Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Sirius XM Radio has announced the appointment of James E. Meyer as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Meyer has served as the interim CEO since December. He previously worked as SiriusXM’s president of sales and operations since May 2004.       Prior to joining SiriusXM, Meyer was president of Aegis Ventures,...

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Modern Times Group MTG has announced that Viasat Broadcasting, which comprises MTG’s television broadcasting operations, will make its Viasat Premium HD package available to Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS) IPTV and digital cable subscribers in Russia as an optional addition to their Basic channel packages.       The Viasat Premium HD package...

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Advantech Wireless has announced the release of its new Direct to Home (DTH) solution: the new Sapphire Series 600W Ku-Band UltraLinearTM GaN SSPA/BUC.       Featuring high power density in a compact, rugged and weatherproof package, the New Sapphire Class of high performance, GaN technology based solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-13] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s (TSBc) revenues continue to decline. The operator reported revenues of 237 million Norwegian Kroner ($40.46 million) in the first three months of this year, a decline of 13 million Norwegian Kroner ($2.22 million) compared to the same period last year. This was one of the highlights of its parent...

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-13] OSN, a pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, has partnered with ABS-CBN, one of the largest Filipino TV networks in the world, to bring viewers in the region Filipino TV entertainment starting May 1, 2013.       Through the partnership, OSN will now offer its Filipino viewers four new...

Iraq has accused 10 satellite channels, including Al Jazeera, of airing "misleading and exaggerated" coverage of recent fighting and "promoting violence."

[Satellite TODAY 04-25-13] SES has announced that 22 percent of all TV households (or 3.7 million homes) in Ukraine in 2012 receive TV directly from satellites. The numbers are a result from Satellite Monitor, the SES annual market research study carried out in conjunction with the Establishment Survey and conducted by GfK Ukraine.      ...

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-13] SES and Eutelsat Communications have both made key Ultra-HD (4K) announcements in the last 24 hours. Eutelsat revealed it was teaming up with leading Turkish pay-TV provider, DigiTurk to for a demonstration Ultra-HD channel, and today SES announced that, together with its partners Harmonic and Broadcom Corporation, it has pioneered an Ultra-HD...

A new report from Digital TV Research indicates that the digital TV penetration in Latin America is about to shoot up.

Dish Network’s proposed deal for just under $26 billion to acquire Sprint Nextel (Sprint) is potentially a huge transformative deal on the U.S. communications landscape, which has direct implications to the satellite industry.