Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-13] Cobham is presenting a new HD MPEG4 IP Encoder that features IP connectivity via 3G, 4G and LAN at CABSAT 2013 in Dubai. Specifically designed for broadcast applications the IP encoder includes high capacity 3G capabilities to ensure access to high-speed wireless 3G Internet connections from remote locations.     According to Cobham’s...

[Satellite TODAY 03-08-13] Five American film studios and the country’s three largest exhibitors have reached an agreement to partner on the first digital theatrical delivery service via satellite. Regal, AMC and Cinemark, together with Universal and Warner Bros, announced the start of the Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition at last year’s CinemaCon. Lionsgate, Disney and Paramount...

[Satellite TODAY 03-08-13] Mobile satellite and broadcast systems integrator Sat-Comm Broadcast has announced it will launch its new 75-Ka portable newsgathering Flyaway Antenna at the CABSAT show in Dubai next week.    The 75-Ka terminal provides high-bandwidth Ka-Band satellite connectivity from remote locations. The antenna has a built-in satellite modem, which broadcasters and other first...

[Satellite TODAY 03-08-13] Glowlink has announced it will unveil the Communications Signal Interference Removal (CSIRTM) at the SATELLITE 2013 Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. the technology is capable of removing interferences from broadband communications signals, including those occurring in satellite communications.    According to Glowlink, the CSIRTM can restore the quality of signal reception...

[Satellite TODAY 03-07-13] CASBAA is expecting a significant increase in demand for satellite transponders required by television broadcasters and DTH operators in India. According to a new study released by the advocacy group, the demand would increase almost three times in the next five years.    From 73 transponders required by the direct to home...

[Satellite TODAY 03-07-13] Orange Romania CEO Jean Francois Fallacher confirmed media reports that the company is considering entering the local Romanian satellite TV market, according to a report published March 7 by domestic news outlet Ziarul Financiar.     Fallacher said the operator experienced an increase in its customers’ consumption of video entertainment on smartphones and...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] Harmonic has announced it will showcase a comprehensive range of next-generation multiscreen production and delivery solutions at CABSAT in Dubai and TV Connect in London trade shows. The company’s solutions are designed to optimize multiscreen workflows and enable broadcasters and operators to prepare and deliver high-quality video content to any viewing device. ...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] The Bloomberg Media Group has announced a multi-year rolling partnership agreement with Nigeria-based content provider, Optima Media Group, to form a new entity: Bloomberg Television Africa, which will launch in the second half of this year.    Under the partnership, Optima Media Group will produce three to four hours of business programming...

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-13] Clear Channel Satellite has rolled out its XtremeSat Media satellite broadcast distribution platform for contemporary Christian music radio station KSBJ, which purchased the system to deliver two high-quality audio channels to its affiliates and company-owned radio stations from its uplink located in Humble, Texas.     The XtremeSat Media system operates on C-...

[Satellite TODAY 02-26-13] Mexico-based Grupo Televisa has announced its 2012 fourth-quarter profit increased 36 percent because more Mexicans signed up for satellite and cable television services. Additionally, net income for the company rose to 3 billion pesos ($235 million) from 2.17 billion pesos the year before.   Televisa’s profit surpassed the 2.6 billion pesos average...