Focus: Broadcasting

Demand for bandwidth intensive mobile services is increasing across the board in Latin America. This is presenting significant opportunities for satellite companies in the backhaul arena. We assess the opportunities for satellite players in this vibrant market. Latin America is hot market for satellite right now. But, it is not just in the areas of...

Latin America is a vibrant sports broadcasting market. The spotlight will be on the region even more during the next four years as Brazil gets set to host both the soccer World Cup and the Olympics. For a broadcaster like ESPN, it is a great time to be in the market. German Hartenstein, managing director...

Astrium U.K. Inks ESA Solar Satellite Construction Award Astrium U.K. has won a 300 million euro ($397.8 million) contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to build the Solar Orbiter satellite at its facilities in Stevenage, United Kingdom. The Solar Orbiter satellite will travel closer to the Sun than any spacecraft to date after it...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] A New York federal court judge has issued a temporary restraining order to halt lawsuits that were filed against Dish Network by FOX and other TV broadcasters in California, the pay-TV operator announced May 31.    FOX, CBS and NBC filed separate lawsuits against Dish May 24, claiming that the satellite broadcaster’s...

NewSat, the Australian satellite company, hopes to launch a plethora of satellites during the next few years and become an emerging force in the satellite market. The company is a big believer in Ka-band and could announce plans for multiple high-throughput satellites in the near future. Adrian Ballintine, CEO, NewSat, talks about how the company’s...

Much of the technical background work behind the international radio regulations (RR) of the ITU is prepared in the period between world radio communication conferences by the ITU-R Study Groups. The study groups prepare draft recommendations, reports and handbooks in the radio communication sector. Further work is conducted between radio conferences by the Conference Preparatory...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] Worlwide pay TV accounts will surpass the 1 billion mark in 2014, according to a Pyramid Research market forecast published May 30.    In its bi-annual Media Forecast, Pyramid Research said that cable customers would represent approximately 58 percent of the total accounts – a significant decrease from the 66 percent share...

[Satellite TODAY 05-29-12] Eutelsat has signed a deal with Al Jazeera Networks to broadcast two new sports channels in France. Eutelsat will broadcast beIN SPORT 1 and beIN SPORT 2. beIN SPORT 1 will launch in early June and beIN SPORT 2 will launch later this summer.             The contract with Eutelsat follows beIN Sport’s...

[Satellite TODAY 05-29-12] Two of Australia’s leading pay-TV operators have completed a merger. Austar and Foxtel, which both offer pay-TV services via satellite, have completed their merger and have combined to form a DTH powerhouse in Australia. The combined company, going under the Foxtel brand, will directly employ approximately 2,500 people, service 2.2 million subscriber...

[Satellite News 05-29-12] Both Eutelsat Communications and Avanti Communications have stepped up their plans in Africa and have announced the launch of new services in the last week.        Eutelsat is launching IP Easy, a new service targeting residential and home office users as well as small and medium-sized enterprises across sub-Saharan Africa. While the...