GlobeCast renewed and expanded its contract with UEFA to provide HD coverage of the UEFA Champions Soccer League and HD and SD coverage of the UEFA Europa Soccer League to […]

[Satellite News 09-14-09] Russia Today, the Russian free-to-air news channel, is determined to extend the reach of its channel across as many different platforms as possible. In order to help […]

Nagravision has won a new conditional access (CA) deal in Spain, securing the TDT Premium pay-TV digital terrestrial television (DTT) horizontal platform operated by Spanish audiovisual network operator Abertis Telecom, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-09] GlobeCast renewed and expanded its contract with UEFA to provide HD coverage of the UEFA Champions Soccer League and HD and SD coverage of the UEFA Europa […]