http://www.viasatellite.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:59:42 EST [Satellite News 09-2208] The Americas region, driven principally by the United States, continues to lead the globe in terms of demand for high-definition (HD) TV services, while Japanese consumers are leading uptake of the service in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a study by IMS Research... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/24677.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT The European broadcast landscape is a hotbed of innovation as operators and broadcasters rollout different strategies to attract customers. With telcos moving into the broadcast sector and high-definition... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/24221.html Mon, 1 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 08-18-08] Foxtel has seen a strong early take-up of high-definition (HD) services in Australia, attracting nearly 40,000 HD subscribers since launching the service in June.     Patrick Delany, executive director of sales and product development for Foxtel, said these early... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/24141.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT With the Chinasat-9 satellite in orbit, officially sanctioned satellite-TV services are set to become a reality in the world’s biggest market. With a population of more than 1.3 billion people, China offers broadcasters, equipment manufacturers and others a tantalizing opportunity but also a market... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/23880.html Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Satellite technology has played a key role in the globalization of sports and entertainment, as formerly regional events have been elevated to global status. Now with consumers demanding more and more services while attending these events, the people behind the shows are looking to satellite technology to... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/23647.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News – 5-22-08] Australia’s Austar United Communications Ltd. is another digital satellite pay-TV operator in the Asia-Pacific region expecting strong growth throughout the next few years as consumers in the region     Australia is a maturing market, and Austar likely... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/23124.html Thu, 22 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News – 5-19-08] Hello HD, a new high-definition (HD) platform in Hungary being broadcast by Eutelsat Communications, expects to have 50,000 subscribers by the end of the year, said CEO Andra Schmideg. The platform, which debuted in early May with channels such as Eurosport HD, National... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/23058.html Mon, 19 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT [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 attempting to gain a foothold in a market where satellite operator BSkyB has nearly 9 million pay-TV... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/22981.html Fri, 9 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT [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 2 satellite expected to help the operator make great strides further in Latin America... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/22867.html Fri, 2 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News – 4-25-08] Arqiva is expanding into the international high-definition (HD) market with launches of a new international platform for occasional use broadcasting as well as a new MPEG-4 HD platform for Asia.     Simon Thrush, senior vice president for Arqiva in the United... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/applications/24/22817.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT