Editorial Insight
Broadcasters Focus on Monetizing Multi-Screen Content
The improvement in general atmosphere at NAB 2010 was noticeable. While still cautious about the future, the communications industry is decidedly more upbeat about its prospects than at the close of the 2009 show. A lot of the outward excitement was over 3-D broadcasting — both for special events at cinemas and for the future TV market ...More»

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From The Show Floor
Nagravision Receives Contract to Support SkyLife 3-D Channel
Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, will work with Korean DTH pay-TV provider SkyLife to expand SkyLife’s 3-D TV offerings, the companies announced. SkyLife launched the Sky 3D channel in January and recently announced an investment of 5 billion won ($4.4 million) to extend its 3-D activities. SkyLife plans to begin producing a variety of 3-D content beginning in May, focusing on live sports and concerts ...More»

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Industry Briefs
Vizada Releases New Mobile Satellite Video Software
Vizada has launched a new video software program, which aims to enable users operating in remote areas to edit, compress and send video images over a mobile satellite terminal, the company announced ...More»

Ericsson Signs 3-D TV, HD Deals with ESPN, Tata Sky
Ericsson has signed a deal with ESPN to provide its 3-D channel with a complete standards-based video processing solution, featuring encoders and receivers for 3-D broadcasts, Ericsson announced. ..More»

Sirius XM Expects 500,000 New Subscribers by the end of 2010
Sirius XM Radio expects to add 500,000 new subscribers in 2010 after adding 257,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2009 and ended the year with a customer base of 18.8 million, the satellite radio broadcaster announced...More»

iSuppli Report Highlights Long-Term Set-top Box Growth
A total of 147.8 million set-top boxes will ship worldwide in 2010, an increase of 11.5 percent from 132.6 million units last year, according to an iSuppli Corp. study ...More»

NSR Optimistic About HD Growth; Cautious on 3-D
As broadcast subscribers have upgraded from standard- to high-definition services, DTH operators have steadily grown their ARPU numbers, according to an NSR study ...More»

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Executive Insight
MTV Wants Complete Experience
As a brand mainly targeting a younger segment of the market, MTV Networks International has to be at the cutting edge of new technologies and ideas. The company always looks to expand into new markets as well as bring its HD offering to more households. Bhavneet Singh, executive vice president and managing director of the broadcaster’s emerging markets group, discusses MTV’s international aspirations. ...More»

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