Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 05-05-2016] Measat and RR Media have launched the CBS Reality channel across Africa via Measat’s Africasat 1a satellite at 46 degrees east. The Africasat 1a satellite provides high-powered C-band beams that stretch across the African continent and island nations. The channel is available to pay-TV operators and features documentaries and real life dramas....

[Via Satellite 05-03-2016] Liquid Telecom has entered a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat to use multiple transponders on the Eutelsat 7B satellite. The independent data, voice and IP provider has purchased the capacity to support both enterprise solutions and broadcasting services for pay-TV. Satellite complements Liquid Telecom’s pan-African terrestrial network and enables the company to provide...

At the Media Partners Asia (MPA) Asia Pacific Pay-TV Operators Summit in Bali, Indonesia, stakeholders from across the broadcast landscape will assess the latest state of the market. Asia remains full of fascinating opportunities for broadcast and pay-TV services; the question is: what will happen next?

While there have been specific factors at play that have spearheaded the new format in South Korea and Japan, Ultra-HD growth in the region is expected to be replicated at a macro level with the rest of the world. This trend will commence in Western Europe — with its large number of test broadcasts —...

[Via Satellite 04-28-2016] Thaicom has entered into a multi-year agreement with Somaliland National Television (SLNTV), Somaliland’s national broadcaster. Under the terms of the agreement, Thaicom will provide SLNTV with C-band capacity on the Thaicom 5 satellite and a complete end-to-end solution that includes the design, installation and commissioning of the uplink facility. The satellite operator’s...

[Via Satellite 04-28-2016] SES has signed a capacity agreement with Eurovision to broadcast the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics to sports fans around the world. As part of the agreement, Eurovision will lease several transponders on the NSS-806 satellite between July and August 2016 to enable broadcasters across the globe to provide extensive coverage of...

[Via Satellite 04-27-2015] ABS and Trace announced an agreement to broadcast the Trace Urban international music channel via ABS 2’s global C-band beam across the Asia Pacific region. The channel, which features popular urban music genres such as R&B, hip-hop, dance, and rhythmic pop, will debut on May 1. Trace Urban is available in 130...

[Via Satellite 04-27-2016] Eutelsat and multiscreen TV solutions expert Wiztivi are unveiling Sat.tv, a smart Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for tablets and smartphones, at the TV Connect show in London. The application addresses the 66 million homes in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East equipped for Direct-to-Home (DTH) reception of Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellites,...

[Via Satellite 04-26-2016] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has signed an exclusive agreement with German television programming company RTL International to provide a new German Premium TV channel to cruise ships around the world. The company will deliver RTL’s TV channel to 27 cruise lines and more than 130 ships serving about 10 million passengers a year. In...

[Via Satellite 04-22-2016] Despite challenges with current economic conditions, Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service provider ViewSat is adding roughly half a dozen new channels a month from broadcasters in Africa. The company, based in the United Kingdom, is focused heavily on emerging markets and remains confident in their long term potential. Safia Rana, commercial director at...