Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 04-13-2016] Encompass Digital Media has released a new cloud-edge playout platform called ChannelReady, designed to enable secure, cost-effective channel playout that accelerates time to market, streamlines operating costs...

[Via Satellite 04-11-2016] Communications & Power Industries’ (CPI) Satcom Division received a contract of more than $700,000 from a major European integrator and systems provider for a combination of CPI...

[Via Satellite 04-07-2016] Eutelsat Americas has sold Alterna’TV, a Miami-based content distribution company, to Thema, a subsidiary of Canal+ Group for an undisclosed amount. As part of the transaction, Canal+...

[Via Satellite 0407-2016] SES has entered long-term partnerships with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) in India and TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN) in the Netherlands to launch new channels. With...

[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] European pay-TV operator M7 Group has reached a satellite capacity and distribution agreement with Lagardère Active to distribute Mezzo Live HD, a dedicated classical music, opera, jazz...

[Via Satellite 04-06-2016] HSN, a live content retailer, has signed an agreement to renew and migrate its North American distribution platform to an SES satellite at the center of the...

[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] Pay-TV subscriptions around the world had their highest overall rise for two years, according to a quarterly research report from informitv. The research group’s “Multiscreen Index” tracked...

[Via Satellite 04-04-2016] Direct to Home (DTH) operator and media company Forever Group Myanmar has entered a long-term contract with Thaicom for five additional transponders. The company currently uses three...

[Via Satellite 04-01-2016] Measat Satellite Systems has reached an agreement with Television Entertainment Reality Network International (TERN International) to distribute the Insight UHD channel. The operator will use the global...

Not long ago, you could define “satellite” pay-TV operators, “cable” TV operators and “Internet Protocol Television” (IPTV) operators as distinct entities. Nowadays those classifications are much