Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] DirecTV President and CEO Chase Carey is resigning from the company, effective July 1, to accept a new position at News Corp. DirecTV announced June 3.     […]

[Satellite News 06-03-09] BSkyB’s decision to team up with Microsoft to offer satellite-provided Sky Player TV content through its Xbox 360 gaming consoles in the United Kingdom and Ireland is […]

[Satellite Today 06-03-09] AsiaSat and EchoStar have formed a partnership to deliver direct-to-home (DTH) services throughout Asia, the companies announced June 2.      The operators aim to deliver a digital […]

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Mobile TV remains an under exploited sector with stakeholders still exploring ways of revenue generation and subsequent revenue sharing, according to a summary released June 1 by […]

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Pay-TV offerings will continue to see the strongest growth in Asia throughout the next three years, according to a study from U.S. research firm ABI Research issued […]

The closing of the June issue of Via Satellite marked the end of a busy two months for the editorial team. In a nine-week stretch, members of the Via Satellite […]

Satellite operators doing business in Asia are thriving despite the global recession, with revenue from transponder leasing in the region remaining strong even as other sectors of the world’s economy […]

[Satellite Today 06-01-09] SES Sirius reported that out of a total 2.81 million TV homes in the Baltic countries, it now serves 230,000 satellite households and 1.4 million cable households […]

With the Beijing Olympics serving as a landmark event for China and the global broadcasting industry, many hoped the event would be the catalyst for greater things in terms of […]

[Satellite Today 06-01-09] SES Americom-New Skies won a multi-year distribution agreement from In Demand for delivery of its NBA League Pass and Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Direct Kick programming packages […]

Although worries persist about a potential market downturn in the satellite industry, a panel of executives at SATELLITE 2009 see a handful of opportunities — digital media and IPTV, mobility, […]

[Satellite Today 06-01-09] GlobeCast, in collaboration with Orange Labs, will deliver a live 3-D high-definition feed of a performance of Don Giovanni from the Rennes Opera house in Brittany via […]

[Satellite News 05-29-09] Microsoft announced a content deal with BSkyB to launch Sky Player Satellite TV on Xbox 360 consoles in the United Kingdom and Ireland this fall, Microsoft announced […]

[Satellite Today 05-29-09] Microsoft and Sky Television have signed a deal that will allow users in the United Kingdom and Ireland to watch BskyB satellite TV via an application on […]

[Satellite News 05-29-09] Nilesat hopes to have a new satellite up in May 2010 as it looks to bring new capacity to the severely constrained Middle Eastern market, CTO Salah […]

[Satellite Today 05-29-09] Yahsat CEO Jassem Al-Zaabi is investing $100 million in YahLive, a direct-to-home service it plans to launch in the fourth quarter of 2009 with joint venture partner […]

[Satellite Today 05-28-09] Measat Satellite Systems won a $189.2 million contract with Astro All Asia Networks to supply transponder capacity on the Measat-3a satellite, Measat announced May 27.     Measat […]

[Satellite Today 05-28-09] Microsoft and BskyB will announce a partnership to integrate functionality between Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming system and BskyB’s satellite TV service, according to a May 27 report […]

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] Japanese broadcasting technology company NTT Electronics selected Newtec to be its DVB-S2 technology partner for the development of its new integrated receiver decoder (IRD) unit, the HVD6100, […]

[Satellite Today 05-26-09] The Canadian Radio and Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued a mandate that Canadian TV networks will have to make larger investments in local programming and Canadian […]

[Satellite News 05-25-09] Bell, one of Canada’s largest telcos, hopes to bring a new ‘Freesat’ service to Canada next year, Mirko Bibic, Bell senior vice president of regulatory and government […]

[Satellite Today 05-21-09] Israeli DTH platform, Yes reported an increase of net profits to $9.72 million, compared to a net loss of $3.40 million in the corresponding quarter last year, […]

[Satellite Today 05-20-09] Faith Satellite Radio, a religious satellite radio service covering Africa and Europe, has secured capacity on the Intelsat 10 satellite, the company announced May 19.     Faith […]

[Satellite Today 05-20-09] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) awarded Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev (ISS Reshetnev) a contract to build the Express-AM5 and Express-AM6 satellites, RSCC announced May 19.     […]

[Satellite Today 05-20-09] GlobeCast will partner with its recently acquired subsidiary, Netia, to demonstrate and release its new HD media sharing platforms and digital channel workflow at CommunicAsia 2009, GlobeCast […]

[Satellite News 05-19-09] Tivu Sat, a new free-to-air (FTA) digital satellite TV platform, hopes to make a strong impact in Italy, with a population of close to 60 million people, […]

[Satellite Today 05-19-09] Measat Satellite Systems signed a capacity deal the Asian Food Channel (AFC), renewing its video distribution contract on the Measat-3 satellite, Measat announced May 18.     AFC, […]

[Satellite Today 05-19-09] God’s Learning Channel (GLC), a Christian faith-based channel, entered into an agreement with SatLink Communications for digital C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 2 satellite, SatLink announced May […]

[Satellite News 05-13-09] In a strategic initiative, SES Astra teamed up with Yahsat in April to create a company targeting DTH markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Faizan Productions has signed a lease agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S to broadcast “Madani”, a religious channel, […]