Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 09-01-08] Thuraya has unveiled its new billing system built by LHS that is intended to provide more flexibility and efficiency for Thuraya in its customer service operations.     The improved billing system integrates all Thuraya services into a single database, which Thuraya sees as an essential step for billing convergence and ease of...

[Satellite Today 09-02-08] The proposed merger between Arqiva and National Grid Wireless was accepted by the U.K. Competition Commission, Arqiva announced Sept. 2.      The company said that the merger would result in a unified broadcast transmission infrastructure for the United Kingdom     Since the announcement of the acquisition in 2007, Arqiva and National Grid...

[Satellite Today 09-01-08] French DTH platform Canalsat reported 5.2 million subscribers at the end of June, parent company Vivendi announced Sept. 1.     Canalsat part of Vivendi’s Canal+ Group, is the largest satellite pay-TV operator in France. At the end of June, 80 percent of TPS subscribers have been transferred to the Canalsat platform confirming...

The XM-Sirius merger saga wrapped up as we were closing this edition. While I’m sure that officials from the two satellite radio companies are relieved this chapter is over, this is just the beginning of the

The European broadcast landscape is a hotbed of innovation as operators and broadcasters rollout different strategies to attract customers. With telcos moving into the broadcast sector and high-definition

The Middle East has become one of the globe’s most vibrant regions for satellite communications. With diverse TV markets, strong demand for satellite capacity to support military operations and businesses

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Alcatel-Lucent is demonstrating a new and improved version of its mobile broadcasting solution at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) trade show starting today in Berlin. For the first time in Europe, the company is demonstrating MPE-iFEC (Multi-Protocol Encapsulation – inter-burst Forward Error Correction), a powerful error-correction coding that improves the quality of broadcast...

[Satellite Today 08-29-08] A number of top telcos are joining forces in Asia to bring enhanced pay-TV services, including DTH, to Indonesia, one of Asia’s largest markets. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom), PT Indonusa Telemedia (Telkomvision) and PCCW International (HK) Ltd. (PCCW), said Aug. 28, that they had all signed a memorandum of understanding to...

[Satellite News 08-29-08] Pace is the latest company in the satellite industry to announce it is going green. According to the company, its new environmentally friendly product line could lead to significant cost and energy savings in both the U.S. and Europe, particularly if other vendors and manufacturers follow suit and comply with energy regulations....

[Satellite News 08-28-08] iBiquity Digital Corp., a developer and licenser of HD radio technology, told Satellite News that it will file with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to an FCC notice of inquiry (NOI) considering whether or not to require XM Sirius Satellite Radio to include hardware that makes satellite radio receivers...