Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 10-22-12] Mobile satellite uplink services provider Calhoun Satellite Communications has upgraded its multiplatform DSNG fleet with Ateme’s MPEG-2 and H.264 4:2:2 10-bit contribution encoders and decoders, Ateme announced Oct. 21.    Calhoun started using Ateme’s Kyrion CM4101 encoder and DR8400 IRD in early 2012 to provide video compression for several professional football, basketball,...

The European Broadcasting Union said jamming broadcasts is a violation of human rights.

[Satellite News 10-22-12] Modern Times Group (MTG), the owner’s of the Viasat Broadcasting DTH platform in the Nordic region, issued a profits warning with its latest set of results late last week, as the operator faces a tough 2013 in its domestic pay-TV arena.  More importantly, the operator could be starting to move more towards...

The Sirius FM-4 will be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting CEO Cato Halsaa has been elected Chairman of the Board of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) effective immediately, replacing former Astrium Services CEO and now Astrium Satellites CEO Eric Béranger, ESOA announced Oct. 19. Along with Halsaa’s election at the ESOA quarterly board meeting Oct. 19, Eutelsat CEO...

 [Satellite TODAY 10-18-12] Cisco plans to work with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to deliver Cisco TelePresence VX Tactical (VX Tactical) high-definition video services to Middle Eastern government entities, emergency response and other fieldwork industries, Cisco announced Oct. 18. The VX Tactical is one of the first high-definition video services to be made available...

[Satellite TODAY 10-17-12] Technicolor has extended its contract with Malaysian cross-media group Astro to continue its production of MediaPlay High-Definition (HD) MPEG-4 set-top boxes for Astro, Technicolor announced Oct. 16. Technicolor’s set-top boxes are committed to an ecodesign and are designed to offer the ability to record numerous external disks for subscribers to tailor their...

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-12] Eutelsat has terminated broadcasts of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) channels via its Hot Bird Satellites with Arqiva’s support, Eutelsat announced Oct. 15. According to Eutelsat, this decision was due to EU Council’s reinforced sanctions along with confirmation by French broadcasting authority Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel to permanently switch off the...

 [Satellite TODAY 10-15-12] SES Platform Services and global television network Fashion One have signed a multi-year contract to begin broadcasting the free-to-air channel in SD at the 19.2 degrees East orbital position on Oct. 15, SES announced Oct. 15. The global fashion entertainment network delivers original programming to Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia....

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] Sirius XM Radio has boosted its 2012 subscriber gain forecast from 1.6 million to 1.8 million customers due to projected growth in auto sales, the satellite radio broadcaster confirmed Oct. 11.       Sirius XM added 445,921 subscribers in its 2012 third quarter, bringing its total customer base to 23.4 million...