Focus: Broadcasting

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] DirecTV will be using Tandberg Television’s workflow automation solutions to enable its new multi-platform on-demand service, the company announced Sept. 10. The Tandberg WatchPoint Workflow System supports service providers’ and programmers’ unique workflow processes by integrating with multiple in-house, third-party and other Tandberg Television systems for content management and distribution. WatchPoint...

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] iDirect is introducing three new products, including the industry’s first integrated remote satellite outdoor unit, the company announced Sept. 7. The three new products represent key elements iDirect’s next generation satellite system and include a 4-slot hub chassis, a single-box VSAT solution and a DVB-S2/ACM satellite platform.

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Orbit Communications Co. and Eutelsat Germany have concluded an agreement to distribute Arabic channels to cable operators in continental Europe, the company announced Sept. 7. The channels will be available to cable networks in the KabelKiosk platform. Orbit will initially launch three channels, expanding to cover all seven of their channels...

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Sidsa is working with the Islamic Republic of Iran to distribute satellite television to handheld mobile phones, the company announced Sept. 7. Sidsa will distribute 16 TV channels through its Polar Plus headend, broadcasting the channels from Intelsat and Eutelsat satellites to Sagem Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) equipped mobile phones. Sidsa...

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Comtech EF Data is introducing a new Media Router platform, the company announced Sept. 7. The Media Router 6000 is a single platform that functions as a satelllite receiver, combiner, filter and video to IP transcoder. It enables the reception of DVB-S and DVB-S2 transport streams and IP-based video, audio and...

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] International Datacasting Corp. and Sensio Technologies Inc. have signed a letter of intent to develop a satellite solution to broadcast 3D digital and e-cinema, the companies announced Sept. 6. Sensio will be providing 3D digital content encoding and decoding expertise, while IDC provides their broadband satellite distribution network. The companies intend...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Mainstream Data has teamed up with Portugal Television (PT) and Lusa, Portugal’s national press agency, to distribute news stories and photographs to customers in Europe and Africa, the company announced Sept. 5. Mainstream will replace its existing satellite distribution system with Medias Server, a proprietary application server that utilizes a combination...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd. has signed transponder contracts with two major direct-to-home (DTH) providers in the Middle East and Europe, the company announced Sept. 6. The contacts, both multi-year and multi-transponder, will support My TV, a Strong Technologies LLC service based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP),...

Pace Micro Technology is launching a new business unit, Pace Networks, which it hopes will enable satellite pay-TV operators to effectively deploy advanced solutions to their customers, particularly in urban areas, which are not necessarily suited to satellite. The first product developed within Pace Networks is Pace MultiDweller, a solution that enables operators to deliver...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Globecomm is introducing a new suite of video services for customers ranging from traditional direct-to-home (DTH) and cable channels to new IPTV service providers, the company announced Sept. 6. SkyBorne Broadcast provides complete distribution services for direct-to-home and cable TV channels, including compression and standards conversion, encryption for subscriber or system...