Chris Blount
05-12-05, 06:53 AM
A report from Northern Sky Research found that in almost all global regions high-def is expected to have an impact on satellite capacity demand.
A total of $47.6 million in revenues can be attributed to commercial satellite capacity leased for HD broadcasting in 2004 across the globe, the firm said. That number is expected to grow to $323.8 million in revenues by 2010.
The growth may be welcome news for satellite operators given the recent stalemate in lease capacity prices due to excess capacity. "In fact, the timing of HD could not be better: With increasing pressures from governments to migrate analog channels to less bandwidth intensive digital starting from 2005/2006 onwards, operators have been looking at HD to soak up excess capacity," Northern Sky said.
North America leads the way with a number of HD channels currently made available by all major broadcasters as well as the two satellite TV players. And despite recent hiccups experienced through the demise of VOOM, the North American HD industry is unquestionably here to stay, the firm said.
Details on the forecast report, "High Definition Television (HDTV) over Satellite: A Regional Assessment of Demand for Satellite-Delivered HD Channels," can be found at: http://www.northernskyresearch.com.
http://www.skyreport.com (Used with permisson)
A total of $47.6 million in revenues can be attributed to commercial satellite capacity leased for HD broadcasting in 2004 across the globe, the firm said. That number is expected to grow to $323.8 million in revenues by 2010.
The growth may be welcome news for satellite operators given the recent stalemate in lease capacity prices due to excess capacity. "In fact, the timing of HD could not be better: With increasing pressures from governments to migrate analog channels to less bandwidth intensive digital starting from 2005/2006 onwards, operators have been looking at HD to soak up excess capacity," Northern Sky said.
North America leads the way with a number of HD channels currently made available by all major broadcasters as well as the two satellite TV players. And despite recent hiccups experienced through the demise of VOOM, the North American HD industry is unquestionably here to stay, the firm said.
Details on the forecast report, "High Definition Television (HDTV) over Satellite: A Regional Assessment of Demand for Satellite-Delivered HD Channels," can be found at: http://www.northernskyresearch.com.
http://www.skyreport.com (Used with permisson)