Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite Today 06-03-09] AsiaSat and EchoStar have formed a partnership to deliver direct-to-home (DTH) services throughout Asia, the companies announced June 2.      The operators aim to deliver a digital satellite television service to Taiwan and other targeted regions via the AsiaSat 4 satellite. AsiaSat 4 has a broadcast satellite service payload, which will enable...

[Satellite News 06-03-09] BSkyB’s decision to team up with Microsoft to offer satellite-provided Sky Player TV content through its Xbox 360 gaming consoles in the United Kingdom and Ireland is a “smart way” to enhance the appeal of BskyB’s offering but does not compensate for the service’s lack of competitive pricing, Jonathan Doran, principal analyst...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Pay-TV offerings will continue to see the strongest growth in Asia throughout the next three years, according to a study from U.S. research firm ABI Research issued June 1.     The quarterly study, “Pay-TV Subscriptions,” said the Asia-Pacific region will continue leading subscription growth, delivering a 37 percent compound annual growth rate...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Mobile TV remains an under exploited sector with stakeholders still exploring ways of revenue generation and subsequent revenue sharing, according to a summary released June 1 by a Mobile TV CXO summit.     The summit, organized by the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), concluded that the ownership of the...

[Satellite Today 06-01-09] SES Americom-New Skies won a multi-year distribution agreement from In Demand for delivery of its NBA League Pass and Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Direct Kick programming packages to cable subscribers across the United States, SES announced June 1.     Select NBA League Pass games are delivered in high definition as part of...

Although worries persist about a potential market downturn in the satellite industry, a panel of executives at SATELLITE 2009 see a handful of opportunities — digital media and IPTV, mobility, emergency preparedness, and developing economies — as sure bets, even in a tenuous financial climate. These four hot markets share a common bond — demonstrating...

[Satellite Today 06-01-09] GlobeCast, in collaboration with Orange Labs, will deliver a live 3-D high-definition feed of a performance of Don Giovanni from the Rennes Opera house in Brittany via satellite to cinemas in Paris, the company announced May 29.     The goal of the June 2 event , is to use the latest technology...

The closing of the June issue of Via Satellite marked the end of a busy two months for the editorial team. In a nine-week stretch, members of the Via Satellite team attended three shows — Cabsat, SATELLITE 2009 and NAB — and completed three magazines as well as producing all of the daily, weekly and...

Satellite operators doing business in Asia are thriving despite the global recession, with revenue from transponder leasing in the region remaining strong even as other sectors of the world’s economy have withered. The commercial communications satellite industry’s most important drivers, including DTH television and intercontinental video transmissions, remain in growth mode because of the continued...

[Satellite Today 06-01-09] SES Sirius reported that out of a total 2.81 million TV homes in the Baltic countries, it now serves 230,000 satellite households and 1.4 million cable households (all cable households) — an increase of 62 percent from 2008, the company announced May 29.     SES Sirius claims it is now the leading...