Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] By 2025, NSR expects more than 785 Ultra-HD channels will broadcast over satellite, driving an additional $280 million in annual leasing revenues. The research firm’s “Ultra-HD via Satellite, 3rd Edition” report identifies 2016 as a key inflection point for the rollout of satellite-based Ultra-HD channels. According to NSR forecasts, by next year...

[Via Satellite 03-29-2016] SES, in collaboration with European culture channel Arte, will be broadcasting the Le Corsaire ballet live in Ultra-HD from the Vienna State Opera via the orbital position Astra 19.2 degrees east. The Ultra-HD live broadcast will begin at 19:00 CET on April 2. SES will broadcast the ballet Free-to-Air (FTA) on the...

[Via Satellite 03-24-2016] Globecomm has received its first streaming Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services contract from a U.S. government organization that has deployed personnel in a large, multi-unit dwelling overseas. The company will combine its global terrestrial and satellite-based network to provide an end-to-end, fully managed solution that includes video services with fully-licensed television content, DVR,...

[Via Satellite 03-22-2016] AsiaSat has reached a multi-year lease agreement with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) for a C-band transponder on AsiaSat 7. The company will use capacity from the AsiaSat 7 satellite to increase the number of Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) television services in India. SPN will start broadcasting a new...

[Via Satellite 03-21-2016] SES Platform Services and The History Channel Germany have expanded their partnership covering the distribution of pay-TV channel A&E on the Sky Deutschland platform, extending the contract for encoding, multiplexing, uplink and satellite capacity by several years. Additionally both channels will continue to rely on SES Platform Services’ content management and playout...

[Via Satellite 03-21-2016] Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech Xicom has received a $1.3 million contract from a major satellite television provider. The company will supply Ka-band high-power amplifiers for Direct-to-Home (DTH) services. “Comtech Xicom Technology is pleased to be selected to support such an important direct-to-home customer as they refresh their Ka-band network,” said Stanton Sloane, president...

[Via Satellite 03-18-2016] After playing a pivotal role in Bulgaria’s transition from analog to digital television in 2013, Nurts Bulgaria is planning to increase its satellite broadcasting capabilities far beyond its domestic market. Today, Nurts uplinks 170 channels from its Teleport Plana, located near Bulgaria’s capital city, Sofia. Television channels account for 125 of that...

[Via Satellite 03-17-2017] SES has included Ultra-HD programming from Mance Media’s 4KUniverse on the operator’s UHD1 Ultra-HD channel. 4KUniverse content includes documentaries, theatrical movies, experimental films, feature films and television series. The Ultra-HD content will be featured on UHD1 and is delivered over SES 3, one of three SES satellites (SES 1, SES 3, and...

[Via Satellite 03-15-2016] During the SATELLITE 2016 Conference and Exhibition, the Via Satellite editorial team conducted interviews with leaders and experts from across the industry. Via Satellite spoke with Eutelsat on pivotal changes occurring in the realm of Ultra-HD, Advantech Wireless on new products such as its second generation Adaptive Satellite Access Technology (ASAT), and...

[Via Satellite 03-10-2016] Eutelsat’s satellites have now broadcast more 6,000 channels with the launch of “OSN First HD – Home of HBO,” a new channel broadcast by OSN, a Pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa. “OSN First HD – Home of HBO” takes OSN’s long-term partnership with HBO offers first and exclusive access for OSN...