Focus: Broadcasting

The challenge: Attending to the ever-growing demand for smaller antennas while maintaining the integrity of the 2-degree satellite separation standard. The solution: The use of uplink effective isotropic radiated power EIRP density as a regulatory tool. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has lately used EIRP density (a calculation of antenna uplink EIRP spread over...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-09] Austar will launch its next-generation TV service, MyStar HD, in Australia in mid-November, the operator announced Sept. 29.     The operator, which provides satellite pay-TV services to households in regional Australia, will offer 13 subscription channels plus local free-to-air channels in HD.     MyStar HD will offer access to local channels and...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-09] Crawford Communications Satellite Services has added Pacific Television Center (Pac TV) in Los Angeles, to its full-time fiber connectivity network for television distribution, Crawford announced Sept. 29.     The OC-3 connection joins Pac TV’s existing points of presence in Auckland; London; Los Angeles; New York; Paris; Sydney, Australia; Toronto and Washington, DC....

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-09] For Embratel, one of the largest telcos in Latin America, DTH services are a vital component to the operator’s growth strategy. Antonio Joao, executive director of Embratel told Satellite News that his company is banking on a new triple play offering, which Embratel expects will capture 40 percent of the Brazilian DTH...

[Satellite News 09-29-09] While BSkyB plans to launch a 3-D HD channel in the United Kingdom as early as next year, the reality is that the adoption of HD remains fairly low, and some analysts predict that it might be a while before there is significant growth.      “I would surmise a late-2010-to-2011 timeframe for the inflection...

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-09] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) signed a long-term, multiple transponder deal with Russian DTH provider GT Satellite Systems (GTSS) for expansion capacity on the ABS-2 satellite, which is scheduled to be launched in 2012, ABS announce Sept. 25.     GTSS will use the capacity to expand its TV distribution services of its CATV...

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-09] Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, signed a technology licensing agreement with Intel, Nagravision announced Sept. 25.     The agreement will see compatibility between Nagravision’s NOCS technology and Intel’s CE media processors, allowing Intel’s CE industrial customers to design hybrid and IPTV set-top boxes and secure digital video home products for service operators....

[Satellite News 09-28-09] For Embratel, one of the largest telcos in Latin America, DTH services are a vital component to the operator’s growth strategy. Antonio Joao, executive director of Embratel told Satellite News that his company is banking on a new triple play offering, which Embratel expects will capture 40 percent of the Brazilian DTH...

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-09] Dish Network is attempting to raise about $300 million in financing through a debt securities offer, the company announced Sept. 24.     The U.S. satellite pay-TV broadcaster said the net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.     In August, Dish Network subsidiary, Dish DBS Corp. offered $1...

[Satellite News 09-25-09] Germany is one of the world’s biggest markets for pay-TV but has proved a tough market to crack for satellite pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland, formerly known as Premiere.     In 2008, the operator was beset with problems, including piracy and other system compromises as well as a scandal over falsifying subscriber figure....