Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Intelsat served as the exclusive satellite carrier for the live global distribution of the July 7 Michael Jackson Memorial Service under a contract with concert promoter AEG […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Viasat Broadcasting signed a deal with Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group to add TV4 Play to Viasat OnDemand, the company announced July 7.     Viasat Broadcasting, which […]

[Satellite News 07-07-09] North American sports broadcaster, ESPN is intent on becoming more of a force on the international landscape, Russell Wolff, executive vice president and managing director of ESPN […]

[Satellite News 07-07-09] ESPN is a household name for sports broadcasting in North America, but the company is intent on becoming more of a force on the international landscape, Russell […]

[Satellite Today 07-07-09] The Sirius XM Radio application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch has been downloaded more than 2 million times within two weeks of its release, Sirius XM […]

[Satellite Today 07-07-09] Nagravision, a subsidiary of Kudelski Group, signed a contract with Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações (Embratel) to supply conditional access system for Embratel’s direct-to-home (DTH) service, Via Embratel, […]

[Satellite Today 07-06-09] U.K. based set-top box supplier Pace said it will meet its management expectations for the first half of 2009, according to a company-issued trading update released July […]

[Satellite Today 07-06-09] The Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market will still see strong levels of growth despite the economic recession, according to a report by research company RNCOS, released July 6. […]

[Satellite Today 07-03-09] A U.S. Federal Court of Appeals granted EchoStar Corp.’s request to stay a contempt order imposed by the U.S. District Court in June, pending the outcome of […]

[Satellite Today 07-03-09] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is acquiring the Koreasat-2 satellite from Korea Telecom, ABS announced July 2.  As a result of the transaction, Koreasat-2, built by Lockheed Martin […]

[Satellite Today 07-02-09] International Launch Services (ILS) carried Sirius XM Radio’s FM-5 satellite into orbit on an ILS Proton, ILS announced June 30.     Sirius FM-5 launched from the Baikonur […]

[Satellite Today 07-01-09] SES Astra signed a transponder deal with BSkyB to provide 24 transponders on a long-term basis at Astra’s 28.2 degrees East orbital position, SES announced June 30. […]

[Satellite Today 07-01-09] Eutelsat has launched Fransat, a satellite service providing access in metropolitan France to all free digital terrestrial television (DTT) channels, Eutelsat announced June 29.     The service, […]

[Satellite Today 07-01-09] Prime Time Communications, a provider of integrated IP-based services, and Amino Communications, an IPTV entertainment solutions provider, have completed an MPEG-4 upgrade program to deliver expanded high-definition […]

Microsoft and Sky Television signing a deal for users in the United Kingdom and Ireland to watch BSkyB satellite TV via an application on Xbox 360 video game consoles created […]

[Satellite Today 07-01-09] Pace appointed Scott Sheldon as its first chief strategy officer, the company announced June 29.     Sheldon will be responsible for development of a strategy in the […]

Demand for communications and other services helped drive a strong 2008 performance for the satellite sector. Via Satellite takes a closer look at developments that shaped the business and how […]

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Microsoft has signed a strategic partnership deal with French broadcaster Canal Plus to bring pay-TV content to Xbox users in France, Microsoft announced June 29. There are […]

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] DirecTV and Dish Network applauded a unanimous decision by the Kentucky State Supreme Court to strike down a Kentucky law allowing local governments to tax satellite TV, […]

[Satellite News 06-30-09] BSkyB CEO Jeremy Darroch reacted furiously to the news that a consultation from U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom revealed that the agency might take action to offer Sky’s […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Sirius XM Radio has increased the offering size of senior notes belonging to subsidiary XM Satellite Radio, due 2013, to about $525 million from the original offer […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] BT Media & Broadcast signed a deal with CET Teleport to extend its Global Media Network (GMN) reach using satellite, BT announced June 24.     The deal […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] French satellite pay-TV operator Canalsat launched its on-demand television service, Canalsat a la Demande, the company announced June 25.     The service was launched on the PC […]

[Satellite Today 06-25-09] The Discovery Channel was found to be the most important element of enjoyment for the total adult audience of satellite service subscribers, according to results of the […]

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Setanta Sport Holdings has not been able to acquire the funding it needs to survive and will end its broadcasting service in the United Kingdom, the company […]

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] EchoStar Satellite Services signed an agreement with Ringgold Telephone Company (RTC), a U.S. provider of converged communications to access lines in northern Georgia, to deliver EchoStar’s ViP-TV […]

[Satellite Today 06-23-09] SingTel signed a transponder purchase agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) for multiple C-band transponders on the ABS-2 satellite at a cost of about $55 million over […]

[Satellite Today 06-23-09] Sirius XM Radio has offered $350 million in XM Satellite Radio senior secured notes, due 2013, to qualified institutional buyers, Sirius XM announced June 22.     Sirius […]

[Satellite Today 06-22-09] BBC has enlisted the help of Eutelsat‘s W2M satellite to assist the broadcast company in covering the recent presidential election dispute in Iran, the BBC announced June […]

[Satellite Today 06-19-09] Sirius XM Radio is releasing a free application on Apple‘s App Store that will allow iPhone and iPod touch users to access Sirius XM content, the company announced […]