22-FEB-12
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has applauded an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) move to allow governments to take "necessary actions" when foreign powers deliberately interfere with satellite transmissions.
21-FEB-12
Cartoon Network HD has become the first high definition (HD) children's channel in Southeast Asia, after a deal with GlobeCast to deliver the channel via its capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite.
15-FEB-12
SES new satellite, SES-4, will provide new capacity to the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. This is the 50th satellite in the global SES fleet and also the largest, most powerful SES satellite to date. It will replace the NSS-7 satellite at 338 degrees East longitude and provide replacement as well as incremental capacity at this well established SES orbital slot over the Atlantic Ocean.
10-FEB-12
According to a fact sheet compiled by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), over 500 satellites orbit the earth delivering broadcasting; voice, Internet and emergency communications; environmental and scientific monitoring; and global navigation and positioning systems for planes, ships and vehicles.
10-FEB-12
Satellite communications specialist Newtec has teamed up with DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting Group) members Arabsat, Cisco, SES and Thomson Video Networks to discuss an update to the DVB-S2 satellite broadcast standard.
06-FEB-12
Vislink will launch its new Advent Mantis "MSAT" Man Portable Data Terminal, a highly portable tri-band satellite antenna system specifically designed for rapid deployment in hostile environments, at CABSAT 2012 in Dubai at the end of February.
27-JAN-12
The SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) and the Media Diversity Sub-Committee of the Right to Know Campaign (R2K) have noted the publishing, late last year, of the Independent Communication Authority of South Africas (ICASA) The Issue Paper on the Review of the Broadcasting Regulatory Framework towards a Digitally Converged Environment (The Broadcasting Regulatory Review).
09-JAN-12
Anyone who has had any experience with live television will surely agree that the biggest challenge of all has to be communications. Getting 12 people to communicate in a studio environment is a big enough ask, getting twice that number in two locations 7km apart with a stretch of the Indian Ocean between you is another story, writes IAN DORMER.
09-JAN-12
Miranda Technologies Inc., a worldwide provider of production, playout and delivery systems for the television broadcast, cable, satellite and IPTV industries, recently launched Enterprise Suite, which streamlines content preparation for broadcast playout and VOD publishing.
09-JAN-12
Harris Corporations complete, energy-efficient DVB-T2 solution includes a compact video headend, digital transmitters and test and measurement equipment. The Harris Selenio media convergence platform, which combines traditional baseband video / audio processing, video / audio compression...
06-JAN-12
GlobeCast and ARABSAT announced today that the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB), a grouping of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) available anywhere in the world, is now located on the 5C satellite over Africa.
15-DEC-11
Satellite company SES is to further increase its focus on emerging and growth markets and has introduced four global sales regions with a dedicated management leading each region.
13-DEC-11
TechCentral reports that MultiChoice, owner of satellite pay-TV platform DStv, has plans to switch from two separate satellites to a new single satellite, Intelsat 20 (IS-20), which has increased capacity for high definition (HD) broadcasts.
07-DEC-11
Satellite communications specialist Newtec has rounded off a milestone year with extremely positive customer feedback indicating a continued positive evolution from satisfied to extremely satisfied.
16-NOV-11
The international satellite communications sector has applauded the Ethiopian governments recent decision to strategically liberalise its VSAT market and it is encouraging the national administration to continue to implement regulatory reforms that facilitate cost-effective delivery of Internet, voice and data communications needed for famine relief and other vital services.
09-NOV-11
Gilat Satcom has announced that together with Tvinci, the Pay Over-the-Top (OTT) video platform provider, it will offer, for the first time, a full duplex satellite-based OTT TV solution.
09-NOV-11
With the world deadline for the digitalisation of all TV broadcasts set for 2015, satellite is set to play an important role in ensuring that the maximum number of homes can actually watch digital TV once the deadline for the switchover has passed.
07-NOV-11
GlobeCast has signed a contract with broadcaster Trace to broadcast its new high-definition channel, Trace Sports HD, on the NSS-806 satellite. Thanks to this new coverage, Trace Sports HD will enter the region with strong growth in the pay-TV sector and have access to a potential audience of 18 million DTH and cable homes in North, Central, and South America.
07-NOV-11
According to Broadband TV News, Eutelsat Communications has launched the Atlantic Bird 7 satellite to enhance coverage in the Middle East and North African broadcast markets.
07-NOV-11
The in-house production facility of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Studios, has upgraded its Atlanta, Georgia Studios by choosing a LYNX Technik fiber solution to improve the HD video distribution over 204 single mode fiber I/O paths to four of their six studios.
