South African DTH operator inks deal with Intelsat
The agreement extends and expands MultiChoice’s existing contract on the Intelsat 7 satellite at 68.5 degreesvEast to the follow-on satellite, Intelsat 20 due to be launched in early 2012....
Satlynx expands media streaming offering in Europe
The Satlynx Media Streaming is now available more broadly in Europe and with an increased number of bandwidth and pricing options....
Envivio unveils 4Caster C42 three-screen encoder
The 4Caster C42 extends the capabilities of the company’s codec technologies to enable delivery of the best quality video within the tight bandwidth tolerances....
Dates and events you need to know
The NAB Small Market Group Roundtable begins Oct. 1 in San Antonio, TX....
Ellison to head Enforcement Bureau
P. Michele Ellison will become the next chief of the Enforcement Bureau on Sept. 28....
Commission issues reminder of closed captioning obligations
On Jan. 1, 2010, all new nonexempt Spanish language programming must be closed captioned....
SBE asks commission to keep medical devices out of RPU band
The Society of Broadcast Engineers filed reply comments in the commission’s rulemaking proceeding considering opening 413MHz-457MHz for a new medical use....
Trade commission to investigate patent infringement claims
The U.S. International Trade Commission said last week it would launch an investigation into claims by LG Electronics that some of its patents on flat panel TVs have been violated....
MaxLinear raises mobile TV chip miniaturization bar
At 1.57mm by 1.57mm, the new MxL703RM chip cuts power consumption by 30 percent....
TeamCast DVB-T2 receiver adds measurement capability
The Dmod4-T2 continuously monitors real-time signal performance....
GooMe M Cube enables operators to offer bundled TV, three-screen accessibility
The over-the-top media management system delivers any content to PC, TV and mobile TV devices. ...
TeamCast introduces newest DTV, mobile TV modules
The multistandard product portfolio relies on Xilinx FPGA flexibility, logic capacity and embedded processing. ...
‘Reactive’ buying will keep spending high, says Telecom industry analyst Infonetics
While the operators delivering mobile TV content in North America may not be making much money, suppliers of content security hardware and software across all media markets will carve up a $1 billion pie this year according to Infonetics Research's quarterly “Content Security Software and Appliances Revenue Forecast” report...
Measuring viewer behavior essential for raising mobile TV's visibility for media buyers
FLO TV and Rentrak's new partnership may signal more profitable mobile TV....
Mobile TV providers strive to stay out of the red
Mobile TV generated about $118 million in advertising revenue in the first half of 2009....
