Focus: Broadcasting

ND SatCom‘s technology partner, Augsburg, Germany-based satellite newsgathering service provider rt1.tv, will launch a new service this summer, ND SatCom announced Sept. 3. The service, dubbed Comfort.link, includes a network...

Newtech and SES Astra signed a cooperation agreement to test and demonstrate a new way to deliver television content, the company said Sept. 4. The managed satellite distribution system will...

Satellite operators painted an optimistic picture for the years ahead with new growth opportunities as well as strong demand in core markets such as video. The industry is“in a dynamic...

With more than 5 million subscribers, Canalsat is the leading pay-TV operator in France and the second biggest direct-to-home operator in Europe behind BSkyB. As part of the Canal+ Group,...

“Everybody loves HDTV.” “The picture quality is amazing.” “It is a must have.” How many times have these statements been expressed throughout the last year? No one denies that high-definition...

The average consumer may not be familiar with the phrase average revenue per user, but they definitely buy into the business strategy. Pay-TV was one of the first mediums to...

In August, we reviewed IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) as a driver of next-generation fixed satellite service and direct broadcast satellite service. We looked at the technology and identified four likely...

[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] STMicroelectronics has integrated Cinea Inc.’s Running Marks’ session-based watermarking technology into set-top box decoders, Cinea announced Aug. 29. The solution has been integrated into STMicroelectronics’STi7109...

[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] SES Sirius appointed Hakan Sjodin managing director, the company announced Aug. 30. Sjodin, who replaces Per Norman, has been with SES Sirius since 2001 and...

[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] Eutelsat has signed a capacity deal with MultiChoice Africa for four Ku-band transponders on the Sesat 1 satellite, Eutelsat announced Aug. 30. MultiChoice, one of...