Focus: Broadcasting

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat will broadcast Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) channels in Latin America as the result of a new, multi-year contract renewal it secured with both the network and technology partner Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales (TSA). This renewal also increases the amount of Hispasat capacity originally contracted for service to the area. Hispasat will now support...

Synamedia has partnered with technology and supply chain service provider World Wide Technology (WWT), and USSI Global, a provider of network, broadcast, and digital media services.  Synamedia, an independent video software provider, said it is partnering with WWT for sales and delivery management, and that WWT’s network augments the distribution of Synamedia’s products to satellite...

Thaicom will migrate customers from the Thaicom 5 to other satellites because has not been able to restore its satellite system, the company announced Friday. There was a technical anomaly on Thaicom 5 which resulted in technical limitations to monitoring the status of the satellite.  The Asian satellite operator said the company, along with the...

Antennas Direct has acquired Mohu, making it the largest company in the U.S. delivering TV antennas to the Over-the-Air (OTA) market. Antennas Direct plans to integrate Mohu’s indoor antennas alongside its ClearStream outdoor antennas with the intention of giving customers a range of cord-cutting options.  With consumers’ interest in ditching cable, experts estimate that by...

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has adopted ATSC 3.0 as a recommended digital broadcast standard, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) announced on Thursday.  According to ATSC, this standard paves the way for countries around the world to evaluate and use the IP-based digital broadcast standard, the first of its kind in the world. ATSC...

Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is providing global Over-the-Top (OTT) guide offerings for on-demand video streaming services in Europe. Gracenote aims to use its experience powering linear broadcast Electronic Program Guides (EPGs) to help on-demand video streaming services, Smart TV makers and traditional cable and satellite operators deliver next-generation content navigation, search and discovery capabilities. The...

Satellite operators of all sizes will face key investment decisions coming up, particularly those with a history in ordering Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites. One of the most interesting operators is Telenor Satellite, which has a strong telecoms owner, which is unusual for this sector. The operator’s most recent satellite launch was Thor 7, and the...

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Dec. 16, at 7:10 p.m. EST. It was SpaceX’s 13th launch of the year. The JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 was placed into its target geostationary transfer orbit 33 minutes following initial ignition....

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has signed a cooperation agreement with Azerbaijan’s satellite communications operator Azercosmos to jointly provide satellite communications and broadcasting services in Baku, Azerbaijan and surrounding regions. The two partnering operators will utilize satellite assets, including the Azerspace 1, Azerspace 2, as well as RSCC’s Express AM series satellites, to provide...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) revealed that ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE — a European satellite and cable broadcaster operating television channels, digital Video on Demand (VoD) platforms and e-commerce brands — selected AWS as its primary cloud provider. ProSiebenSat.1 is working closely with AWS to adopt cloud services within all parts of its broadcast and digital media...