Focus: Broadcasting

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] The Modern Times Group (MTG) announced its results Oct. 23, giving an update on its DTH operations in both the Nordic and Baltic regions. The company’s subsidiary, Viasat Broadcasting had 846,000 DTH subscribers in the Nordic region at the end of September. Out of these, 90,000 were basic DTH subscribers, and...

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] NDS has introduced a new high-definition digital video recorder, an Amino AmiNET530 set-top box (STB) powered by Metro middleware, for the IPTV market, the company announced Oct. 24. The Amino AmiNET530 is an integrated IPTV middleware and conditional access solution that provides an end-to-end turnkey for telecommunications companies and broadband operators....

[10-23-07 – Satellite News] Dogan TV, a major media group in Turkey, is using satellite technology to extend its reach into the digital TV market. Earlier this year, Dogan announced it had teamed up with conditional access and middleware provider NDS to launch a digital interactive television service, D-Smart, which will be available to more...

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra has moved its satellite Astra 1E from the orbital position 19.2° East to 23.5° East to replace the satellite Astra 1D which is approaching the end of its design life, the company said Oct. 23. SES Astra is building 23.5° East into a new prime orbital slot for direct-to-home...

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] Nortel has integrated Widevine Technologies’content security solution into their IPTV solution. The partnership will help protect telecommunications operators’revenue streams and enable premium content licensing, Nortel announced Oct. 22. The two companies have signed a global reseller agreement, which allows companies to adopt the secure solution. Nortel and Widevine have won multiple...

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] SES Sirius is getting ready for the launch of its Sirius 4 satellite. The operator said Oct. 22 that the satellite was delivered to the Baikonour Cosmodrome for launch next month. The launch date for Sirius 4 has been set for November 18. Sirius 4 is a multi-mission Ku/Ka-band satellite to...

[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite formed a strategic partnership with Brazilian telecommunications company Tesacom do Brasil, Iridium announced Oct. 19. Tesacom provides the maritime, oil and gas, utilities, agriculture, emergency communications, mining, and transportation industry, as well as the government, and military with communications services, including satellite voice and data transmission, text messaging, localization...

[10-19-07 – Satellite Today]  AeroAstro, a business unit of the Radyne Corp., will supply Globalstar with network upgrades to increase satellite messaging capacity, Radyne announced Oct. 18. AeroAstro will supply ground network upgrades as part of its Sensor Enabled Notification System  to enhance receiver sensitivity and the overall customer messaging capacity of the Globalstar Simplex...

[10-19-07 – Satellite Today]  Com Dev International Ltd. will demonstrate an advanced automatic identification system (AIS) detection capability from space, the company announced Oct. 17. The VHF broadcast system will be used to locate and identify ships at sea. The system is required aboard major marine vessels and also is used by port authorities, coast...

[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] C2Sat Communications signed a deal with Trac ID Systems, covering a new radio link application for the oil and gas industry, C2Sat announced Oct. 19. Under the agreement with Trac, a Norwegian telecommunications company that provides wireless systems to oil companies, C2Sat will provide TracLink service for the offshore market with...