Focus: Broadcasting

The European Commission (EC) wants to bring the benefits of modern communications and media to people throughout Europe, and with the switch off of analog signals approaching quickly, how the spectrum freed up by the change can be used to meet this goal is a key topic.     Viviane Reding, the European Union (EU) Commissioner...

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Sirius XM Radio’s newest satellite, Sirius FM-5 has been placed into service on its radio network, the company announced Sept. 9.     The satellite was launched June 30 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket.     Sirius FM-5, a geostationary spacecraft manufactured by Space Systems/Loral...

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] GlobeCast signed a three-year capacity deal with Eutelsat to help boost its position in the professional video services market in Europe, the company announced Sept. 7.     GlobeCast will lease two 36 MHz transponders on Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 1 and W2A satellites.     GlobeCast said its new capacity will be used for...

[Satellite News 09-08-09] This year has been a challenging year for Europe’s top broadcasters. With an economic credit crunch sweeping Europe, it has been a tough environment for Europe’s top broadcasters, particularly as there has been a slowdown in terms of overall advertizing revenues. Add to the economic conditions, the proliferation of online media, this...

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Ateme, a French compression company, has signed a deal with U.S pay-TV company DirecTV, to supply 1080p video compression solutions and improvements to DirecTV’s Video-on-Demand (VoD) service, Ateme announced Sept. 7.     “The Ateme solution is a significant step for us in bringing pristine 1080p quality to our customers, who have come...

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Flo TV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has selected Newtec’s Multistream technology and products for an IRD upgrade of its Mobile TV content distribution network, Newtec announced Sept. 8.     Newtec’s Multistream aims to enable Flo TV to fully optimize their data rate, antenna size and link availability on a per-stream...

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Latens, a provider of software-based conditional access and middleware for Pay TV providers, launched its Secure Distribution System (SDS), the company announce Sept. 8.      Latens SDS aims to supply content providers and Pay TV operators with secure distribution using software only, over any type of network from traditional DVB-S to IP...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Streambox is set to launch Streambox Live, an IP-based contribution service, the company announced Sept. 4.     The solution aims to enable remote and citizen reporters to upload compressed live video streams to broadcast studios through Internet-based Streambox Live data centers. The service will interoperate with Streambox’s platform of SD and HD...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Arqiva has appointed John Keeling platform controller for its new Video-on-Demand (VoD) service in the U.K., the company announced Sept. 4.     Keeling will be responsible for overseeing all programming and marketing functions including brand development and content supply. He will also be responsible for appointing key programming and marketing staff for...

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] Nagravision has won a new conditional access (CA) deal in Spain, securing the TDT Premium pay-TV digital terrestrial television (DTT) horizontal platform operated by Spanish audiovisual network operator Abertis Telecom, Nagravision announced Sept. 2.     Nagra Media Access will be integrated into TDT Premium homologated set-top boxes and conditional access modules to...