Digital TV News: SIRIUS

SES ASTRA starts new orbital position at 31.5 degrees East
Apr 29, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced the start of a new orbital position at 31.5 degrees East to support the development of the Eastern European and Middle East markets.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Satellite

STMicroelectronics Reports 2008 First Quarter Revenues and Earnings
Apr 28, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the 2008 fiscal first quarter ended March 30, 2008.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, DVB-S2, In-Car, Results, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

ORF Starts HDTV Channel on ASTRA
Apr 17, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has announced the launch of ORF HD on ASTRA. The new channel will start broadcasting first of May and offer the complete program of ORF1 in HD format.
News categories: SES ASTRA, ORF, Austria, Digital TV, Satellite

MTG Launches Viasat Ukraine Satellite Pay-TV Platform
Apr 16, 2008 – Modern Times Group MTG AB (MTG) has announced that the Viasat Ukraine DTH satellite platform will be launched on Monday 21 April.
News categories: MTG, Digital TV, Satellite, Ukraine

Satellite Leads European Digitalisation
Mar 18, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that according to its most recent annual reach study 83 per cent of the satellite TV households in Europe and North Africa are digitalized.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Africa, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, Market Research, Middle-East, Netherlands, Satellite, Spain, UK

NXP Solution Key to Develop Next Wave of Car Infotainment
Mar 4, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has announced collaboration with leading global automotive supplier Visteon. Visteon has selected NXP's Nexperia™ PNX9520 multimedia processor for the development of several new automotive infotainment innovations.
News categories: NXP, Visteon, Digital TV, DVD, In-Car, Semiconductor

SIRIUS 4 Satellite Successfully Launched
Nov 18, 2007 – SIRIUS 4 will be located at 5° East, SIRIUS' orbital position for delivering broadcast and broadband services across Europe, and will also transmit HDTV channels. SIRIUS 4 will also carry an African beam which will be marketed by SES ASTRA.
News categories: SES SIRIUS, ILS, Lockheed Martin, Africa, Digital TV, Europe, Satellite

ST Digital Satellite Broadcast Chips Enable SIRIUS In-Vehicle TV
Jun 28, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced it is providing the digital broadcasting chipset for SIRIUS Backseat TV(TM), a ground-breaking TV service that delivers live TV from the best family TV programmers directly to vehicles. More …
News categories: Digital TV, In-Car, Satellite, Semiconductor, USA

Sirius TV Slated for Retailers This Fall in $299 Range
Jun 28, 2007 – Sirius has revealed specific plans for selling its long-anticipated Sirius TV system through retailers. More …
News categories: Digital TV, In-Car, Satellite, USA