Digital TV News

Cable Passes Satellite as Leading Digital Pay-TV Platform During 2008

Digital TV News — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:10:12 +0000

Preliminary results from IMS Research’s forthcoming 2009 study on the World Market for Set-top Boxes and iDTVs has revealed that during 2008 the dominant digital pay-TV platform shifted from DTH satellite to digital cable.

Video Revenue in Italy’s Telecom Market will Triple its Share by 2014

Digital TV News — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:10:00 +0000

In Italy’s telecom market, video revenue will triple its share of total revenue by 2014, presenting a US$4.4 billion revenue opportunity for operators, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.

TechniSat Digital expands range of STBs for Cyfrowy Dom’s ‘Telewizja na kartę’

Digital TV News — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:40:49 +0000

TechniSat Digital is now offering two new set-top-boxes for Poland's Telewizja na kartę, completing the range of satellite receivers for the biggest pre-paid platform in Central Europe.

Embratel Selects Nagravision New Generation CA System

Digital TV News — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:41 +0000

Nagravision (SWX:KUD) has announced that its conditional access (CA) system has been selected by Embratel (BMV: TELINT; NYSE: TII; LATIBEX: XTII), Brazil’s second largest telecommunications company, for its DTH service.

IPTV Rollouts in Asia/Pacific are not for Faint of Heart

Digital TV News — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:00:48 +0000

Despite the massive investments necessary in Asia/Pacific's IPTV market, both in technology and content procurement, telecom operators must invest to gain subscriber market share according to a new report from Pyramid Research.

TELUS launches satellite TV for Western Canada

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:33 +0000

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) Satellite TV is now available across Alberta and British Columbia (B.C.). TELUS Satellite TV is available to more than 90 per cent of homes in Alberta and B.C and residents can now add it to their suite of services from TELUS.

ION Media Launches ATSC-M/H in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:16:22 +0000

ION Media Networks has announced the launch of its Digital Broadcast 'Triple Play' in New York City and Washington, D.C. The DTV service includes the broadcast of ION Television, in high-definition, two additional digital networks, plus Mobile DTV.

SingTel’s mio TV celebrates its 100,000th customer

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:11:06 +0000

SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) has announced that its mio TV service has surpassed its 100,000 customer mark. To celebrate, all customers will be able given a special selection of ten on-demand movies which they can watch free-of-charge.

Cablevision remote DVR stays legal

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:04:44 +0000

Cablevision's (NYSE:CVC) 'remote storage DVR' moved a DVR's hardware out of the living room and back into the cloud, but TV studios claimed copyright infringement. The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the case means the RS-DVR remains legal, for now.

FRANSAT, Free DTT Via Satellite Offering, Launches across France

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:47:20 +0000

Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced the full commercial launch of FRANSAT, the new service giving satellite access in metropolitan France to all French free DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) channels.

HD Models Taking Over PVR Market

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:09:45 +0000

The personal video recorder (PVR) market is continuing to grow, fueled by high-definition models (HD), reports In-Stat. Global PVR unit shipments exceeded 25 million in 2008.

Silicon Labs Introduces the Highest Performance Single-Chip Hybrid TV Tuner

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:45:34 +0000

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has announced the Si2170, a globally-compliant hybrid TV tuner with analog TV demodulator in a single CMOS IC - the industry's first silicon TV tuner to exceed the performance of traditional discrete TV tuners.

Nine million digital video recorders sold in the UK

Digital TV News — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:40:58 +0000

Latest research from Ofcom reveals that more viewers are taking greater control over the way they watch television as the total number of digital video recorders sold reaches almost nine million (8.9 million).

FUBC Launches GSat DTH in the Philippines

Digital TV News — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:00:19 +0000

First United Broadcasting Corp. (FUBC) has commercially launched its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service, marketed under the GSat (Global Satellite) brand, in the Philippines.

India Set to See Rapid Growth in DTH Subscriber Base

Digital TV News — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:59:35 +0000

According to an RNCOS report, the Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market has seen stupendous growth rate over the last five years, with the subscriber base surpassing 12 Million in 2008. RNCOS projects a CAGR growth of around 30% during 2009-2012.

Korea’s Mobile TV Audience Reaches 22 Million

Digital TV News — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:49:31 +0000

The number of mobile television viewers in South Korea has reached 22 million as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) reception has become a standard feature of mobile handsets in the country.

Fujisoft Teams with Sonic Solutions to Deliver Hollywood Hits to Wii Game Console

Digital TV News — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:39:17 +0000

Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced that it is partnering with Fujisoft to deliver premium entertainment to the Nintendo Wii game console via Fujisoft's 'Minna no Theater Wii' video-on-demand service in Japan.

Hannu Pro Wins Bulgaria’s Tender to Build Digital TV Networks

Digital TV News — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:10:34 +0000

Bulgaria's Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has picked Hannu Pro to be the company that will construct three private multiplexes in the second stage of the national digital television switch-off.

Time Warner and Comcast To Distribute Cable TV Content Online

Digital TV News — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:00:44 +0000

Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) has announced that it has partnered with Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) to develop broad principles for the TV Everywhere model to guide the distribution of its television content online.

Ericsson powers interactive TV for Ucom in Armenia

Digital TV News — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:36:47 +0000

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is bringing high-quality, interactive TV to viewers in Armenia through a deal with operator Ucom. Ericsson will deliver its IPTV solution including GPON technology in the first contract of its kind.

Argentina starts ISDB trials

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:27:31 +0000

Official sources have confirmed reports in La Nación that Argentina is carrying out its first ISDB trials on public service channel 7.

DMTV enlarges commercial Mobile TV services in four African countries

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:20:34 +0000

Nokia Siemens Networks is providing DMTV with a DVB-H solution in Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria. The system will allow the operators to provide an enhanced TV viewing experience on multiple devices, including the latest Nokia phones.

OpenTV Powers Digital Cable Launch in China

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:10:52 +0000

OpenTV (NASDAQ:OPTV) has announced that it has launched an end-to-end middleware solution for Southern Yinshi Network Media Ltd, a subsidiary of Southern Media Corporation, one of China’s leading broadcasting groups.

Kaonmedia moves to ANT Galio Platform for new Set-Top Boxes

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:10:46 +0000

ANT (London: ANTP) has announced that Kaonmedia has licensed the ANT Galio Client for its latest range of set-top boxes. The new range will be targeted at the retail and operator markets and are due to launch in Q4 2009.

Hybrid IPTV Set-top Boxes ‘Jump-starting’ IPTV Services

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:00:11 +0000

A new global report from MRG shows how hybrid IPTV set-top boxes (STBs) are helping IPTV Operators 'jump-start' early service deployment or extend the reach of their existing video IP Networks.

TelstraClear Partners with Top Developers for Personal Video Recorder

Digital TV News — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:10:25 +0000

TelstraClear (ASX:TLS) has contracted Digisoft and Verimatrix to deliver a next generation personal video recorder (PVR) for its cable customers. The companies will jointly develop a hybrid HD DVB–C set-top box with PVR, IPTV and supporting services.

Multimedia Polska grows to 100,000 digital TV subscribers

Digital TV News — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:55:22 +0000

Latens has announced that Multimedia Polska’s hybrid DVB-C and IPTV service – secured by Latens software-only Conditional Access – has reached 100,000 subscribers.

Verimatrix Selected to Secure CANTV Pay-TV Service in Venezuela

Digital TV News — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:00:11 +0000

Verimatrix has announced CANTV as the latest Americas customer to select the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV. CANTV plans to offer IPTV services with 140 channels to 67,000 subscribers.

AORA Uses TANDBERG Television Encoding for 50+ Channel DTH in Indonesia

Digital TV News — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:40:08 +0000

TANDBERG Television (NASDAQ:ERIC) has announced that Indonesia’s newest Pay TV service provider, AORA, has selected TANDBERG Television encoders and multiplexing for over 50 channels of SD content, which are broadcast in MPEG-4 AVC over satellite.

Celestial Semiconductors selects S&T MHEG technology

Digital TV News — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:30:45 +0000

Strategy & Technology has licensed its RedKey™ 2 MHEG solution to Celestial Semiconductors of China. The libraries are being integrated into Celestial’s software for markets such as Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, as well as UK HD Freeview.