Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite News 03-21-11] SES World Skies’ new short- and medium-term business models for North and South America are focused on growth in the video market and leveraging vertical markets in the enterprise sector. While plans for both regions differ in terms of available technology and offerings, SES World Skies hopes the results of its efforts...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-21-11] Dish Network received approval from a U.S. bankruptcy court to acquire hybrid S-band service provider DBSD North America, Dish Network announced March 17.     The court’s approval follows a Dish Network announcement in February that it placed a bid for DSBD for about $1 billion. Harbinger Capital Partners and Solus Alternative...

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-11] NDS renewed its agreement with DirecTV to continue to deliver set-top box software and DVR technology to DirecTV’s U.S. and Latin American businesses through January 2016, NDS announced March 16.     The contract extends the relationship between NDS and DirecTV, originally established in 2005, to supply set-top box software across the platform....

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-11] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) voiced support for an Indian High Court ruling issued in late February in Dehli, which determined that the charges foreign satellite operators receive from their customers cannot be characterized as royalties.     The ruling stems back to a 1997 legal action involving AsiaSat,...

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-11] RRsat Global Communications will be providing its playout and uplink services for HighTV’s full lineup of HD 3-D programming, the company announced March 14.     RRsat will distribute the video service over the Eurobird-9A satellite to Europe and over the Measat-3a satellite throughout the Asia-Pacific region in MPEG-4 compression and DVB-S2 broadcast...

[Satellite TODAY 03-14-11] Canadian satellite systems manufacturer Advantech Wireless received satellite communication product sales orders from telecom and broadband providers in Brazil and Mexico, the company announced March 11.     Advantech will provide AMT 75 modems and redundant switches, SCPC and DVB-RCS VSAT solutions, which will provide support to thousands of terminals.     “Customers are...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-10-11] Technology vendor NDS is looking to tap into the potential of the over-the-top (OTT) television market by launching its NDS Service Delivery Platform – a fully scalable platform that aims to enable TV operators to extend their offering to companion devices through third-party applications.     The platform provides an open API...

[Satellite TODAY 03-11-11] Video delivery solutions provider Sencore has named OnAir Solutions its exclusive signal transmission product reseller to the Australian broadcast, cable, satellite and IPTV marketplace, Sencore announced March 10.     OnAir, which established its business in early 2010, will sell Sencore’s high-quality video monitoring and signal delivery solutions, while providing customer support for...

[Satellite TODAY 03-11-11] Global satellite communications provider NewCom has developed a turnkey, self-contained live video-streaming package that aims to provide broadcasters in remote locations with live streaming services to viewers around the globe, the company announced March 10.     The portable service uses NewCom’s iDirect-based NetSharing platform – requiring users only to connect a video...

[Satellite TODAY 03-10-11] SatLink Communications is upgrading its occasional-use capabilities by adding HD DVB-S2 feeds and other technologies to its facilities, the company announced March 9.     The company’s HD DVB-S2 transition includes more than $1 million in asset investments to reach 25 simultaneous outgoing transmission capabilities along with its existing ability to handle up to...