Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-10] Latens, a developer of middleware and software-based security solutions for IPTV and cable services, launched CAS 5, a software-only conditional access system (CAS) compatible with cable, DTH, DTT, IP and hybrid networks from a single head-end, the company announced Feb. 18.    Latens’ CAS system aims to detects how set-top boxes (STBs)...

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-10] Network partners of the CASBAA-led Asia TV Advertising Coalition (ATAC) are promoting a TV marketing campaign targeted at regional advertisers and media agencies, CASBAA announced Feb. 18.      The commercials, “Illumination – demonstrating the media efficiency of pay-TV” and “Fishing – signaling its media reach,” were created to convey the benefits of...

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] Italian state-owned broadcaster RAI is launching the Yes Italia channel on AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat announced Feb. 17.     The 24-hour channel will be available to Asia Pacific audiences via free-to-air services, offering culture and entertainment programming.     Yes Italia will be developed and distributed by RAI subsidiary NewCo RAI International.

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] A DirecTV injunction to temporarily halt Dish Network’s “Why Pay More” TV advertising campaign has been rejected by the U.S. District Court of Manhattan, N.Y., Dish Network announced Feb. 17.     The ad, which claims that Dish Network charges $24 less per month for the same services as DirecTV, began airing Feb....

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Korean DTH pay-TV service provider SkyLife has contracted Nagravision to supply its Nagra Media Access conditional access system (CAS) to secure SkyLife’s HD platform, Nagravision announced Feb. 16.     The CAS technology aims to help SkyLife migrate from SD to HD and protect its hybrid satellite IPTV offerings, including 3-D TV services....

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Enensys unveiled a DVB-T2 end-to-end solution, demonstrating single frequency network (SFN) and multiple input single output (MISO) abilities, the company announced Feb. 16.     The Enensys solution features a T2 gateway with modulators powering SFN, T2-MI stream interface over ASI and IP and MISO. The company said the solution has already completed...

[Satellite News 02-16-10] The Middle East broadcasting industry would like to believe that its HD market is at the start of a regional growth curve. However, industry leaders at Arabsat’s Broadcasters Forum in Beirut, remain concerned about how quickly consumers will embrace HD and the ability to produce a profit.     Arabsat CEO Khalid Balkheyour...

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-10] IPTV specialist Amino Communications won a contract with the Costa Rican government to provide set-top boxes to the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), a state-owned network operator, to support a national IPTV rollout, Amino announced Feb. 16.    Amino will launch the services in the first half of 2010, targeting up to...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Satellite TV upstart FreeHD Canada won limited approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate in Canada, the company announced Feb. 9.     In August, FreeHD Canada applied for a CRTC license to offer a free package of local television channels to customers who agreed to buy the equipment...

[Satellite TODAY 02-10-10] Harris Corp. named P. Harris Morris president of its broadcast communications business, the company announced Feb. 9.     Morris previously served as vice president and general manager of Harris’ media and workflow division of the broadcast communications business.     Morris also served as chief strategy officer for Thomson Corp., where he developed...