Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Measat Satellite Systems will distribute the Sky News HD channel across the Asia-Pacific region via C-band transponders on the Measat-3a satellite, the operator announced Oct. 28.     Measat’s HD video neighborhood at 91.5 degrees East recently was expanded with the inception of the Measat-3 and Measat-3a satellites. Both satellites are co-located to...

[Satellite TODAY Insider10-28-10] The HD broadcasting market has been healthy for Luxembourg-based operator SES, helping push the satellite operator’s 2010 third quarter EBITDA 12.4 percent over its 2009 third quarter results to 328.8 million euros ($453 million) and revenues up 11.4 percent to 442.3 million euros ($609 million), the SES announced Oct. 27.     SES...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Philippine DTH operator GSAT leased an additional transponder on SES World Skies’ NSS-11 satellite to boost its available Ku-band capacity at 108.2 degrees East, SES announced Oct. 27.     GSAT said it would use the additional transmission capacity to add more channels to its DTH service, launched in 2008, and to introduce...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] T-Mobile is going into the satellite TV business in the Czech Republic, the mobile provider announced Oct. 25.     Starting in November, customers will be able to activate T-Mobile TV satellite TV service at its shops under two plan options, with a possibility to subscribe to up to three additional bundles. T-Mobile...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] European broadcaster France 24 signed a contract with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. (AsiaSat) to begin the distribution of its French channel and continue distributing its English channel throughout the Asia-Pacific region on AsiaSat 5 via the SatLink platform, France 24 announced Oct. 25.     France 24 launched its English-language channel on AsiaSat...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] The Indian Patent Office issued a patent to Sensio Technologies that covers its S2D switch in India, Sensio announced Oct. 25.     The Sensio S2D switch aims to enable consumers to view 3-D material in 2-D, extending their accessibility to content viewed on 3D-enabled TVs. Sensio said the technology also allows the...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-25-10] Witbe, a video monitoring solutions provider, is hoping to make an impact in the 3-D TV arena with the launch of a new stereoscopic 3-D TV solution this quarter, Witbe Director General Marie-Véronique Lacaze told Satellite TODAY Insider.     Lacaze said Witbe is targeting 3-D TV service providers for the solution...

[Satellite News 10-25-10] MYtv’s plans to launch a new DTH platform in Ukraine by the middle of this year have been held up due to software issues in the platform’s set-top boxes, MYtv Chairman Ayal Rosenfarb told Satellite News.     While the commercial launch of the service could end up being delayed by as long...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-25-10] BSkyB has launched its Anytime Plus IP Video-on-Demand (VoD) service to customers in the United Kingdom, the company announced Oct. 22.     The service aims to enable Sky customers to connect the operator’s service network to access a library of on-demand content. BskyB COO Mike Darcy told Satellite TODAY Insider that...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-22-10] Analysts and regional broadcasters have highlighted Indonesia’s DTH potential for years, and Measat Satellite Systems has entered into an agreement to lease Measat-3a Ku-band capacity to Patra Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the operator announced Oct. 21.     Patra will use the capacity to support its Aora TV DTH service in Indonesia. The agreement...