Satellite News articles from January 2009

Satellite News archives from January 2009

BSkyB Explores New Territory With Online TV Service.
January 7, 2009... [Satellite News 01-07-09] BSkyB hopes its Sky Player online TV service, which launched late last year, will find a strong niche among new customers in the United Kingdom. Sky Player TV offers live TV and video-on-demand and builds on the...

TeamCast Sees Growth Potential in Difficult Economic Times.
January 7, 2009... [Satellite News 01-06-08] TeamCast, a broadcast networks infrastructure solutions provider, is confident it will see strong market demand for its hybrid solutions encompassing terrestrial and satellite and is aggressively seeking global...

Industry Executives Reveal Expectations for 2009 (Part 1).
January 7, 2009... [Satellite News 12-30-08] The satellite industry was largely shielded from the full impact of the global recession in 2008 and some companies posted record-setting yearly profits, a majority of executives told Satellite News. However,...

Industry Executives Reveal Expectations for 2009 (Part 2).
January 7, 2009... [Satellite News 12-30-08] Political shifts in the U.S. government could lead to adjustments in business plans, satellite executives told Satellite News. With the U.S. digital television switchover planned for Feb. 17; a new U.S....

Industry Executives Reveal Expectations for 2009 (Part 3).
January 7, 2009... [Satellite News 01-07-09] While 2009 may present economic challenges to the satellite industry, a majority of executives are excited about taking advantage of the opportunities that often present themselves in a crisis. Satellite executives...

The Best of Satellite News in 2008.(Company overview)
January 7, 2009... [Satellite News 01-07-08] Satellite News would like to take this opportunity to look back at 20 of the most important stories of 2008. From the economic crisis to emergence of IPTV, it has been an exciting year of development for the...

Eurosat Expects to Reach Early Breakeven Point on Astra2Connect.
January 14, 2009... [Satellite News 01-13-09] Eurosat, which signed a distribution agreement with SES Astra late last year to distribute Astra2Connect in the United Kingdom, is confident it will reach the breakeven point for the service in 2009 due to strong...

AIA: Aerospace Employment Holds Steady Despite U.S. Dept. of Labor Report.
January 14, 2009... [Satellite News 01-12-09] Despite a U.S. Department of Labor report showing that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 16-year high, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) still expects industry employment rates to hit its year-end mark of...

AIA Suggests U.S. Space Program be Coordinated Directly with Obama.
January 14, 2009... [Satellite News 01-13-08] After a series of discussions with the transition team for President-elect Barack Obama, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA is proposing that U.S. space capabilities and budget issues be coordinated directly...

BSkyB Explores New Territory With Online TV Service.
January 14, 2009... [Satellite News 01-07-09] BSkyB hopes its Sky Player online TV service, which launched late last year, will find a strong niche among new customers in the United Kingdom. Sky Player TV offers live TV and video-on-demand and builds on the...

NATO Chief Discusses Bandwidth Management, Shift to IP Technology.(Malcolm Green)
January 14, 2009... [Satellite News 01-09-09] NATO's demands for bandwidth are increasing, and the organization has been tapping into the benefits of IP technologies to help in operations, Malcolm Green, chief of CAT 9 communication infrastructure services of...

EchoStar International President Looks to Mexico.
January 21, 2009... [Satellite News 01-21-09] EchoStar Corp. hopes it can become a force in the Mexican pay-TV market after signing a deal in late 2008 with MVS Multivision to form a joint venture, Dish Mexico, that has launched Dish, a low-cost satellite TV...

Tandberg Addresses Non-Linear MediaPath Capabilities, MPEG-4 Transition Challenges.
January 21, 2009... [Satellite News 01-16-09] Tandberg Television kicked off 2009 with a content delivery deal with Starz Entertainment intended to promote Tandberg's next-generation MediaPath system as a non-linear distribution platform, Tandberg Vice...

Polish Pay-TV Market Exhibit Strength of Satellite-IP Offerings.
January 21, 2009... [Satellite News 01-15-09] TP Group, the largest telco in Poland, is one of an increasing number of telecoms that is complementing its IPTV offering with satellite service. Despite tough competition with Polsat, Cyfra+ and N in the regional...

New SpaceX President Takes on More Operational Responsibilities.
January 21, 2009... [Satellite News 01-15-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) President Gwynne Shotwell will be taking over more of the day-to-day operations from company founder, CEO and CTO Elon Musk Shotwell said Jan. 13 at the Washington Space...

Eurosat Expects to Reach Early Breakeven Point on Astra2Connect.
January 21, 2009... [Satellite News 01-13-09] Eurosat, which signed a distribution agreement with SES Astra late last year to distribute Astra2Connect in the United Kingdom, is confident it will reach the breakeven point for the service in 2009 due to strong...

CEO: Swedish Space Acquisition of USN a Response to Customer Demands.
January 28, 2009... [Satellite News 01-28-09] Swedish Space Corp.'s (SSC) company's acquisition of Universal Space Network (USN) will satisfy customers who wanted a one-stop shop for commercial satellite tracking services, SSC CEO Lars Persson said. SSC...

GPS-Enabled Applications, Handsets Set for Dramatic Annual Growth.
January 28, 2009... [Satellite News 01-27-09] The results of two ABI Research studies along with several deals backed by major companies may be pointing to a healthy future for GPS-enabled handsets and applications. Alternative global positioning...

IPTV Americas CEO Boasts Responsible Spending to Attract Investors.(chief executive officer Alvaro Gazzolo )
January 28, 2009... [Satellite News 01-23-09] IPTV Americas (IPTVA) is searching for outside investment as it looks to go to the next level of its growth strategy, CEO Alvaro Gazzolo told Satellite News. "We will need further funding going forward....

Analysts Raise Doubts Over Sirius XM's Super Bowl Push, Hikes Rates.
January 28, 2009... [Satellite News 01-22-09] Despite the force of Sirius XM Radio's push to capitalize on the most popular U.S. television event of the year, the NFL Super Bowl, some market analysts are calling the move "desperate" -- coming at a time when the...