Focus: Broadcasting

Sirius Reports Record Revenue, Subscriber Growth In 2005 Sirius Satellite Radio recorded revenue of $242.2 million in 2005, compared to revenue of $66.9 million in 2004, the company reported Feb....

Bellsouth extended its marketing alliance with DirecTV Inc. but also has made moves toward expanding its Internet protocol (IP) TV services going forward. As part of its longstanding deal with...

Direct-to-home (DTH) operators must continue to look away from their satellite roots as they strive for business expansion and increased revenues. With new platforms such as Internet protocol (IP) TV...

Serbia Broadband (SBB), Serbia’s largest cable operator, is targeting 100,000 subscribers for its new direct-to-home (DTH) service within the next two years. SBB announced it was launching a DTH service...

The advent of Internet protocol (IP) TV promises more choices for consumers in terms of both content and convenience and more business for satellite operators, industry officials said. The advent...

DirecTV Group Inc. earned $336 million in 2005 as revenues improved 16 percent to 13.2 billion, the company reported Feb. 8. In 2004, DirecTV lost $1.9 billion on revenues $11.3...

As broadcasters rush to introduce new ways for people to access the world’s fast-growing supply of video content, they are depending heavily on satellite-television and cable providers to pave the...

Virginia Not Alone in Eyeing DBS Tax DBS operators, beware: The state of Virginia wants to nail your customers with a 5 percent sales tax. "We understand that state legislators...

Facing mounting competition from cable and telecom companies, it is no surprise that industry rumors resurfaced that AT&T may buy Echostar outright rather than merely reselling the satellite television company’s...

By Peter J. Brown Consumers want more control over their time and their content. Broadcasters are responding by making their content available on demand using a variety of distribution channels...