Intelsat has announced that it signed a new multi-year, multi transponder contract with Strong Technologies of Dubai. Under this contract, Strong Technologies will use additional capacity on the Intelsat 10 […]
RTP goes global with Intelsat
Intelsat has announced that it has signed a deal with Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) to distribute RTP’s international channels throughout the Americas, Europe and Africa. The Portuguese public […]
S4C extends Digital Text to Freeview
Welsh language broadcaster S4C is launching its Digital Text service on the Freeview platform. The service, developed for the DTT MHEG-5 middleware by emuse absolutely, closely resembles the version already […]
Proton failure threatens Nordic satellites
Last night’s failure of the Proton launch of the JCSAT II satellite from Baikonur could have a serious impact on the two Nordic satellite companies. SES has two satellites scheduled […]
SES boosts Irish broadband market
SES Astra has signed an agreement with National Broadband Services that will allow it to offer its satellite-based broadband service Astra2 Connect in Ireland. Astra2 Connect can deliver dual or […]
Swisscom strengthens Tandberg co-operation
Swisscom has opted for Tandberg Television’s iPlex UltraCompression IPTV head-end for its Bluewin IPTV service. Bluewin TV, which made its commercial debut in November 2006, currently offers subscribers over 120 […]
Apple cored as NBC goes up the Amazon
NBC Universal has said it is making content available over Amazon’s Unbox digital download service just days after the peacock network failed to reach an agreement with Apple for carriage […]
Magnet pulls in Sky
Irish IPTV network Magnet Entertainment has added a package of ten Sky branded channels to its basic package. The channels include Sky News, Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky […]
Matt Frei named BBC World News America anchor
BBC World has stepped up its commitment to the US market with the launch of a new Washington-based news programme on October 1. BBC World News America will be presented […]
Comstar posts strong broadband and IPTV growth
Russia’s Comstar-Direct, a unit of Sistema-backed Comstar-UTS, ended Q2 with 426,400 residential broadband Internet subscribers. The figure represented a 4% increase on the previous quarter and 42% year-on-year, and as […]