Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] Teleport Access Services (TAS), a fixed satellite services provider in Taiwan, awarded a contract to Irdeto to upgrade TAS’s conditional access system, Irdeto announced Dec. 17.     Irdeto will provide TAS with its CAS 3 solution, which aims to provide renewable security by updating smart cards or software-based clients over the air...

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] Dish Network has rolled out its 3-D Cinema On-Demand offering, giving customers access to a variety of 3-D movies, the U.S. pay-TV provider announced Dec. 16.     The Cinema On-Demand content will be delivered in up to 1080p resolution. To push the new service, Dish Network is hosting a sweepstakes through the...

[Satellite News 12-17-10] SES Astra signed deals with Ukrainian state enterprise Ukrkosmos and Central European Media Enterprises (CME) that the satellite operator hopes will ramp up its presence in Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania, SES Astra Vice President and General Manager Markin Kubacki told Satellite News.     Kubacki said the deals were of great strategic importance...

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-10] RRsat opened its second point of presence in New York City on 8th Ave. and unveiled plans to open a third on Hudson St., the company announced Dec. 15.      The new point of presence aims to expand RRsat’s fiber capabilities and strengthen the company’s ability to connect content providers and broadcasters...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-15-10] At the beginning of 2010, GlobeCast set out on a strategic initiative to build out its infrastructure and sign its first media asset management deals with its Netia subsidiary. According to GlobeCast CEO Olivier Barberot, the company has exceeded these goals, driven by notable gains in playout services, event coverage and...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-14-10] OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has gained full Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) certification for its Fast News Gathering (FNG) terminal — a crucial development for the company as it targets more growth in the Middle East and African newsgathering markets, OmniGlobe Senior Vice President of Sales Jan Stoop told Satellite TODAY...

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-10] Orbit Showtime Network (OSN), a satellite pay-TV operator in the Middle East, has announced a series of initiatives in 3-D, piracy and HD DVR services launching in the region.     OSN kicked off its plans with an HD and satellite DVR receiver, the OSN Showbox HD, featuring OSN on-demand services. CEO Butorac...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-13-10] Asian broadcast industry leaders have agreed on proposals to urge India’s government to speed up the process of digitalizing the country’s pay-TV industry, the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced Dec. 10.     The proposal, issued by a joint coalition comprised of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), MSO...

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-10] The BSat-3b broadcasting satellite is operational following on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems, Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 10.     Designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. of Japan (B-Sat), the spacecraft entered service at 110 degrees East and is expected to provide more than 15...

[Satellite TODAY 12-13-10] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. introduced two new models of transistors that will be deployed in satellite digital radio reception systems in automobiles, Mitsubishi announced Dec. 10.     The reception systems of satellite digital radios include low-noise amplifiers that are composed of two or three stages. The new components can be used in the...