Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today – 2-1-08] XM Satellite Radio resolved a lawsuit brought by Sony BMG Music Entertainment over XM’s Pioneer Inno device, XM announced Feb. 1.     In May 2006, The Recording Industry Association of America filed a suit on behalf of several music companies seeking damages for songs copied by XM subscribers using devices with...

Keeping ahead of the technology curve is becoming more important for equipment suppliers, as their customers are demanding the latest advancements to help fuel their business plans and satisfy the demand for content. Wegener Corp. provides equipment such as its iPump media servers and Compel network control system for TV and audio broadcasting, primarily concentrated...

After the normal holiday break, the satellite industry jumped into 2008 with little hesitation, and a number of announcements made in the first several weeks of January will give the industry plenty to talk about on the SATELLITE 2008 exhibition floor as well as in the conference sessions. In the latest development for the expanding...

[Satellite Today – 1-31-08] Canalsat, the French DTH platform, had more than 5.2 million subscribers at the end of December, its parent company Vivendi said Jan. 30. Vivendi owns 100 percent of the Canal+ Group, which runs the Canalsat platform. This was one of the highlights of Vivendi’s full-year results. Canalsat has increased its subscriber...

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] The Sirius 4 satellite is operational and has taken over all transmissions from Sirius 2 and Sirius 3, SES Sirius announced Jan. 30.     The Sirius 4 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, has been installed at its final position at 4.8° East and is expected to play a pivotal role in...

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] Continental Airlines has partnered with LiveTV LLC to offer in-flight satellite-based television programming on flights operating within the continental United States beginning in January 2009, the company announced Jan. 29.         Customers will be able to choose from 36 channels. The in-flight entertainment system also will offer a map and...

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] International Launch Services (ILS) will launch a satellite for Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) of the United Arab Emirates under an agreement from satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, ILS announced Jan. 30.     In August, Yahsat signed a deal with Thales Alenia Space and EADS Astrium for the construction of...

[Satellite News – 1-30-08] France Telecom (FT) is set to be the first major telco in Europe to launch satellite-based television services alongside an IPTV service. A report, originally in the French newspaper Les Echos, said the operator plans to launch a Direct To Home (DTH) service, and that the operator was talking to both...

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Boeing Co. has delivered DirecTV 11 to Sea Launch to in advance of its upcoming launch, the company announced Jan. 29.     DirecTV 11, the second of three satellites Boeing is building for DirecTV Inc., is a 702-model satellite with technology that will enable DirecTV to continue to expand its high-definition...

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] ABI Research projects that there  will be 462 million mobile TV subscribers around the globe in 2012.     The growth will be led by the Asia-Pacific region, which will see an increase in the number of mobile TV subscribers from 24 million in 2007 to more than 260 million by 2012,...