According to the recently published Asia Pacific Pay-TV and Broadband Markets 2011 report by Media Partners Asia (MPA), 367 million homes were subscribing to pay-TV in the Asia-Pasific at the end of 2010, representing 48% penetration of all TV homes. MPA projects this to grow to 57% of TV homes by 2015, and to 62% of TV homes, or 570 million subcribers by 2020.

Few industries have experienced the pace of innovation that television has in recent years. It's now watched on more devices, across more channels and with better quality pictures than ever before. This can make peering into the future difficult. One way to sort the hype from the reality is to follow where dollars are being invested and hopefully made in the next few years.

The creation of a space industry within a country is linked with economic development and increased prosperity, and Azerbaijan is the latest to join the ranks of the space-bound with the development of a communications and remote sensing satellite. Satellite Evolution finds out more about Azerbaijan's space ambitions and its co-operation with Malaysian satellite operator MEASAT on the Azerspace/Africasat-1a program.

Measat Satellite Systems is one of the leading satellite operators in Asia, with a strong position in the region's video markets. It provides capacity for many growing DTH platforms across the regions. In addition, the company is also looking to strengthen its presence in Africa, another potential growth market for satellite communications. Measat Satellite Systems CEO Paul Brown-Kenyon outlines the vision for the company in both Asia and Africa going forward.

Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with Encompass Digital Media to distribute the ESPN HD and Star Cricket HD channels.

Asia’s satellite leaders sound like they’re entering the second half of 2011 in pretty good shape.

From HD to 3DTV, MEASAT is seeing the demand for content services in Asia go from strength to strength. It launched the region’s first linear 3DTV channel earlier this year and is also actively engaged with transitioning specific markets from SD to full HD channels. Chief Executive Officer, Paul Brown-Kenyon, shares the latest goals with TV ASIA Plus.

Yau Chyong Lim is Senior Director of Sales and Marketing at MEASAT, an emerging market satellite operator. MEASAT operates a fleet of C- / Ku-Band satellites that provide a range of satellite services to broadcasters, DTH platforms and telecom operators across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

MEASAT Global Bhd (MEASAT) memeterai kontrak dengan syarikat teknologi angkasa lepas Eropah, Astrium SAS, bagi pembelian satelit MEASAT-3b bernilai RM1 bilion untuk memenuhi keperluan pelanggannya serta rancangan perluasan perkhidmatan ke pasaran baru.

PETALING JAYA: Measat Global Bhd has entered into a contract to procure its fourth satellite from French maker Astrium SAS to support growth in new markets.

Among the more specific agenda items related to TV broadcasting that will be discussed by the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) next year are on the harmonisation of spectrum for electronic newsgathering (ENG) and the spectrum usage of the band 21.4-22Ghz for Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS).

LOS ANGELES - We have gone through not just another year, but another decade - the first one of the new millennium. Enter 2011, which now marks the beginning of a new era for the satellite industry.