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This paper examines some of the challenges that broadcasters and content providers would face in launching a full-time UHD channel via satellite, and some recommendations and solutions from the industry
Features
Instead of working separately as many GEO satellites at higher orbits do, LEO satellites work together to send beams to/from each other, improving coverage
How the rise of streaming video over the past few years has sparked a tectonic paradigm shift for traditional pay-TV players - and what they can do about it
An affordable satellite phone is no longer a contradiction of terms
T2-Lite is DVB-H done right, but it may still be too late
Satellite broadband fits the bill for NBN's rural segments as efficiency improves and costs drop
Blogs
Many satellite operators chose to display at CommunicAsia rather than Broadcast Asia
The $85.4b acquisition of Time Warner looks more defensive than transformative
Satellite moves confirm value of wholesale models
Catherine Haslam/Ovum
Satellite will be key to helping wholesalers meet the standards demanded by customers
Satellite moves confirm value of wholesale models
Catherine Haslam/Ovum
Satellite will be key to helping wholesalers meet the standards demanded by customers
Regulating video in internet age: Pressing challenges, slow movement
John Medeiros/CASBAA
Self-regulation is more suited to the era of Netflix and other VoD offerings
Clearing pay-TV hurdles in emerging markets
Jonathan Doran/Ovum
Bold price cuts needed to lure mass market on board