Focus: Broadcasting

Belgian satellite solutions provider Newtec is revamping its management structure to better deal with the needs of customers and may also look to make more commercially minded acquisitions, the company’s...

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Arqiva, the U.K.-based satellite solutions company, received a contract to help launch the BBC’s free-to-air digital TV platform, dubbed Freesat, by March, Arqiva announced Sept. 18....

The satellite set-top box market is a very competitive arena dominated by players such as Thomson, Pace Micro Technology and Philips. But these players received a surprise in August when...

[09-17-07 – Satellite Today]  Intorel has launched a new version of its monitoring and control solution, the company announced Sept. 17. Visionic version 3.55 features a more flexible graphical user...

[09-14-07 – Satellite Today]  SES Astra has signed a capacity deal with one of Germany’s top channel providers, the company announced Sept. 14. The extra capacity will enable the German...

[09-14-07 – Satellite Today] Telespazio, the Italian satellite operator, has won a key military contract in Italy, the company said Sept. 13. The operator has signed a 118 million euros...

[Satellite Today – 09-13-07] Canalsat, the French direct-to-home operator with more than five million subscribers, said Sept. 12, that it had signed a new deal with Philips for advanced High-Definition...

[Satellite News – 9-13-07] It is not every day a major European pay-TV operator enters into a new market with a population of close to 50 million people, but that...

[09/12/07 – Satellite Today]  Entavio will be broadcasting German handball, basketball and volleyball league games thanks to an agreement with Sportdigital.tv, the company announced Sept. 12. Entavio is a fully...

[09-11-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra is bringing its interactive TV service Blucom to the Middle East, the company announced September 11. SES has signed a contract with MBC, a...