Is Broadcast Satellite Dead? Can’t Prove it By This

Are services like DTV and Siris-XM not long for this world? I would say yes and for one reason. As a pay for play kind of service IPTV has it totally beat. IPTV with services like Hulu provide ala carte, on-demand viewing of content. It will do so in a metaphor the user is used to — ads — but fewer of them. The economies are there.

But does that mean all satellite is dead? Maybe not. Like go here. Free-To-Access satellite service is alive and well. Fact is even growing. And will probably do so for quite a while in the future. As commerical services move to an IP based transport, transponder space will be freed up and up for sale at lower prices.

Nor is the downlink Sat equipment static. CaptiveWorks has just come out with a new suite of Linux based Sat receiver/media center/internet radio/MP3 player all-in-one. The CW-4000HD can do all this and more.

Just when you think that orbital delivery systems are just about toast along come some surprises.

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