Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11]  The move to Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) took a step forward after the ITU announced a new recommendation (standard) May 24. The ITU-R Study Group 6 has now agreed a draft new recommendation on the technical details for UHDTV, which is now being submitted to administrations for approval.       The ITU-R...

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11]  Revenues from satellite pay-TV increased by more than $10 billion in 2011 compared with 2010. This was the one of the findings of a major new study by Euroconsult into the global satellite pay-TV market.             According to the report, satellite pay-TV revenues in 2011 were close to $90 billion. This compares...

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] Antenna Technology Communications (ATCi) has launched its Simulsat Multibeam transport antenna system specifically designed for cable TV applications. ATCi announced the launch of the system at the Cable Show 2012 in Boston.             The complete RF Transport System includes the Simulsat Multibeam antenna — a multiple satellite antenna that is capable of...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] SES has signed a new multi-year capacity deal with Turkish public broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) for capacity for the FTA broadcasting of its international digital channel TRT Turk on Astra’s 19.2 degrees East orbital position.        SES announced the deal May 23. TRT will use former analog capacity on...

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] SatLink Communications has opened a new HD playout center in the heart of the broadcast district in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company announced May 18.    SatLink said the new playout center would strengthen its ability to provide global satellite transmission services by offering content management, digital archival, content localization, disaster recovery...

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-12] Satellite pay-TV company DirecTV has signed new agreements with satellite broadband providers ViaSat and Hughes that will allow U.S. customers to bundle their video and high-speed Internet services, DirecTV announced May 17.    DirecTV will offer ViaSat’s Exede service and Hughes’ HughesNet Gen4 satellite broadband services to customers living in mostly unserved,...

[Satellite News 05-18-12] Content originators operating in the modern broadcast market face deep challenges in creating, producing and transporting the highest quality video and audio signals as compressed streams. Broadcast technology manufacturer Video Clarity established its business in 2005 with a mission to provide solutions to quantifiably analyze and monitor audio and video quality.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-12] The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has ranked U.S. pay-TV operator Dish Network first among large U.S.-based satellite and cable providers for customer experience, including overall value, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in its 2012 report published May 16.    ASCI is a national economic indicator of customer evaluations of the quality...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-12] The Yahsat Y1B satellite has arrived at its intended 47.5 degrees East orbital slot to provide service over the United Arab Emirates, satellite operator Yahsat confirmed May 15.    The satellite, Yahsat’s second, was launched April 24 by an ILS Proton-M launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Yahsat 1B was...

[Satellite News 05-16-12] An ongoing dispute between over-the-top (OTT) video programming company Sky Angel and Discovery Communications could make a significant impact on the development of new OTT content distribution systems for content as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) searches for a clearer definition to its multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) classification.    Sky Angel,...