Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Canadian satellite broadcast equipment manufacturer Advantech Wireless has released its new Discovery-series Adaptive Satellite Access Technology (A-SAT) dual-mode RCS/TDMA-SCPC product line, the company announced Aug. 20.    Advantech developed A-SAT several years ago to monitor channel utilization and seamlessly switch satellite access methods and mod codes for the return channel to maximize...

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Newtec has unveiled its M6100 broadcast satellite modulator designed specifically for contribution, DTH broadcast, distribution head-ends and towers, the company announced Aug. 17.    The Newtec M6100 features built-in functionality for Carrier ID insertion, which aims to fight threats to service caused by several concurrent transmissions via satellite. Newtec said the product...

[Satellite TODAY 08-15-12] Arqiva has been selected by South Asian broadcaster Star to support the launch of the United Kingdom’s first South Asian HD channel for BSkyB subscribers, Arqiva announced Aug. 14.    The Star Plus HD Channel will be uplinked onto Arqiva’s dedicated HD platform that uses capacity on the Eurobird 1 satellite. Star’s...

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Cisco subsidiary NDS and DTH pay-TV provider Canal Digital are collaborating to launch a next-generation TV platform as a hosted, managed service, the partners announced Aug. 10.    NDS said the new platform would allow Canal Digital subscribers to access content anytime, anywhere and on multiple devices, enabling both satellite and Over-the-Top...

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-12] Central European Telecom Services (CETel) has acquired a teleport from Kabel Deutschland for an undisclosed sum, CETel announced Aug. 10.    CETel will inherit the Kabel Deutschland teleport’s RF infrastructure, including its array of 9.4-meter antennas, and will integrate the assets into its own teleport near Cologne, Germany.    CETel Managing Director...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-12] Satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network’s increased investment in subscriber acquisition advertising led to a dramatic improvement in its 2012 second-quarter net subscriber counts, but also negatively impacted its quarterly revenues and profits, according to the company’s latest financial results issued Aug. 8.    Dish Network’s subscriber acquisition costs increased 75 percent...

[Satellite News 08-09-12] The failed launch of a Russian Proton rocket carrying two communications satellites earlier this week has forced EchoStar to push back the launch of a satellite that it planned to use to expand the HD channel capacity of its sister company, Dish Network, EchoStar Executive Vice President and General Counsel Dean Manson...

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM Radio grew its revenues by 13 percent in the second quarter of 2012 to $838 million on top of a jump in subscribers that prompted its management to boost the company’s annual profit forecast, according to Sirius XM’s latest results issued Aug. 7.    SiriusXM CEO Mel Karmazin said...

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Connectivity and content services provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has established a new broadcast business unit that will aim to transmit any type of broadcast content from any location in the world, the company announced Aug. 6.    MTN said the new business was opened due to high-demand from U.S. networks for...

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Eurovision, the premium sports and news events and department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to provide live transmission of international sporting events originating in, or broadcast to, North America, Latin America and Europe, SES announced Aug. 6.    Eurovision will increase its capacity...