Focus: Broadcasting

Satellite pay-TV continues to be a tough business for Dish Network in the United States, as the operator continues to see its subscribers migrate to a number of Over-the-Top (OTT) competitors in a much more fragmented video landscape than what we have seen in previous years. In its latest results, Dish Network confirmed that now...

Eutelsat issued its full year results today, which saw falls in both overall profit and revenue. Its revenue for the 12 months until the end of June reached 1.407 billion euros ($1.647 billion), a fall of just under two percent compared to last year’s revenue figures. Profits for the year stood at 290.1 million euros...

CommunicAsia brought lots of talking points this year as the industry gathered to talk about the market and the growth prospects in this most vibrant of markets for satellite communications. New AsiaSat CEO Roger Tong wasted little time in making an impact with colorful remarks at the CASBAA event prior to CommunicAsia, particularly with his...

Broadcast technology company IMT Vislink has entered into a reseller partnership with Broadcast Technical Services (BTS). IMT Vislink and BTS will collaborate on the sale, integration, service, and support of IMT Vislink’s wireless camera system, including the HCAM 4K Ultra-HD transmitter, MicroLite 2 midmarket system, and the miniaturized IMTDragonFly, in the U.S. states of Texas...

Ericsson has rebranded its media solutions business in a major strategic move, the company announced July 10.  The new busines, MediaKind, will be the new identity for Ericsson’s Media Solutions business. MediaKind’s mission is to lead the future of global media technology and be the first choice for service providers, operators, content owners and broadcasters...

SES selected Rohde & Schwarz’s R&S PKU amplifier for uplink signal transmission during its first ever 8K television broadcast over satellite, the companies announced July 5. The demo broadcast took place in May 2018 at SES’ Industry Days event in Luxembourg. SES used the DVB-S2X standard to transmit the 8K TV signal on a single...

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) will use its AsiaSat 7 satellite to deliver “Public News,” a new HD news channel from Sports Star International of Pakistan, across the Asia-Pacific region, the operator announced July 4. AsiaSat will also offer Ku-band capacity on AsiaSat 7 for Public News’ Satellite News Gathering (SNG) services. Sports Star currently transmits...

Speedcast has introduced its new content distribution platform, the Speedcast Media Network. Through a hybrid network, the Speedcast Media Network allows broadcasters to distribute content anywhere, at any time and at a fraction of the price of traditional satellite, according to the company. The network operates through a hybrid solution of IP (managed and unmanaged),...

The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia’s (CASBAA) Satellite Industry Forum today inSingapore started with a bang with Intelsat being slayed by a number of operators for its moves in C-band in the United States which could have an impact in Asia. Roger Tong, AsiaSat’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), blasted Intelsat saying “they...

Measat has teamed up with Novelsat and V-Nova to showcase next generation compression technology for Ultra High Definition (Ulra-HD) primary distribution over satellite at the CommunicAsia event, from June 26 through 29 in Singapore. The new technology provides up to three times bandwidth savings and will be demonstrated live at Measat’s booth. Measat is using...