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Last Minute Electronics & Satellites Holiday Sale until December 23rd

2011-12-21T11:55:00.000-05:00

Last Minute Electronics & Satellites Holiday Sale until December 23rd

Pay TV Industry Loses Record Number of Subscribers

2011-08-23T17:45:00.002-04:00

Subscribers hang up on cable and satellite in 2Q; cos. blame economy as Internet threat looms.

NEW YORK (AP) — The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set.

They’re canceling or forgoing cable and satellite TV subscriptions in record numbers, according to an analysis by The Associated Press of the companies’ quarterly earnings reports.

The U.S. subscription-TV industry first showed a small net loss of subscribers a year ago. This year, that trickle has turned into a stream. The chief cause appears to be persistently high unemployment and a housing market that has many people living with their parents, reducing the need for a separate cable bill.

But it’s also possible that people are canceling cable, or never signing up in the first place, because they’re watching cheap Internet video. Such a threat has been hanging over the industry. If that’s the case, viewers can expect more restrictions on online video, as TV companies and Hollywood studios try to make sure that they get paid for what they produce.

In a tally by the AP, eight of the nine largest subscription-TV providers in the U.S. lost 195,700 subscribers in the April-to-June quarter.

That’s the first quarterly loss for the group, which serves about 70 percent of households. The loss amounts to 0.2 percent of their 83.2 million video subscribers.

The group includes four of the five biggest cable companies, which have been losing subscribers for years. It also includes phone companies Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. and satellite broadcasters DirecTV Group Inc. and Dish Network Corp. These four have been poaching customers from cable, making up for cable-company losses — until now.

The phone companies kept adding subscribers in the second quarter, but Dish lost 135,000. DirecTV gained a small number, so combined, the U.S. satellite broadcasters lost subscribers in the quarter — a first for the industry.

The AP’s tally excludes Cox Communications, the third-largest cable company, and a bevy of smaller cable companies. Cox is privately held and does not disclose subscriber numbers.

Sanford Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett estimates that the subscription-TV industry, including the untallied cable companies, lost 380,000 subscribers in the quarter. That’s about one out of every 300 U.S. households, and more than twice the losses in the second quarter of last year. Ian Olgeirson at SNL Kagan puts the number even higher, at 425,000 to 450,000 lost subscribers.

The second quarter is always the year’s worst for cable and satellite companies, as students cancel service at the end of the spring semester. Last year, growth came back in the fourth quarter. But looking back over the past 12 months, the industry is still down, by Moffett’s estimate. That’s also a first.

The subscription-TV industry is no longer buoyed by its first flush of growth, so the people who cancel because they’re unemployed are outweighing the very small number of newcomers who’ve never had cable or satellite before. Dish CEO Joe Clayton told analysts on a conference call Tuesday that the industry is “increasingly saturated.”

But like other industry executives, Clayton sees renewed growth around the corner. Though his company saw the biggest increase in subscriber flight compared with a year ago, he blamed much of that on a strategic pullback in advertising, which will be reversed before the end of the year.

Other executives gave few indications that the industry has hit a wall. For most of the big companies, the slowdown is slight, hardly noticeable except when looking across all of them. Nor do they believe Internet video is what’s causing people to leave.

Glenn Britt, the CEO of Time Warner Cable Inc. said the effect of Internet video on the number of cable subscribers is “very, very modest;” in fact, so small that it’s hard to measure.

SNL Kagan’s Olgeirson said the people canceling subscriptions behind, or never signing up, are an elusive group, difficult to count. Yet he believes the trend is real, and he calls it the “elephant in the room” for the industry.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that young, educated people who aren’t interested in live programs such as sports are finding it easier to go without cable. Video-streaming sites like Netflix.com and Hulu.com are helping, as they run many popular TV shows for free, sometimes the day after they air on television.

In June, The Nielsen Co. said it found that Americans who watch the most video online tend to watch less TV. The ratings agency said it started noticing last fall that a segment of consumers were starting to make a trade-off between online video and regular TV. The activity was more pronounced among people ages 18-34.

Olgeirson expects programmers to keep tightening access to shows and movies online. A few years ago, Olgeirson said, “they threw open the doors,” figuring they’d make money from ads accompanying online video besides traditional sources such as the fees they charge cable companies to carry their channels. But if it looks as if online video might endanger revenue from cable, which is still far larger, they’ll pull back.

“Are they really going to jeopardize that? The answer is no,” Olgeirson said.

Already, News Corp.’s Fox broadcasting company is delaying reruns on Hulu by a week unless the viewer pays a $8-a-month subscription for Hulu Plus or subscribes to Dish’s satellite TV service. Other subscription-TV providers may join in the future. TV producers and distributors want to discourage people from dropping their subscriptions.

Moffett believes it’s hard to separate the effect of the economy from that of Internet video. Subscription-TV providers keep raising rates because content providers such as Hollywood studios and sports leagues demand ever higher prices. That’s causing a collision with the economic realities of American households.

“Rising prices for pay TV, coupled with growing availability of lower cost alternatives, add to a toxic mix at a time when disposable income isn’t growing,” Moffett said.

Nanosat WiFi Bridge works with other brand Free to Air Receivers

2011-08-04T16:33:00.000-04:00

We get asked all the time if the Nanosat WiFi Bridge only works for Nanosat Receivers? The Nanosat WiFi Bridge not only works with Nanosat Receivers but its compatible with ANY device requiring network access. You can use this Nanosat Wireless WiFi Bridge for IP camera, Gaming systems (xbox,playstation etc), Free to Air receivers, VOIP, media centers and many more devices.

The Nanosat WiFi Bridge designed to work with all Nanosat Receiver models (Nano Premium, Nano Premium SE, Nano Lite). The Nanosat WiFi Bridge enables Wireless Homestream, Wireless Video Club (IP Movie and Wireless IP radio around the house instead of using a cable. Watch this video below how easy it is to setup the Nanosat Wireless WiFi Bridge

New Nanosat Receivers this Month

2011-06-24T11:30:00.003-04:00

New Nanosat Receivers have arrived. Nanosat Nano Lite and Nanosat Nano Premium SE (Special Edition). The Nano Lite is advertised as “Smaller,Lighter,Cheaper” while the Nano Premium SE has 3x USB ports (one usb dedicated to power the Nanosat WiFi Bridge) and a HDMI port for better picture quality/audio. The Nano Premium SE is not High Definition however the HDMI does enhances the audio and video. In the weeks to come we will provide a better review for these new Nanosat Receivers.

10 reasons why Nanosat Nano Premium is one of the best receivers and best selling receivers on the market Today:

1) Appearance of the receiver. We only wish they had more colors to choose from. Example: Black
2) Most Free to Air receivers have very cheap remotes. This remote feels High Quality and Performs even Better. Changing channels from 12 feet away is not a problem
3) User Friendly. Even an 8 year old child can setup this receiver
4) For Standard definition the Picture Quality is very good when using component video cable.
5) Video Club aka IP Movie is a nice touch. Although the movies are older and downloading takes awhile this shows the potential of this receiver. We can’t wait for newer movies to be released!
6) Home streaming is an awesome feature. I must say Nanosat made lots of improvements on this feature. We only wish more video and audio formats were available. Example: avi
7) Satellite Lists are constantly updated, which saves the user time. Yes it’s possible to manually update from lyngsat.com or ftalist.com but it’s easier for the company to release new firmware updates with these changes (you can find all the latest firmware updates from www.nanosat.kr)
8) Nanosat added diseqc 1.1. This is required for those big multi-switches allowing up to 16 satellites.
9) Sat Scanning speeds is above average compare to other free to air brands. This includes blind scan
10) USB Personal Video Record (PVR) works really well. We hope in the future they add Time-Shifting feature allowing you to rewind live TV.

Canadian local over-the-air television stations moving to digital: August 31, 2011

2011-06-09T16:35:00.002-04:00

We've all seen ad's from the Big Cable and Satellite providers in Canada, promoting on August 31st all the FREE Over the Air channels will not be working any longer. Paying customers of their service are unaffected by this transition. The Big Cable and Satellite Companies ad marketing is confusing for many customers but in fairness they do explain better on their websites. Over the Air Free Channels in North America became available in the 50's and legally will remain Free forever. These networks make their revenue from advertisers, donations and I'm sure government funding or tax credits. In the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) there's close to 30 FREE channels right now. These Channels are legally FREE since most are News Related and we have a right to stay informed, plus its one of the few things left that's actually FREE in Canada. Every day we see advertisements on TV saying these channels won’t work anymore, which is partially true. All these channels are converting from Analog to Digital which most of these channels are already Digital in the Toronto Area. Who will be affected by this digital transition? Those who have an old Television (Non High Definition) . What are your options to get these FREE channels? Purchase a New High Definition Television or purchase an affordable Analog to Digital Converter Box. Unfortunately, the Canadian Government isn’t subsidizing these Analog to Digital converter boxes like the USA Government did a couple of years ago however these boxes range in price from $39 to $129. Many people are ditching their dishes or cable connections for Over the Air HD, truly a experience you have to see yourself with crystal clear 1080i High Definition Quality. Read this article from the globe and mail

Other Related Links:

Rogers Transition to Digital
Bell TV Transition to Digital
Shaw Transition to Digital
CRTC
Government of Canada

Nano Premium - Trade Up & Recycle Event

2011-03-04T19:55:00.001-05:00

WorldWideSatellites Go Green and $ave Green Trade up promotion expires March 31st 2011.

Recycle your old FTA receiver and save up to $50 off the Latest & Greatest FTA receiver Nano Premium.

Simply visit GTA Electronics store with ANY old FTA receiver (remote control is required) to trade in and upgrade. If you cannot visit GTA Electronics fill out the form on the right side and we'll provide a mailing address to ship your old receiver. We have several mailing addresses, making it affordable to ship your old receiver. Mailing addresses: ON,Canada - QC,Canada - AB,Canada - BC,Canada - LA,USA.

PLEASE NOTE: ONE TRADE IN PER UPGRADE. YOU WON'T RECEIVE MORE DISCOUNTS BY SENDING MULTIPLE RECEIVERS!!

CBC/Radio Canada demands complete distribution on Satellite TV

2010-09-07T14:45:00.002-04:00

In a statement issued today, CBC/Radio-Canada says that all Bell TV and Shaw Direct subscribers should have access to their local CBC or Radio-Canada television signal.
Bell TV currently carries nine of 14 CBC stations and eight of 13 Radio-Canada stations, while Shaw Direct carries only 10 of 14 CBC stations and six of 13 of Radio-Canada stations.
The company says it’s a problem that will ask CRTC to resolve once and for all in the context of a major policy review now underway.
Under CRTC policy prior to today, Bell and Shaw are required to carry at least one TV station from each nationally-licensed television network and a minimum of 5 CBC and 5 Radio-Canada stations, including one from each time zone.
As of September 1, 2011, satellite TV providers will be obligated to carry at least one TV station per province (and 2 stations from the 4 Atlantic provinces) owned by each major Canadian broadcasting ownership group. CBC and Radio-Canada are considered to be two distinct ownership groups.
CBC/Radio-Canada is demanding the CRTC make it mandatory for to carry all 27 stations.
Learn more in the CRTC’s “Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-488“
CBC/Radio Canada stations not being carried by one or both satellite television providers today include CBC stations in Edmonton, Regina, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Windsor, St-John’s, as well as Radio-Canada’s stations in Quebec City, Saguenay, Rimouski, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Regina and Toronto. The result says the CBC is that subscribers in those markets don’t have access to local CBC news.
Combined Bell TV and Shaw Direct have about 2.9 million subscribers. The CBC claims the number of subscribers not receiving their local affiliate is in the hundreds of thousands.

-Source from digitalhome.ca

World Cup 2010 FREE in HDTV

2010-06-14T11:48:00.003-04:00

Get world cup soccer matches free in HD using a simple over the air antenna. In the toronto/buffalo area you can get 2 stations broadcasting the world cup games which is CBC and ABC. For HD you need a High Definition Television with built in ATSC tuner, Over the Air antenna and cable to hook up from antenna to your TV. if you have cable tv or satellite then you need a diplexer to combine over the air with your other tv source. WorldWideSatellites gives a free diplexer with the purchase of any over the air antenna. Over the Air Antenna's start from $19.99 which works out to be under 0.50cents per game if you watch every single world cup game.

You can look for the schedule of Fifa World Cup 2010 on fifa.com. 2010 FIFA World Cup will start on June 11, 2010 and will end on July 11, 2010. Total 32 teams with best players all over the World are just ready to participate in this World Football tournament. All the Soccer teams have announced there respective squads. Here is the list of live streaming channels,look which company or sattelite channel is willing to air live streaming of 2010 FIFA World Cup in your country

Country: Broadcaster(s)

Albania: Free-to-air: RTSH
Andorra: Free-to-air: TF1, France Télévisions
Argentina: Free-to-air: Canal 7, Telefeable (pay): TyC Sports
Satellite (pay): DirecTV
Armenia: Free-to-air: H1
Australia: Free-to-air: SBS
Austria: Free-to-air: ORF
Azerbaijan: Free-to-air: Lider TV
Bangladesh: Free-to-air: Bangladesh Television
Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports
Belarus: Free-to-air: BTRC
Belgium Dutch: Free-to-air: VRT French:
Free-to-air: RTBF
Bolivia: Free-to-air: Unitel, Red Uno
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Free-to-air: BHRT
Brazil: Free-to-air: Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes
Cable/satellite (pay): SporTV, BandSports, ESPN Brasil
Globo 3D (8 matches)
Bulgaria: Free-to-air: BNT
Canada: English:
Free-to-air: CBC
Cable/satellite (pay): Bold (nightly encores only) – French:
Free-to-air: SRC – Spanish:
Cable/satellite (pay): Telelatino
Chile: Free-to-air: TVN (33 matches)
Satellite (pay): DirecTV (all matches)
China (People’s Republic of China): Free-to-air: CCTV
Colombia: Free-to-air: Caracol, RCN (40 matches total)
Satellite (pay): DirecTV (all matches)
Costa Rica: Free-to-air: Teletica, Repretel
Croatia: Free-to-air: HRT
Cyprus: Free-to-air: CyBC
Czech Republic: Free-to-air: ČT
Denmark: Free-to-air: DR (10 matches), TV2 (32 matches)
Cable/Satellite (pay): Canal 9 (21 matches)
Ecuador: Free-to-air: Gama, TC
Satellite (pay): DirecTV
El Salvador: Free-to-air: TCS
Estonia: Free-to-air: ERR
Fiji: Free-to-air: Mai TV
Finland: Free-to-air: YLE
France and overseas territories: Free-to-air: TF1 (27 matches), France Télévisions (37 matches)
Satellite/cable/IPTV (pay): Canal+ (37 matches, 8 exclusive)
Georgia: Free-to-air: GPB
Germany: Free-to-air: ARD (28 matches), ZDF (27 matches), RTL (9 matches)
Satellite (pay): Sky Deutschland (all matches)
Greece: Free-to-air: ERT
Hong Kong: Free-to-air: ATV (4 matches), TVB (4 matches)
Cable (pay): Cable TV Hong Kong (all matches)
Hungary: Free-to-air: MTV
Iceland: Free-to-air: RÚV (46 matches) Cable (pay): Stöð 2 Sport (18 matches)
Indonesia: Free-to-air: RCTI (46 matches), Global TV (20 matches)
Iran: Free-to-air: IRIB
Ireland: Free-to-air: RTÉ
India: Free-to-air: Doordarshan
Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports
Indian Subcontinent
List of countries [show]: Free-to-air: varies by country
Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports
Israel: Hebrew:
Free-to-air: Channel 1 – Arabic:
Free-to-air: Channel 33
Italy: Free-to-air: RAI (one match per day)
Satellite (pay): SKY Italia (all matches)
Japan: Free-to-air: NHK (22 matches), NTV (5 matches), Fuji TV (5 matches), TBS (5 matches), TV Asahi (4 matches), TV Tokyo (3 matches)
Satellite (pay): SKY PerfecTV! (all matches)
Kosovo: Free-to-air: RTK
Latvia: Free-to-air: LTV
Liechtenstein: Free-to-air: SRG SSR idée suisse (SF)
Lithuania: Free-to-air: LRT (46 matches), LNK (18 matches)
Luxembourg: Free-to-air: RTL
Macau: Free-to-air: TDM
Macedonia: Free-to-air: MRTV
Malaysia: Free-to-air: RTM, TV3
Satellite (pay): Astro (all matches)
Malta: Free-to-air: PBS (46 matches)
Satellite (pay): Melita Sports (all matches)
Mexico: Free-to-air: TV Azteca, Televisa
Satellite (pay): Sky Latin America
Middle East and North Africa
List of countries [show]: Satellite (pay): Al Jazeera Sports[note 1]
MongoliaL: Free-to-air: C1
Moldova: Free-to-air: TRM
Monaco: Free-to-air: TMC
Montenegro: Free-to-air: RTCG
The Netherlands: Free-to-air: NOS
Nepal: Free-to-air: NTV
Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports
New Zealand: Free-to-air: TVNZ (22 matches)
Satellite (pay): Sky (all matches)
Nicaragua: Free-to-air: Televicentro
Norway: Free-to-air: TV2 (32 matches)
Satellite (pay): Viasat (32 matches; rights purchased from NRK)
Panama: Free-to-air: RPC, TVMax
Paraguay: Free-to-air: SNT
Peru: Free-to-air: ATV
Satellite (pay): DirecTV (all matches)
Philippines: Free-to-air: ABS-CBN, Studio 23
Cable (pay): Balls
Poland: Free-to-air: TVP
Portugal: Free-to-air: RTP (28 matches), SIC (18 matches)
Cable/satellite/IPTV (pay): SportTV (all matches; 18 are exclusive)
Republic of China: Cable (pay): Era Television
Romania: Free-to-air: TVR
Russia: Free-to-air: Channel One, VGTRK
San Marino: Free-to-air: RAI
Serbia: Free-to-air: RTS
Singapore: Free-to-air: MediaCorp (4 matches)
Cable (pay): StarHub TV (all matches)
IPTV (pay): mio TV (all matches)
Slovakia: Free-to-air: STV
Slovenia: Free-to-air: RTV Slovenija
South Africa: Free-to-air: SABC
Satellite (pay): Supersport
South Korea: Free-to-air: SBS
Cable/satellite (pay): SBS Sports Channel
Spain: Free-to-air: Telecinco (8 matches), Cuatro (16 matches)
Satellite (pay): Canal+ (all matches)
Canal+ 3D (10 matches)
Sub-Saharan Africa
List of countries [show]: Free-to-air: see list of countries
Satellite (pay): Supersport
Sweden: Free-to-air: SVT (32 matches), TV4 (32 matches)
Switzerland: Free-to-air: SRG SSR idée suisse
Thailand: Free-to-air: TV3, TV7
Satellite (pay): TrueVisions
Turkey: Free-to-air: TRT
Ukraine: Free-to-air: UT1, ICTV
United Kingdom
( England, Scotland, N. Ireland, Wales): Free-to-air:
BBC
ITV ( (southern) ITV1, (northern and central) STV, UTV) Cable/satellite (pay): British Eurosport, ESPN UK (highlights)
United States
and territories [show]: Spanish:
Free-to-air: Univision (56 matches), Telefutura (8 matches)
Cable/satellite (pay): Galavisión (highlights) – Portuguese:
Cable/satellite (pay): ESPN (40 matches)
Vietnam: Free-to-air: VTV
Vatican City: Free-to-air: RAI
Venezuela: Free-to-air: Meridiano, Venevisión
Satellite (pay): DirecTV (all matches)

Many New Changes on WorldWideSatellites.com

2010-06-08T11:28:00.004-04:00

After 5 months in the making we finally released many new changes to worldwidesatellites.com. If you find any bugs or issues with the website please contact us sales@worldwidesatellites.com with the details of the error.

On Feb 5th 2010 we announced on twitter:
"Finally after months of hard work, worldwidesatellites.com released its new version of its site. More to come in the next couple of weeks..." After several delays over the months on June 7th 2010 we made the following changes LIVE...

1- Twitter Account is officially added on worldwidesatellites.com. Look for the Twitter button to make tweets

2- Blogger is officially added on worldwidesatellites.com. Look for the Blog button to read our current blogs.

3- New website Design. we listen to all our customers suggestions over the past months and we made the site more user friendly. New promotions and products are added on the Flash banner.

4- Affiliate program with live tracking and statistics. Did we mention 8% commission paid out! Refer Family,Friends or make a small business making a commission selling our products. No Over Head Costs and No Start up fee's.

5- WWS $ points program. Earn points for each order you spend and Earn bonus points for leaving reviews and earn even more points (up to 5x the points) for special items. for more details visit this page http://www.worldwidesatellites.com/wws_dollars.php

6- reseller ratings program allows customers to leave feedback and read others feedback.

If you have any suggestions or comments please let us know sales@worldwidesatellites.com

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Telesat — Good News For Canadian SatOps

2010-03-08T01:59:00.002-05:00

Telesat expresses support for the Canadian government’s Throne Speech and Budget commitment to remove foreign ownership restrictions on Canadian satellite operators. By providing Canadian operators with access to new sources of capital as well as the ability to diversify their shareholder base, the policy will foster investment and innovation in this important industry. While Canada’s satellite communications market has been fully open to foreign operators for more than ten years, Canadian satellite companies remain subject to ownership restrictions. This places them at a substantial disadvantage to larger foreign competitors in today’s highly competitive global market.

-Article from Satnews Daily
-Source from telesat.com

The New Kbox K2 HD High Definition Is Coming!!!

2010-02-20T11:35:00.004-05:00

The long awaited Kbox High Definition is arriving this coming week. This is Kbox first HD unit in North America. Get your Kbox K2 HD Free To Air receiver first from WorldWideSatellites.com. Here's the K2 HD specifications http://www.kboxteam.com/k2.php

CRTC approves licence for FreeHD

2010-02-11T11:57:00.005-05:00

A satellite TV upstart has won limited approval to do business in Canada. The new company, FreeHD Canada Inc., applied in August for permission to offer a package of local television channels for free - if customers agree to buy the equipment necessary to pick up the company's satellite signal. BCE Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc., which operate Bell TV and Shaw Direct respectively, have made similar proposals. FreeHD is also planning to offer an additional package of 150 pay and specialty channels. Yesterday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved the licence, but said that FreeHD will have to operate under the same rules as other satellite providers. That means its basic package cannot include local stations only; such providers are required to include certain channels, such as at least one CBC station and one Radio-Canada, APTN and the Weather Network. The larger pay package must also follow rules requiring services like adult channels to be optional to consumers.

the source:
Globe and Mail
Susan Krashinsky
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Feb. 09, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 4:40AM EST

related:
http://www.freehdcanada.ca/
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-61.htm

Welcome to WorldWideSatellites Blog

2010-02-11T02:52:00.002-05:00

We're please to finally update our website and add many new functions to the site including this blogger. Over the next couple of weeks many new exciting features will be added to the site, please bookmark us. When changes to the site are completed we're updating our blogger,facebook and twitter. stay tuned....