Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 09-08-10] German satellite pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland will launch its 3-D TV service in October, the company announced.     The 3-D service will feature sporting events, movies, documentaries, music, arts and more. The service can be received through any Sky HD capable set-top-box – including the newly introduced Sky Plus – and must...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-10] Intelsat is expanding Russian DTH satellite provider Orion Express’ programming capacity on the Intelsat 15 satellite (IS-15), the operator announced.     Orion signed a new multi-year, multi-transponder contract with Intelsat, to enable the broadcaster to distribute news, sports, entertainment and children’s programming for its new satellite platform, Continent TV, which generated approximately...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-10] RRsat has entered a partnership with Europe’s Digital Media Center (DMC) to offer a complete global playout and content delivery solutions to regional broadcasters, the company announced Sept. 7.     The partnership will see DMC and RRsat combine their capabilities and networks through a dedicated fiber connection. The alliance also will combine...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-10] Latens, A provider of pay-TV software security solutions, has entered a partnership with middleware manufacturer Indieon Technologies to develop a secure, cardless one-way broadcasting solution for DTH broadcasters in Asia, the companies announced Sept. 7.     Latens said will provide its conditional access system (CAS) to integrate with Indieon’s middleware, including its...

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] Kahkeshan Digisat, an emerging Iranian DTH broadcaster, has selected European Media Port (EMP) to provide DTH uplink teleport and transmission services to Kahkeshan’s European and Middle East targeted markets, EMP announced Sept. 3.     The new channel will be hosted on Eutelsat’s Hotbird satellite at 13 degrees East and on the Hellas...

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has entered into the TV broadcasting market in Western Europe, signing a deal with Castor Broadcasting, a Netherlands-based company, to provide European TV and radio companies with satellite newsgathering services, RSCC announced Sept. 3.     Occasional use services will be provided using RSCC’s Express-AM44 satellite at...

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] Diversified Communications Inc. (DCI) has enhanced its ScheduLink product with the addition of an Enterprise Resource Management Application (ERMA) from ScheduAll to support connectivity between DCI’s broadcast customers using ScheduAll technology, DCI announced Sept. 2.     ERMA aims to provide DCI with the ability to publish inventory directly to its customer’s ScheduAll...

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] SES Astra has formed an initiative with broadcasters and consumer electronics vendors to support the introduction and take-up of 3-D TV services in Europe, the operator announced Sept. 2.     The initiative aims to reach an industry-wide understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3-D television and broadcasting. SES...

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-10] Vislink News and Entertainment is set to unveil its Advent NewsLite portable, IP-enabled satellite communications terminal designed for use with current and new lightweight antenna systems, the company announced Sept. 2.     The modular solution combines high-bandwidth broadcast contribution feeds with BGAN-type newsgathering for new remote connectivity applications. When combined with the...

[Satellite TODAY 09-01-10] SES Astra has selected the Sport1 channel to join its HD Plus platform in Germany, the operator announced Sept. 1.     HD Plus, a subsidiary of SES Astra, is a technical platform for the transmission and reception of TV channels in HD quality. SES Astra launched HD Plus in 2009 to provide...