EchoStar
EchoStar Europe is dedicated to enabling cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial operators to optimise their network revenues. This is acheived by delivering added-value, beyond the box technology, services and applications.
Through a comprehensive product range, including set-top boxes, digital video recorders, home networking and place-shifting technology, our connected device solutions enable operators to deliver state-of-the-art entertainment services cost effectively. EchoStar Europe integrates the industry’s leading middleware solutions into its products based on specific customer and market requirements. To date, the company has deployed a number of products incorporating MHEG software. Headquartered in Steeton, UK, EchoStar Europe has further European based operations in Almelo, Holland, Kharkov, Ukraine and Madrid, Spain. EchoStar Europe is a business unit of EchoStar Technologies an operating entity of the publicly traded EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS). EchoStar Europe. Go beyond the box.
MHEG-5 is one of the core technologies embedded in all our TV sets sold in the European region. Our motivation for supporting IMPALA is to see the expansion of broadcast support for MHEG-5 in Europe and beyond. The UK market has proven MHEG stability of operation, and suitability for not only digital teletext delivery, but also for multi-screen video selection of hidden services. Its efficiency in launch speed also makes it ideally placed as an instant display at channel zapping for broadcaster controlled splash-screen, as used for radio screensavers, and non-running service captions.
Mark Londero,
General Manager of
Technical Planning Sony TV Operations Europe

