Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Pace signed two separate contracts to supply high-definition (HD) set-top box and (direct-to-home) DTH technology to Sky Deutschland in Germany and Canal Digital in the Nordic region,...

[Satellite Today 07-27-09] Canal Digital, a Nordic pay-TV operator, saw an increase in profits for in the second quarter at $17.89 million compared to $4.27 million in 2008, the company...

[Satellite Today 07-27-09] Arqiva acquired the platform assets of Project Kangaroo, the Video-on-Demand (VoD) platform developed by UKVOD, a joint venture set up by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4,...

[Satellite Today 07-24-09] Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting is struggling to add direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region, while its IPTV numbers show strong growth, according to...

[Satellite Today 07-24-09] CASBAA (The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia) has added four new corporate members to its ranks, the organization said July 23. Global sports TV agency...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Italy’s state-owned broadcaster RAI, commercial broadcaster Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TI) will launch TivuSat, a free-to-air satellite platform on July 31, the companies announced July 22.    ...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Tandberg Television signed a contract to supply high-definition (HD) encoders and decoders to GlobeCast Australia, Tandberg announced July 21.     GlobeCast Australia will use the encoders and...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Qwest Communications has entered into agreement with DirecTV to sell its satellite TV service to DirecTV customers for another five years     The companies said the service...

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] German broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 Media and SES Astra are set to launch three high-definition (HD) channels in Germany as part of SES’s HD+ service, SES announced July 20....

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] GlobeCast signed a deal with Russia Today to distribute the FTA English-language channel across networks throughout Asia, the company announced July 17.     The distribution will initially...