Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 03-26-2014] Qualy TV, an Albavision Group company, has introduced its new pay-TV service in Costa Rica. The service will be supported on the Media Networks Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform, and the initial offering will include a family package of 53 SD signals and four premium movie bundles. “We feel pleased to continue boosting the...

[Via Satellite 03-25-2014] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) has appointed David Smith, former executive vice president of enterprise mobile computing at BlackBerry to its board of directors. Smith has been in the technology and telecommunications industry for more than 30 years. He led the introduction of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for devices including Apple, Android and...

[Via Satellite 03-24-2014] Turksat Satellite Communication, Cable TV and Operation (Turksat) has selected Integral Systems Europe Limited (Kratos ISE UK), a business unit of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, to deliver a full-motion antenna system for installation at its Gölba ı, Turkey site. Kratos ISE UK will provide a turnkey system to include the antenna...

[Via Satellite 03-21-2014] Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with Globecast and TV5Monde to upgrade the TV5Monde channel from standard definition (SD) to high definition (HD). Measat will distribute the upgraded HD channel via Measat 3’s global C-band beam, covering 102 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. TV5Monde switched for...

[Via Satellite 03-20-2014] Propelled by the growth of its American market, Israel-based RRsat Global Communications Network is opening a new corporate office in the United States, and has established a new management team to lead RRsat America. The expansion includes a major overhaul of the company’s New York Metro teleport and broadcast facility, which follows...

[Via Satellite 03-20-2014] M7 Group, a European company that provides pay-TV services, has selected Eutelsat’s 9 degrees east neighborhood to support the launch of AustriaSat Magyarország by its subsidiary, M70 Group Kft. The company has signed a long-term contract with Eutelsat for two 33 MHz transponders on the Eutelsat 9A satellite to broadcast the new...

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] SES has expanded its reach to more than 291 million TV homes around the world, with 151 million located in Europe. According to SES’ “2014 Satellite Monitor” report, of the 291 million TV homes, 106 million are satellite homes, more than 153 million are cable homes, and more than 32 million are...

[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Measat Satellite Systems’ Measat 3/3a platform has become the first Asian C-band satellite platform to exceed 50 high definition (HD) channels. Since the Measat 3 launch in 2007, Measat has worked with a select group of channels, technology partners and uplink providers to develop a solution for the launch and distribution of...

[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] Under the leadership of CEO Charlie Vogt, Harris Broadcast has split into two separate companies: Imagine Communications and Gates Air. Vogt will remain the CEO of both companies as they address different ends of the technology spectrum. Imagine Communications will be headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and GatesAir will be headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio...

[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), in partnership with Thales Alenia Space, successfully launched two new Russian communications and broadcasting satellites, Express AT1 and AT2, on March 16, 2014 aboard the Proton M rocket. The satellites, ordered by RSCC as a part of Russia’s Federal Space Program, will provide DBS services to...