Editorial Insight
NAB 2009 Just In Time for Broadcast Industry Turning Point
There certainly is a lot to talk about in the broadcasting market these days, and with NAB 2009 falling during a period that has seen announcements of massive telecommunication funding from the U.S. government and the digital TV switch coming in June, the show’s pace should be faster and busier than usual...More»

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From The Show Floor
Satellite Companies Look to Take Advantage of NAB Environment
According to the results of a survey released by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) on April 16, 80 percent of pre-registered respondents said they plan on buying products or services at next week’s conference. The survey is good news for satellite broadcasting companies looking to take advantage of the aggressive sales environment...More»

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Industry Briefs
Tandberg Signs HD Deal With Asian Satellite Provider
Tandberg Television signed a deal with one of Asia’s main voice and satellite service providers, Reach, to expand its high-definition (HD) satellite capabilities with Tandberg receivers, encoding, multiplexing and modulation solutions...More»

Crawford Enters the Asian Broadcast Market
Crawford Satellite Services has launched the All Sports Network (ASN), a live sports channel, in high definition (HD) to Asian audiences, marking its official entrance in the region...More»

Harris Releases Nexio Enhancements to Streamline Broadcast Workflow
Harris Corp. released new enhancements to its Nexio family of video servers, the company announced...More»

SatLink Purchases SES Capacity to Launch African DTH Platform
SatLink Communications signed a deal with SES Astra to acquire capacity on SES Astra’s Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite, SatLink announced April 14...More»

Tandberg Wins Egyptian National Broadcasting Deal
Tandberg Television won a contribution deal with Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Egypt’s national broadcaster, to supply Tandberg’s MPEG-2 encoding solutions, Tandberg announced...More»

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Executive Insight
DirecTV CTO Explains Operators On-Demand Philosophy
DirecTV already has seen better than expected take-up of its video-on-demand (VOD) services launched in spring 2008, DirecTV CTO Rômulo Pontual told Via Satellite. The U.S. satellite pay-TV operator, which has about 18 million subscribers, has made efforts to implement MPEG-4 and resolve issues inherent in new broadcasting technology. As satellite providers in the VOD market are providing formidable challenges to the previously dominant cable players of the sector, competition in the market is heating up...More»

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