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| 03.12.2010 |
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Slovak Telecom COO Hails Launch of Satellite-TV Offering 
[Satellite News 03-12-10] Slovak Telecom is the latest telco to use of satellite technology to bring pay-TV services to its customer base, launching a pay-TV service, Magio, via satellite in mid-January. “According to the availability of...
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| 03.05.2010 |
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SES World Skies Plans 3-D TV Tests
[Satellite News 03-05-10] SES World Skies is getting ready to begin 3-D TV trials as it aims to place satellite at the forefront in terms of delivering 3-D media. Beginning in April, SES will work with broadcasters, programmers, TV manufacturers...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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DishTV Gears Up for New Service Roll-Outs in India
[Satellite News 03-01-10] Indian DTH operator DishTV is set to launch personal video recorder (PVR) services to its 6.5 million subscribers, however, HD services may be at least a year away, DishTV COO Salil Kapoor told Satellite News. In...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Scripps Networks Looks to Serve Globe
Scripps Networks is carving a niche for itself in terms of lifestyle media channels. The company launched HGTV in 1994, and among its five other networks, probably is best known is the Food Network channel, which is available in more than 99 million...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Capacity Extremes Could Impact MENA
Belief that demand for capacity serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) soon will skyrocket has been building for more than a year, spurred by a combination of increasing demand for satellite-based services and government deregulation that is...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Michel de Rosen CEO, Eutelsat Communications
Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November. For most of the previous decade, he served as chairman and CEO of ViroPharma, a U.S. pharmarceutical company and since 2008 as chairman and CEO of SGD, a...
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| 02.16.2010 |
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Middle East Excited about HD TV Market Despite Questions over Take-Up
[Satellite News 02-16-10] The Middle East broadcasting industry would like to believe that its HD market is at the start of a regional growth curve. However, industry leaders at Arabsat’s Broadcasters Forum in Beirut, remain concerned about how quickly...
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| 02.09.2010 |
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Arabsat Supporters Defend Company Against U.S. Terrorism Claims
[Satellite News 02-19-10] Tensions ran high on day one of the Arabsat Broadcasters Forum held in Beirut, Lebanon, as a number of keynote speakers lashed out at perceived U.S. interference over which channels should be carried on Arabsat satellites...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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Canada’s Broadcasters Prepare for Challenge of Vancouver 2010
One of the major events in 2010 is the Winter Olympics, in Vancouver in February. The global spectacle will boost the local economy and make Canada the focus of global media attention during February. Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, a...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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Global Sporting Events Provide Test for Broadcasters in New Media World
The World Cup will take place in Africa for the first time, presenting unique challenges for broadcasters such as ITV, one of the biggest broadcasters in the United Kingdom. “This is a massively complicated world event which means that the technical...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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3-D Hype Will Outrace its Market Potential
3-D HD broadcasting technology has been developing at a nice, quiet pace. Demonstrations at communications shows around the globe were followed by measured services introductions and an abundance of consumer market research. In March, Eutelsat Communications...
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| 01.19.2010 |
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ITU Hopes to Smooth Path to 3-D
[Satellite News 01-19-10] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) unveiled details of a 3-D TV roadmap in a Jan. 14 report that concentrates on standards to ensure 3-D TV lives up to its potential. David Wood, chairman of...
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| 01.06.2010 |
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Verizon CEO: DirecTV ‘Not a Priority’
[Satellite News 01-06-10] Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg told investors at a New York conference that its rumored acquisition of DirecTV was not considered a priority for the company and that the satellite operations do not fit with Verizon’s...
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| 01.06.2010 |
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ESPN Kicks off 3-D Network Race
[Satellite News 01-06-10] ESPN has revealed plans to launch ESPN 3D, a dedicated 3-D HD network, which will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, including the first 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer match featuring South Africa vs...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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What Does 2010 Hold for the Communications Sector?
Even though the satellite sector was touted as recession-proof, many companies are glad to put a difficult year behind them. And while there is no guarantee that 2010 will be immediately better, the communications sector is looking forward to what should be a...
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| 12.14.2009 |
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YahLive CEO Searches for Contracts; Outlines Challenges in 2010
[Satellite News 12-14-09] YahLive will spend the next year searching from contracts and figuring out how to market its upcoming DTH satellite service to broadcast customers in the Middle East, YahLive CEO Mohamed Youssif told Satellite News...
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| 12.07.2009 |
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Orbit Showtime CEO Explains the Strategy Behind DTH Platform Combination
[Satellite News 12-07-09] In one of the biggest pay-TV consolidations of 2009, Middle East DTH platforms Showtime Arabia and Orbit merged in August to create Orbit Showtime. The platform, equally owned by the Orbit Group and the Kuwait Projects Company...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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Combating Piracy Plague Creates Opportunities
Piracy is a plague that has an impact on pay-TV operators worldwide, and the problem has become even more acute in a distressed economic environment. The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) estimates that in 2008, piracy cost...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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Message from the Editor
The Asian satellite landscape is a melting pot of opportunity and frustration. The opportunities are many, as the potential for satellite TV and communication services in markets such as India, China, Indonesia are huge. For example, in India, DTH platforms...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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ABS CEO Does Not Rule Out ProtoStar Asset Bid
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is one of the new breed of dynamic players on the Asian satellite landscape. Interestingly though, the operator generates less than 10 percent of its overall revenues within the Asia-Pacific region. The most recent deal for ABS...
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