Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 06-09-09] BBC Worldwide signed a distribution deal with GlobeCast for delivery of international channel BBC Prime, Globecast announced June 8.     The channel will be distributed via GlobeCast’s second transponder on Eutelsat’s Eurobird 9A satellite. The spacecraft, located at 9 degrees East, provides direct-to-home coverage of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa,...

[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Pace has won a new high-definition HD set-top box deployment deal with Viasat, one of Europe’s biggest satellite pay-TV operators, Pace announced June 8.     Viasat, part of the Modern Times Group (MTG), will use Pace to launch a next-generation HD receiver. The DS830NV set-top box incorporates NDS conditional access and MediaHighway...

[Satellite Today 06-08-09] Pace launched a global Networks Approved Partner program to support the rollout of its MultiDweller distribution platform for high-occupancy buildings, the company announced June 4.     MultiDweller aims to make it possible for pay-TV and other entertainment operators to sell converged triple-play services into apartment blocks and hotels that today are difficult...

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] NDS won a contract frp, Indonesian pay-TV operator, Indovision to supply an end-to-end solution to help protect and enhance Indovision’s platform, NDS announced June 4.     The NDS solution combines its VideoGuard conditional access, MediaHighway middleware and a customized electronic program guide. NDS has been the technology partner of Indovision’s parent company,...

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] A special committee set up by OpenTV has rejected an offer from The Kudelski Group to buy all of OpenTV’s shares, Kudelski announced June 4.     In a statement, Kudelski said it was “disappointed” by the OpenTV committee’s decision and that the company still faced “serious strategic challenges” which could impact its...

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] KOAM-TV, a CBS broadcasting affiliate in Pittsburg, has selected Harris Corp.’s NewsForce digital news production system for live telecasts, Harris announced June 4.     The Harris solution at KOAM-TV combines two Nexio AMP platforms and a variety of high-resolution field editors. KOAM-TV is also using three Nexio Media Gateway servers to facilitate...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] AT&T CruiseCast officially launched its in-car satellite service in partnership with RaySat Broadcasting Corp. and AT&T, the companies announced June 3.     The service combines satellite radio and satellite television by using a low profile receiver antenna mounted on the roof of a vehicle. The service comes at a $1,299 price for...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] A Texas district court judge has ruled that Dish Network and EchoStar Corp. are in contempt of a 2006 ruling that the two companies infringed on a TiVo digital video recorder patent, Dish Network announced June 2.     As a result of the 2006 ruling favoring TiVo, Dish Network was ordered by...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] President Obama has nominated Rob McDowell to serve another term on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the FCC announced June 2.      McDowell, appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2006, is the only Republican serving on the board after Kevin Martin and Deborah Taylor Tate left the commission in...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] DirecTV President and CEO Chase Carey is resigning from the company, effective July 1, to accept a new position at News Corp. DirecTV announced June 3.     DirecTV said it has formed a committee of directors to search for Carey’s replacement. Executive Vice President Larry Hunter has been appointed as acting CEO...