The services offered by MediaGlobe are centred on the "store and play" idea. Data broadcasted via satellite is received and stored in dedicated end-user equipment to be re-played at the users� convenience, thus offering a unique level of flexibility and convenience. The end-users pay per view and select products (i.e. movies,TV programmes, software, data products) via an Electronic Programming Guide. A Customised User Profile utilises the user�s viewing preferences to optimise the stored selection of programmes. The non real-time broadcasting concept allows transmission of time-compressed data, decreasing the time to access the bouquet of information available to the user.

The MediaGlobe space segment consists of three geo-stationary satellites covering selected areas in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America. The satellites are connected via high capacity inter-satellite links and use on-board multiplexing, allowing local data providers to up-link their data via simple and economic dedicated stations. The system uses Ku-Band up- and down-links, taking advantage of existing technology and addressing a selected niche of the Direct-To-Home market which is expected to reach up to 38 Millions households in Europe by 2002. The end-user equipment consists of a standard (60 cm) satellite dish, a Direct Video Broadcasting compatible integrated receiver decoder plus a MediaGlobe Storage and Ordering Box. The total equipment cost for the end-users will be in the order of $10 a month.

The MediaGlobe design was very well received by the audience which included representatives of Alcatel, CNES, DASA, DLR, Telespazio and the European Space Agency. The result of the first SpaceTech Central Case Project, an Automatic Meter Reading system for energy companies, was recently picked up by California based DBS Industries who considered the design to be a valuable resource for their E-SAT design. Moreover, DBS Industries appointed one of the SpaceTech participants as Executive Vice President of Engineering.

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Satellite Launch To Boost DTH In India
Calcutta, India (SPX) Dec 28, 2005
The successful launch Thursday of India's heaviest satellite from spaceport of Kourou in French Guyana may have boosted the country's space research efforts to yet another level, but it has also lifted the spirits of at least three Direct-To-Home televisions broadcasters, one of which has been waiting for years to launch its services in India.