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IPTV: Threat Or Opportunity For Satellite
Mark Holmes
Beware! The telcos are coming to the TV market. What has been the domain of cable and satellite players has a newcomer intent on using its deep pockets to capture market share. Competition in digital... read more

LATEST BROADCASTING NEWS :: FREE

WorldSpace Loses Subscribers, Posts Flat Revenues For First Quarter
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] WorldSpace Satellite Radio reported flat revenue and a decline in...

U.S. District Court Rules For Dish In Conditional Access Suit
[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Dish Network Corp. won its lawsuit against NDS Group over conditional...

Thales To Provide Koreasat 6
[Satellite News – 5-14-08] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract to provide Korea Telecom’s...

Genesis Introduces Hybrid Service
[Satellite News – 5-14-08] Genesis Networks is introducing what it calls the “world’s first...

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HDTV

BT Vision CEO Confident Telco Can Hit Subscriber Targets
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 5-9-08] U.K. telecommunications giant BT Vision has perhaps one of the hardest tasks of any major operator in Europe in terms of penetrating the TV market. BT is... read more

Hispasat Plans Future Around Amazonas 2
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 5-2-08] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is targeting a strong performance in its core markets in Europe and Latin America throughout the next year, with the 2009 launch its Amazonas... read more

IPTV

Bell Executive Pushing Satellite Claims In Canada
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 4-23-08] Bell Canada, which owns and runs Canada’s largest direct-to-home (DTH) operator, Bell ExpressVu, is pushing satellite technology as a solution to help the country become... read more

Globecomm Business Evolves With Technology
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-15-08] In the month since the World Teleport Association (WTA) named Globecomm Systems President Kenneth Miller Teleport Executive of the Year, the company has been awarded more than... read more

MOBILITY

IP-Prime Aims To Take Over Mobile TV Market
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-1-08] In July, SES Americom division IP-Prime launched a test of its digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service to consumers in Las Vegas. The service, which was... read more

Premiere Prepares To Launch New DTH Initiative
Mark Holmes
All systems are go for German pay-TV operator Premiere and its new Premiere Star subsidiary as the companies plan the September launch of the latter’s eponymous direct-to-home (DTH) offering. Premiere... read more

Mobile Broadcasting Prospects Strong in Asia
Mark Holmes
The world is becoming more mobile as populations demand continuous access to content for business and for pleasure. This increased desire for mobility presents strong opportunities for satellite players in... read more

RADIO

RRSat Makes Global Plans Following Acquisitions
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 4-3-08] Israel’s RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. has completed a pair of acquisitions in the past two months that will give the company a strong position in both in the... read more

XM/Sirius Merger Brings Varied Responses
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 3-25-08] With the U.S. Department of Justice approval of the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. merger, the only hurdle left for the two companies is... read more

Ofcom Plans Multiple Spectrum Auctions
Mark Holmes
[12-13-07 – Satellite News] Satellite players targeting the United Kingdom likely will get the opportunity to participate in a variety of spectrum auctions in 2008, as the U.K. communications regulator... read more