China DBSat Official Confident Satellite Will Make Broadband Impact in China
[Satellite Today 11-17-08] Wu Jinfeng, general manager of China DBSat, is confident that satellite broadband...

SES Astra Confirms New Channel Launch
[Satellite Today 11-17-08] em24, a digital business and lifestyle channel, has begun broadcasting on SES...

Thuraya Signs Egypt Distribution Deal
[Satellite Today 11-17-08] Thuraya signed a distribution agreement with i2 of Saudi Arabia to sell and market...

Measat Adds YR Asia to Regional C-band Broadcasting Portfolio
 [Satellite Today 11-12-08] Measat Satellite Systems signed an agreement to distribute the YR Asia...

U.S. Satellite Pay-TV Operators Lead HD Market; Other Regions Making Gains
Mark Holmes
[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... read more 

Broadcast 2.0: The Changing Scene in Europe
Mark Holmes
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... read more 

Satellite Role Examined At GTM
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 6-5-08] The satellite industry is well-placed to help industry meet the  challenges of connecting people around the globe, Hamadoun Touré, secretary general of ... read more 

BT Vision CEO Confident Telco Can Hit Subscriber Targets
Mark Holmes
[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... read more 

Year in Review: 2008 Events Set Stage for 2009
Mark Holmes and Jason Bates
Blog Special To comment on this article, visit Mark Holme’s blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog/?p=90 While the satellite sector generally remains in good health, a financial crisis that has cast a huge... read more 

IP-Prime Aims To Take Over Mobile TV Market
Jessica Pearce
[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... read more 

Premiere Prepares To Launch New DTH Initiative
Mark Holmes
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... read more 

Looking Ahead To 2009
Owen D. Kurtin
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... read more 

Ondas CEO Heeds Lessons from Other Satellite Radio Operators
[Satellite News 11-19-08] With WorldSpace filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Sirius XM Radio struggling post-merger, the outlook for a new satellite radio business does not look good... read more 

Analyst: Sirius May Have to Renegotiate Content-Related Contracts to Survive
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 11-06-08] Lucrative contract offers from Sirius XM Satellite Radio to its on-air content are key drivers of the company’s reported massive debt and may have to be renegotiated before they... read more 

Digital Switchover Creates New Opportunities
Greg Berlocher
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... read more 

Focus on Asia: Editor's Note
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... read more 

Mobile TV Via Satellite Struggling in Asia
Mark Holmes
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... read more