Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-11] Dish Network has introduced its new lightweight, portable satellite TV antenna, Tailgater, which aims to allow Dish customers to watch HD TV while tailgating, camping or engaging in other outdoor activities, Dish Network announced Aug. 29.    The Tailgater antenna weights 10 pounds and is designed to automatically locate satellite positions, eliminating...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-29-11] U.S. pay-TV Dish Network is planning to enter the first round of bidding to acquire Internet streaming service Hulu, joining Google, Amazon, Yahoo, News Corp., Walt Disney Co., NBC Universal, Providence Equity Partners and DirecTV as potential buyers, several analysts confirmed Aug. 26 with Satellite TODAY Insider.             Hulu’s acquisition price...

[Satellite TODAY 08-29-11] Amino Communications is set to demonstrate its over-the-top (OTT) IPTV set-top boxes at the IBC Trade Show in September, the company announced Aug. 26.    The IPTV devices use both HLS live streaming and HTML5 formats to deliver content over open and unmanaged networks. The devices select optimum network speeds to guarantee...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-25-11] Approximately 94 percent of U.K. households will have a TV set capable of receiving high-definition (HD) programming by 2016, which places the country well above the projected average international 2016 HD penetration rate of 48 percent and slightly behind leaders Canada and New Zealand at 95 percent, according to an Informa...

[Satellite TODAY 08-25-11] Modulation technology developer NovelSat has appointed Ricardo Ari Jaliff to the role of vice president of operations, the company announced Aug. 24.    Jaliff previously held managerial positions at several technology firms including Zoran, TransChip, Adimos and Advasense. In his new role, Jaliff will manage NovelSat’s multiple production facilities around the world,...

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-11] U.S. satellite pay-TV provider DirecTV has entered into a partnership with Sony that will allow customers to stream DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket programming package to Sony PlayStation 3 video game consoles, the companies announced Aug. 21.    The deal represents the first time DirecTV has made its exclusive NFL football rights available...

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-11] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) saw a 9 percent increase in filed complaints from cable and satellite subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2010, the commission confirmed Aug. 17.    The FCC received 1,724 complaints about cable and satellite services during the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with 1,581 filed complaints...

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-11] Bulk TV signed an agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to act as its approved provider of free-to-guest satellite television services, Bulk TV announced Aug. 16.    Bulk TV will provide television programming from DirecTV, custom-built digital satellite TV systems, high-speed Internet access and managed data network services to IHG customers. The...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-16-11] Eight of the nine largest pay-TV providers in the United States lost a combined 195,700 subscribers, or 0.2 percent of the sector’s total 83.2 million subscribers in the 2011 second quarter, due to competition from Internet streaming services, a struggling consumer economy and increasing service rates.    Throughout the past week...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-15-11] EchoStar has decided to shut down its satellite-based, triple-play IPTV delivery service, ViP-TV, at the beginning of September, the company announced Aug. 11.             EchoStar launched the MPEG-4 IPTV video streaming package in 2007. The service had limited success, even after EchoStar competitor SES Americom shut down its IP Prime service...