Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 11-21-08] TNTSat, a digital terrestrial offering via satellite, is now in 750,000 households in France, SES Astra announced Nov. 18.     TNTSAT targets regions where TV households cannot...

[Satellite Today 11-21-08] Intelsat Ltd. signed a multi-year contract to broadcast the MLB Network using capacity on the Galaxy 17 satellite, Intelsat announced Nov. 20.     The network, a 24-hour...

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Eutelsat signed a capacity deal with the Airfield Media Group, a company looking to make an impact in the Belgian pay-TV market, Eutelsat announced Nov. 20.     ...

[Satellite News 11-19-08] With WorldSpace filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Sirius XM Radio struggling post-merger, the outlook for a new satellite radio business does not look...

[Satellite News 11-17-08] China represents a huge potential market for satellite communications, and with huge pent-up demand for communications, Internet and video services among the country’s 1.3 billion people, it...

[Satellite Today 11-17-08] Wu Jinfeng, general manager of China DBSat, is confident that satellite broadband technology will help reduce the digital divide in the country.     “Satellite broadband is another...

[Satellite Today 11-17-08] em24, a digital business and lifestyle channel, has begun broadcasting on SES Astra, the operator said Nov. 15. The channel will broadcast its German language programs free-to-air...

[Satellite Today 11-17-08] Thuraya signed a distribution agreement with i2 of Saudi Arabia to sell and market Thuraya’s phones through its distribution network throughout Egypt, Thuraya announced Nov. 16.   ...

 [Satellite Today 11-12-08] Measat Satellite Systems signed an agreement to distribute the YR Asia Satellite TV channel across the Asia-Pacific region via the Measat 3 satellite, Measat announced Nov. 12....

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] BMW said it will continue to offer Sirius XM Radio as a factory option with a one-year bundled subscription, according to an agreement announced Nov. 10 by...