http://www.viasatellite.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:16:41 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/tv/25757.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Broadcasters in the United States will end analog transmissions Feb. 17 and move entirely to digital. Every facet of broadcasting will be affected, and while the industry has been preparing for this switch for several years, some broadcasters are scrambling to ensure their new digital networks will be ready... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/25758.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST 2008 closes with a potential bottom of the financial institutions/credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and spread from the subprime mortgage market to the entire financial services industry in the second and third quarters of 2008. This crisis has ended the independent existence of all five leading... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/25766.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST There is little doubt that Asia represents one of the most exciting regions for satellite communications and broadcast services in the world. Markets such as China, India and Indonesia, have a combined population of around 2.5 billion people. With all three countries having large segments of their... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/25767.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Mobile TV is one of the hottest topics in the video arena globally, but in 2008 it seems as though the role of satellites and satellite technology in this area has come under sharper focus than ever before. In Europe, competitors SES Astra and Eutelsat formed a joint venture, Solaris Mobile, to serve the... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/25768.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 11-17-08] China represents a huge potential market for satellite communications, and with huge pent-up demand for communications, Internet and video services among the country’s 1.3 billion people, it is likely that satellite players will be at the forefront of providing these services... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/25878.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 10-31-08] France Telecom (Orange), which launched Orange TV via satellite in France in July, has reached 70,000 subscribers for the service, the company announced Oct. 30. The service is a complement to France Telecom’s IPTV service, which surpassed the 1.5 million mark for subscribers... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/25202.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 1016-08] U.K.-based set-top box vendor Pace is trying to transform itself into a company that could play an integral role in the networked home of the future, CEO Neil Gaydon said. With Pace selling more high-definition (HD) personal video recorders (PVR) than ever and a growing demand from... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/25007.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 10-16-08] DirecTV will use MPEG-4 AVC HD encoding solutions from Tandberg Television to expand local high-definition (HD) channel expansion, Tandberg announced Oct. 16... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/25009.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 10-09-08] Premiere, Germany’s leading satellite pay-TV operator, is in a state of flux, mired in a scandal over bloated subscriber figures which already has claimed the company’s CFO and chief marketing and sales officer.     Premiere announced Oct. 2 that it... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/tv/24915.html Thu, 9 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT