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Latest Developments / Analysis

The  May 2013 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine sponsored by Amos Spacecom is now available.  Click here to read or download the issue. Featuring:

Update on the African Satellite Market  by Virgil Labrador

The Lack of Consensus on Spectrum Demand by Armand Musey

Back and Forth with O3b Networks CEO Steve Collar  by Lou Zacharilla

plus IndustryBriefs, Market Briefs, Executive Moves, Product and Services MarketPlace Guide to Satcom Africa 2013, Vital Statistics and Satellite Markets and Research 25TM Stock Index

 


Englewood, Colo.., May 22, 2013 — In another bold attempt Charles Ergen, chairman of Dish Network Corp., has offered to buy broadband company LightSquared Inc., which is in bankruptcy proceedings,  for its wireless airwaves for US$ 2 Bil.

Market Trends

Scottsdale, Ariz.,  May 24, 2013-Fueled by demand in emerging markets, worldwide pay-TV subscriber households grew by an impressive 8% in 2012. MRG research highlights that the market growth was significantly influenced by the type of pay-TV services available (cable TV, satellite TV, or IPTV) in each country or geographic region, and by the overall competitive environment for pay-TV services. Current trends that are shaping the pay-TV market include:

Singapore, May 24, 2013--InMobi, the  largest independent mobile advertising network, today unveiled its first global report into multi-screen viewing behavior.  The study surveyed 15,000 mobile web users across 14 markets and provides marketers with valuable insight into the ways in which consumers engage with content across multiple screens. The report uncovers that mobile now ranks first in media consumption among mobile web users, who now consume 108 minutes of the average seven hours of media consumed per day via their mobile device.

Executive Views

At the NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador interviewd key industry executives including: Brian MorrisSVP-Media and EntertainmentGlobecomm SystemsRoger Franklin, President, Crystal SolutionsArnaud Perrier, VP-Solutions Marketing, EnvivioLisa Coelho, CEO, GlobeCast Americas; and  Thomas Wrede VP– Reception SystemsSES.  To view the videos, click here.

New York City,  May 1, 2013--Lou Zacharilla goes back and forth with with Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks.  His venture is designed to empower large numbers of people where they live, whether “home” is a remote Pacific Basin community or one in the hills of Pakistan or Africa.  We discussed the vision of a profoundly interconnected world.

Events

Over 80 New Exhibitors will participate at Asia’s largest trade show

Singapore, May 21, 2013--Come 18 – 21 June this year, BroadcastAsia, Asia’s largest integrated trade show for the Film and TV industries will return with an impressive international line-up of exhibitors yet. The show has attracted more than 80 new exhibitors, in addition to repeat participation from top-notch companies from the industry, making up a total of more than 700 exhibitors from 45 countries and regions. The new exhibitors are Autodesk, Ericsson, Hybrid, Ikegami, Jebsen & Co, Orad, PCCW, RGB Networks, Siemens Convergence Creators GmbH, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Tsushinki, Yamaha Music (Asia) and more.

SSPI to Award Scholarship to Deserving Student During the Event

Long Beach, Calif., May 15, 2013-- SpaceTech Expo (www.spacetechexpo.com ) the West Coast’s premier space industry event, has increased the free seminars and sessions available to its attendees by expanding its free-to-attend Satellite & Space Summit and Open Tech Forum.  “Against the backdrop of tough travel budgets for industry and government, we want to offer unrivalled value to the spacecraft and launch industry,” says Guy Harris, Event Director for Space Tech Expo 2013. “That is why on top of our premium Space Tech Conference for C-level business people, we have expanded the free-to-attend Satellite & Space Summit, and free Open Tech Forum.”