Focus: Broadcasting

[11-21-07 – Satellite News] Satellite pay-TV operators DirecTV and EchoStar continued to post subscriber gains in the 2007 third quarter, even as new competition from alternative pay-TV sources begins to ramp up. The main European direct-to-home (DTH) operators, already facing formidable competition from other sources, posted mixed results in the most recent quarter and are...

[11-21-07 – Satellite Today] Communications regulator Ofcom outlined plans Nov. 21 for a significant upgrade of digial terrestrial television (DTT) services in the United Kingdom that offers potentially good news for SES Astra, according to a media analysts     The plans calls for creating capacity that will allow high-definition (HD) channels on DTT as early...

[11-20-07 – Satellite Today] CVG Inc. has won $1.3 million in contracts to provide the Florida Army National Guard with satellite-based communications equipment, the company announced Nov. 20.     CVG will supply the Army with the CVG 4200 Emergency Communications kit, which enables first responders to gain broadband connectivity under adverse conditions and in remote...

[11-20-07 – Satellite Today] GlobeCast will originate and control a pair of Ion Media Networks channels, GlobeCast announced Nov. 20.     GlobeCast receives Ion’s Network feed at the Sunrise Broadcast Center north of Miami and regionalizes the channels, which includes ad insertion and graphic overlay. The tailored channels are then sent via fiber to Ion’s...

[11-20-07 – Satellite Today] Arabsat signed a contract from Melody Entertainment  to distribute a series of channels across the Middle East, Arabsat announced Nov. 19.     Melody Entertainment will launch the channels via Arabsat’s Badr-4 satellite, which was launched in November 2006 to provide direct-to-home TV as well as voice and broadband services across the...

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] ProtoStar Ltd. and Antrix, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), will jointly provide 216 megahertz of interim satellite capacity to support direct-to-home (DTH) television demand in India, the organizations announced Nov. 19.     ISRO and Antrix with use the transponder to bridge an expected shortage in capacity...

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today]  UDcast has named David Richardson as vice president of corporate and business development, the company announced Nov. 16.     Richardson will contribute to the development of new products, market channels and alliances in the fields of mobile TV and WiMax.     Richardson previously was the director of business development for NDS...

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (CSR), which operates as XM Canada, reported a 100 percent increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, the company announced Nov. 14.     Revenue increased to 6.8 million Canadian dollars ($7.1 million) from 3.4 million Canadian dollars ($3.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2006. XM...

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] NDS is expanding its sales, support and research and development operation in Seoul, Korea, the company announced Nov. 16. The facilities have been operational since 2001.     “NDS Korea is pivotal in our ability to roll out state-of-the-art technologies such as advanced conditional access and middleware solutions, set-top box (integration and...

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Stratos Global Corp. has introduced a new dedicated GSM service for crewmembers and officers of merchant ships, the company announced Nov. 15.     GSM Oceanwide enables seafarers to use their existing mobile phones onboard merchant ships in deep ocean waters. The system, which is available around the globe, enables users to...