Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-10-12] Satellite radio broadcaster SiriusXM added 622,042 net subscribers in its 2012 second quarter – a 38 percent jump from the 452,147 net subscribers added in the same period last year, the company announced July 9.    The second quarter brings Sirius XM’s total added subscriber count in the first half of...

[Satellite TODAY 07-10-12] European Communication Services (ECS) has partnered with OH TV to offer joint broadcast and IPTV service to the African broadcast market and various regions around the world, the companies announced July 9.    The partners said they would provide both a turn-key satellite broadcast service across Africa and an IPTV service via...

[Satellite TODAY 07-09-12] GlobeCast Australia CEO Mike Lattin has retired, but will continue with the company in an advisory role, GlobeCast announced July 6.    Simon Farnsworth has been named to the CEO role, effective immediately. Farnsworth previously served as global director of the GlobeCast Group’s broadcast contribution services.    Lattin held senior management and...

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-12] Arqiva will increase its fiber connectivity into Italy after signing an agreement with Telecom Italia Media Broadcasting (TIMB) to extend its presence into TIMB’s national broadcast network, Arqiva announced July 5.    Arqiva said the deal gives the company access to TIMB’s 19 national points of presence and enables the delivery of...

[Satellite TODAY 07-06-12] A jump in Asia-Pacific cable and satellite set-top box shipments is being driven by cable digitization in India and China, as well as China’s rollout of digital satellite boxes to its rural households, according to a new ABI Research report published July 5.    ABI Practice Director of TV and Video Sam...

[Satellite TODAY 07-04-12] Ericsson has completed its acquisition of Technicolor’s Broadcast Services Division based in France, the companies confirmed July 3.    The acquisition was initially announced March 13.    Ericsson agreed to pay 19 million euros ($24 million) along with a potential earn-out based on 2015 revenues of broadcast services activity of up to...

[Satellite TODAY 07-03-12]  Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has won a new deal in Asia, the company announced July 2. Its Integral Systems Europe (ISE) subsidiary has been selected by Measat Satellite Systems to deliver an RF System for integration at Measat’s Cyberjaya Teleport and Broadcast Center near Kuala Lumpur to provide a satellite Tracking...

[Satellite TODAY 07-03-12]  GlobeCast has launched its new IPTV offering, MyGlobeTV, in the United States, the company confirmed July 1. The launch began with 16 premium Romanian-language channels being made available to U.S. viewers.       MyGlobeTV is a television bouquet that brings international and thematic audiovisual content directly to subscribers in the Americas.

[Satellite TODAY 07-03-12]  Harris Broadcast Communications has gained ISO 9001 certification for its television transmitter manufacturing facility in Campinas, Brazil, the company announced July 2. The ISO 9001 technical standard defines the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) criteria for certifying quality management systems in general, with common themes including customer focus, process-based operations, measureable performance...

[Satellite TODAY 07-02-12] Broadcast and media services provider Xytech has promoted Executive Vice President Greg Dolan to the position of COO, the company announced June 29.    He had served as executive vice president of the company since 2009. Xytech President and CEO Richard Gallagher said the new title acknowledges Dolan’s expanded responsibilities, and reflects...