Global & WorldviewBrazil Leads in High Definition TV Channel LaunchesBy Shane Sturgeon • Aug 14, 4:13pmSky, the largest HD Pay TV operator in Latin America, and NET Brasil, the company responsible for distribution of Globosat channels, announced today that they have reached an agreement for the distribution of the high definition channels of Globosat, Latin America's largest subscription TV programmer. Sky will offer its clients three new... Global & WorldviewHDTV: Germany at Center of Growing IndustryBy Shane Sturgeon • Sep 24 2008, 11:38amEvery year 30 million HD-ready (high definition) televisions are sold in the European Union (EU).
The European HDTV market will be the focus of the trade fair "HD-TV across Europe" taking place October 14-15, 2008 in Berlin, Germany.
Invest in Germany, the country's inward investment promotion agency, will be present to outline the many benefits of Germany as both a manufacturing and service location. The European Union has set the year 2012 as the deadline for all European television stations to transfer... Global & WorldviewStudy Suggests 2008 the Year for HDTV in AsiaBy Shane Sturgeon • Jun 17 2008, 2:24pmMEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn.
Bhd.
("MEASAT") and Euroconsult jointly announced today the results of a study into the development of High Definition Television ("HDTV") in the Asia-Pacific region.
The study, which was conducted during May by Euroconsult, polled the rationale, benefits, challenges and expectations or HDTV amongst the regions' leading PayTV operators.
25 operators in 15 markets, collectively serving more than 24 million subscribers, were interviewed. The study found that... General Interest • Politics & Policy • Marketplace • Global & WorldviewTrade Fuels $1.4 Trillion Consumer Electronics Industry says New CEA ReportBy Dale Cripps • Apr 2 2008, 9:12pmGary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association in Arlington, VA., is sharpening his battle ax for the likes of Lou Dobbs. Dobbs is chief among those believers and campaigners against many elements of free trade, at least as practiced around the world today. Dobbs asserts that FT is hollowing out our advanced civilization and replacing it with a third-world-like existence--a bad deal for America. Shapiro holds a far different view and offered it on Dobbs afternoon CNN television program a few months ago. The recalcitrant Dobbs left Shapiro appearing as a well-spoken but one-sided representative of a foreign constituency rather than a noble upholder of the truth. Shapiro is widely acknowledged as being a savvy, but shoot-from-the-hip operator, and one of the most effective lobbying forces in all Washington. Shapiro said recently in a confident statesman-like address to the Detroit Economic Club that contrary to popular thinking the benefits of Free Trade are many and ... Technology • Technology • Marketplace • Global & Worldview • Gaming • Business & InvestmentEd's View - SHDTV (Part Duo)By Ed Milbourn • Aug 14 2007, 5:33pmBy the end of 2007 more than 5000 North American movie screens will be capable of showing digitally distributed motion pictures, some of which are produced in 3D.
The distribution medium, however, remains mechanical, i.e.
the actual digital data are stored as encrypted files on hard discs.
Downloading of the files via satellite has been successfully demonstrated internationally, and undoubtedly will replace the ferrying of hard drives soon. The key to this high quality, economical motion picture distribution system is... More ...China to Export More Televisions than Ship Domestically in 2007
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