Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 04-23-12] U.S. pay-TV provider Dish Network has introduced the Pandora personalized radio to its Dish Hopper home HD DVR system, the company announced April 20.    The Pandora service will allow Dish Network customers with the Hopper DVR to search for their favorite artists or songs and create personalized radio stations that play...

[Satellite News 04-20-12] Excitement regarding the 2012 Olympics in London, the ever-increasing mobility of video consumers and the rapid growth of the Latin America commercial market dominated the spotlight at the 2012 NAB Show.    Satellite News spoke with several satellite vendors at the Las Vegas Convention Center about the factors that are driving the...

[Satellite News 04-18-12] Sky Deutschland has paid a heavy price to win the latest set of Bundesliga soccer rights in Germany that was way above analyst expectations. Sky agreed to pay 486 million euros ($638.01 million) a year for the rights, which will take it up until the 2016-2017 season. Sky beat out Deutsche Telekom...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-16-12] Intelsat has announced details of a slew of new agreements with broadcasters/media companies in Latin America. The operator announced details of recent agreements with Discovery Communications, TIBA in Argentina and Overon America as it continues to see strong demand for capacity in the region. Intelsat will be launching four satellites in...

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-12] Thomson Video Networks (TVN) has partnered with Florida-based system integrator Broadcast International Group (BIG) to launch a new DVB-T2 television service for Haiti as the country recovers from the devastating earthquake of 2010, TVN announced April 16.      Haiti’s sole cable television station was destroyed in the disaster, leaving all but capital...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-13-12] Computer and electronics giant Apple may be planning to launch a new HDTV this year featuring an a la carte programming service that could find the company partnering with satellite pay-TV operators DirecTV or Dish Network to provide smart TV-type services, according to an April 12 report by BTIG Analyst Rich...

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-12] ViaSat has introduced a newsgathering version of its ViaSat-1-powered Exede broadband service that aims to enable broadcast journalists to capture, edit and deliver full HD stories from the field, ViaSat announced April 12.    ViaSat said its new Exede Newsgathering terminals could either be vehicle-mounted or transported in a luggage-sized carrying case....

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-12] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) will introduce a suite of new products that will allow satellite operators to offer IPTV services, the company announced April 11.    IDC said its Digital Tattoo portfolio will allow satellite operators to offer Ethernet-based content distribution within Multiple Dwelling Units (MDUs), including apartment buildings, hotels, campuses and...

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Fransat, Samsung and Neotion have partnered to develop a satellite receiver and a DTT module for Fransat that will be integrated into Samsung’s ES-series televisions that will be rolled out in 2012.    In an April 10 statement, the partners said the new solution aims to be the “new face of satellite...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-10-12] The Afghanistan government is seeking a partner to launch the country’s first communications satellite into space within the next six months, Afghanistan’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Amir Zai Sangin said in an April 9 statement.    Sangin said the first Afghan satellite would work to improve television coverage in...