Focus: Broadcasting

ViewSat has chosen to extend its partnership with Intelsat by using the Intelsat 20 satellite (IS20) to support growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Netherlands-based Mobile Viewpoint (MVP), has been shortlisted for the IBC Awards. Mobile Viewpoint is nominated in the content creation category with a project the company implemented together with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC).

Competition has intensified this past week with offers reaching the $1 billion mark for DIRECTV, Time Warner Cable or Yahoo to purchase Hulu

Romania's digital broadcasting landscape has expanded with the recent launch of Freesat, a new TV platform available from the EUTELSAT 16A satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications.

ITT Exelis, a global aerospace, defense, information and technical services company, will make its Jagwire solution for the management and dissemination of tactical imagery and video available on a mobile platform.

The government of Belarus has made it illegal to install satellite antennas on buildings around the country.

DISH has announced enhancements to its DISH Anywhere mobile app, including access to On Demand programming on Android (4.0 and higher) and Apple iOS (5.0 and higher) mobile devices.

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Telekom Srbija on the Astra 3B satellite owned by SES and positioned at 23.5 degrees east.       Telekom Srbija is currently using capacity via SES’ orbital position of 19.2 degrees east to offer DTH transmission of the public TV channels RTS Sat and...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] Mobile satellite services provider Thuraya Telecommunications has launched a new mobile satellite division focused on spearheading strategic initiatives for the development and implementation of innovation in products, services, and business models. The new division comes in the wake of the launch of the company’s SatSleeve for the iPhone.        Thuraya has recently...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Eutelsat Communications have selected Astrium to build the Express-AMU1/ Eutelstat 36C satellite which will be launched in 2015 to provide follow-on and expansion capacity for the Eutelstat 36A broadcast satellite operating at 36 degrees east.     The Express-AMU1/ Eutelstat 36C will be a high-capacity satellite...