Focus: Broadcasting

KVH Industries has launched a new TracVision R1, which allows motorhomes, travel trailers, or fifth-wheel trailers travelling in the continental United States to watch satellite TV programming from Dish Network or DirecTV even while the vehicle is in motion.

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has decided to consolidate all of its satellite capacity under the Thor brand name, the operator announced Jan. 31.    The brand switch will change the names of the TSBc satellite fleet, including its payload on the Intelsat 10-02 satellite, at the 1 degree West orbital location. The...

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] Teleclub, the largest pay-TV operator in Switzerland, announced it has added two Harris NEXIO server systems to its facilities in Volketswil near Zurich to support high definition in its sports and drama channels, signal processing and workflow systems.    The largest of the two NEXIO server systems has been allocated to sports,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-13] Singapore’s media company, MediaCorp, has selected Pay-OTT platform provider, Tvinci, to power its new cross device service, Toggle. The deployment is Tvinci’s first in the Asia Pacific market.    The service is available to consumers as a subscription or pay per view service, and offers both linear and video on-demand (VOD) content,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-13] Canadian manufacturer of satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems Advantech Wireless has been selected to transport Digital TV for Group TELEFE in Argentina.    Advantech Wireless will supply Transcend 800 Point-to-Point microwave radio equipment and support to transport its Digital TV programs in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The move will replace a fiber...

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13]Nordic digital pay-TV services provider Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has selected the Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multi-screen video platform to deliver streaming services for its key broadcast clients.    “With the introduction of the ViBE VS7000 multi-screen transcoding platform, Thomson Video Networks has delivered a very interesting new product,” said Torkel Aamodt...

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-13] ATIS has observed a significant downward trend in the number of NRSC outage reports filed since November 2011 and that the duration of outages appears to be increasing, according to its NRSC Wireless Outage Study Subteam report issued Jan. 15.    The Subteam found that 65 percent of the outage reports were...

[Satellite TODAY 01-14-13] Russian satellite reception equipment manufacturer General Satellite is planning to invest in a new pay-TV platform for Pakistan that will be marketed to the wealthy segment of the population, the company announced Jan. 14.    General Satellite hopes to attract 1 million subscribers in Pakistan by 2020. The company said the platform...

Aereo, the year-old inexpensive live television online service has announced it is planning to expand beyond New York City this spring, threatening satellite and cable TV providers.

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-13] There is perhaps no one more excited about the potential of wireless broadband connectivity in the United States than Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen. On Tuesday, the satellite pay-TV provider put in an unsolicited offer to acquire wireless network operator Clearwire for $3.30 per share, or $5.15 billion, despite the fact that...