Focus: Broadcasting

SatLink Communications signed a deal with SES Astra to acquire capacity on SES Astra’s Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite, SatLink announced April 14.     Astra 4A, located at 5 degrees...

Crawford Satellite Services has launched the All Sports Network (ASN), a live sports channel, in high definition (HD) to Asian audiences, marking its official entrance in the region, Crawford announced...

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has unveiled a digital broadcast system designed for local channels and DMA extension systems which aims to cut the costs of satellite...

Harris Corp. released new enhancements to its Nexio family of video servers, the company announced April 8.     The enhancements include direct file importing of both GXF (SMPTE 360M) and...

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Fox Pan American Sports, a Spanish-language sports programming venture, signed a multi-year contract with Intelsat for capacity on its IS-805 satellite to distribute the high-definition (HD) version...

[Satellite News 04-20-09] According to the results of a survey released by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) on April 16, 80 percent of pre-registered respondents said they plan on...

Tandberg Television signed a deal with one of Asia’s main voice and satellite service providers, Reach, to expand its high-definition (HD) satellite capabilities with Tandberg receivers, encoding, multiplexing and modulation...

According to the results of a survey released by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) on April 16, 80 percent of pre-registered respondents said they plan on buying products or...

There certainly is a lot to talk about in the broadcasting market these days, and with NAB 2009 falling during a period that has seen announcements of massive telecommunication funding...

Tandberg Television won a contribution deal with Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Egypt’s national broadcaster, to supply Tandberg’s MPEG-2 encoding solutions, Tandberg announced April 14.     The MPEG-2 encoders...