Satellite News

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: NSS-12, Thor 6; Date: 29 October 2009, 2000 UTC; Site: Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket successfully deployed the two television broadcast satellites during a 31-minute mission.

Intelsat, Ltd. announced that it was selected as the successful bidder in the 29 October public auction for the ProtoStar 1 satellite with a US$210 million, all cash offer.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrated the first anniversary of Venesat-1 satellite’s launch and said the spacecraft was fully functional.

ViaSat and WildBlue Communications Inc. have been granted early termination by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice of the mandatory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in connection with the previously announced ViaSat acquisition of WildBlue.

There is a new TV phenomenon doing the rounds, and it has nothing to do with HDTV or anything to do at all with high definition. This phenomenon is the latest craze in television viewing, but has one major difference from the norm – the ability to watch satellite television on a computer!
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If you are one of those people that love to surf the internet, you are almost certain to have come across adverts that point to software that lets you view satellite TV on your PC. You probably thought that it seemed a good idea at the time but you had some nagging doubts about it. On balance you are probably right to be a bit skeptical as you are being promised thousands channels from right around the world for at a single one-off fee that in most cases doesn’t exceed $50.
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Over fifteen percent of the world’s population are internet users today and these numbers are expected to rise dramatically over the next few years. And there is absolutely no doubt at all that the more people who have access to the internet, the more will start enjoying satellite TV on their PC. But what are the benefits of watching satellite TV on your computer screen? Let’s take a look.

Technology is a wonderful thing, and as we watch it progress through the years, we always seem to be amazed at the wonderful new discoveries and inventions that seem to crop up, almost on a daily basis. The best technological advancement of recent years though, has to be the ability to watch satellite TV on a PC!