Focus: Broadcasting

[SatelliteTODAY 02-25-13] HITS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast Cable, has announced an upgrade to the HITS Quantum Platform. The next generation of the platform, which supports existing MPEG-2 infrastructure, includes converting several HITS standard definition (SD) transponders to DVB-S2 technology, increasing the number of HD services offered in MPEG 2, and delivering the entire...

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-13] It has been an eventful 24 hours for European satellite operator SES, which posted its 2012 full-year results on the same day it confirmed Padraig McCarthy as its new CFO. In its fiscal report, the operator said it had missed its desired 2012 earnings targets due to revenue lost from a three-week...

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Satellite broadcast television continued to expand its household reach in Germany during 2012, with approximately 18 million households receiving their TV directly from a satellite source by the end of the year, representing a 3 percent increase, or 524,000 households, from the end of 2011, according to a study commissioned by satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Spacecom and SatLink Communications have announced the addition of TV5Monde Afrique to the Amos-5 17 degrees east French-language broadcast bouquet. SatLink Communications is providing a TV distribution platform on the satellite via its MCPC (Multi Channel Per Carrier).    “The demand for high quality broadcast content in Africa is an area which...

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] Dish Network reported a decrease in its 2012 full-year net income, caused by higher subscriber-related expenses that were driven by programming costs, increased subscriber acquisition costs from higher gross additions, and one-time items, such as the Voom litigation settlement expense. Additionally, the decrease in year-over-year net income was affected by the 2011 reversal of...

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] RRsat Global Communications Network, provider of digital content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced it has successfully wrapped up distribution of the 2012-13 NFL regular season games and playoffs to Europe and Asia including a live broadcast of the 2013 Super Bowl.     After...

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-13] RRsat Global Communications Network, provider of digital content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced it has successfully wrapped up distribution of the 2012-13 NFL regular season games and playoffs to Europe and Asia including a live broadcast of the 2013 Super Bowl.     After...

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-13] Video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic has reached an agreement to sell its Cable Access business to Aurora Networks for $46 million in cash, which would complete the transaction the end of the first quarter of 2013 subject to customary closing conditions, Harmonic confirmed Feb. 19.    Harmonic’s Cable Access portfolio includes optical...

DIRECTV announced it has added 761,000 net additions in its 2012 fourth quarter, driven by DIRECTV Latin America's record of 658,000.

MTN Satellite Communications has announced the expansion of its MTN Worldwide TV (MTN TV) service.