http://www.viasatellite.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:23:17 EST While the satellite sector generally remains in good health, a financial crisis that has cast a huge shadow over the globe also threatens the necessary funding that many companies will need as they look to expand their operations and capitalize on new technology and initiatives. There are warning signs... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/25757.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST [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 tested until the beginning of 2008 and is now available commercially, was “extremely... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/22587.html Tue, 1 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 announced July 3 that it had struck a deal with HypoVereinsbank, which saw the investment bank take a... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/18580.html Fri, 6 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EDT 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 Asia, and many companies already are involved in ambitious projects aimed at making strong mobile video... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/17879.html Fri, 1 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EDT Customers are seeking robust encoding solutions that are futureproof and can be easily adapted to meet the needs of a marketplace where mobile content delivery requirements are emerging to join demand created by HDTV and IPTV. The objective is achieving whatever is necessary to ensure a superb viewing or... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/17647.html Tue, 1 May 2007 0:00:00 EDT SES Americom unveiled a high-definition service intended to provide a bandwidth home to customers using IP-based connectivity platforms for providing voice and data communication to satellite newsgathering (SNG) trucks, the company announced April 10. The service, delivered via the AMC-5 satellite at... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/17623.html Wed, 11 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT With boats from China, New Zealand, Germany, the United States and Switzerland among the competitors at the 32nd America’s Cup, the event will draw an enthusiastic audience from around the globe. To provide coverage of the competition, which begins in April off the coast of Valencia, Spain, and could... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/17297.html Sun, 1 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT Lockheed Martin has received a contract from Inmarsat to develop enabling technology for Inmarsat's mobile satellite network, Lockheed Martin announced Jan. 15. Under the $36.5... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/16703.html Tue, 16 Jan 2007 0:00:00 EST While in most markets in western Europe - i.e., France, Italy and Spain - consolidation has taken place in recent years, among DTH operators in the Nordic markets, competition between the operators Viasat and Canal Digital is alive and well. The two operators have around 1.7 million customers between them to... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/14821.html Mon, 20 Nov 2006 0:00:00 EST In one of the most significant announcements of the year in the European satellite industry, traditional rivals SES Global and Eutelsat will team up to launch a satellite-based mobile broadcasting system. The two companies will share the costs, about 130 million euros ($165.9 million), in the development of... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/mobility/14776.html Mon, 6 Nov 2006 0:00:00 EST