Australia Digital TV News

TiVo Chooses Wipro's DVB-T Middleware to Build HD DVRs
Sep 9, 2008 – Wipro Technologies (NYSE:WIT) has announced that TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) has adopted Wipro's DVB-T and Common Interface (CI) software stacks for its solutions targeting Australian and European markets
News categories: Wipro, TiVo, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

7 Out of 10 People who Own a DVR Say They Can't Live Without It According to NDS Survey
Sep 3, 2008 – More than 70% of DVR owners say that they cannot live without their DVR, according to a survey commissioned by NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS). Consumers in the UK, US, Italy and Australia were questioned using a mix of phone, street and online interviews.
News categories: NDS Group, Consumer Analysis Group, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Italy, Market Research, Middleware, UK, USA

TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Ended July 31, 2008
Aug 27, 2008 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2008. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the second quarter were approximately 36,000, compared to 41,000 gross additions for the year-ago period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Canada, DVR, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

FOXTEL Delivers Subscriber, Profit and TV Viewing Share Growth
Aug 13, 2008 – FOXTEL has announced steady growth in subscribers, improved profitability and solid revenue increases in the year ended 30 June 2008. As at 30 June 2008, FOXTEL had a total of 1.54m direct and wholesale subscribers (including installation queue).
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

SingTel Group's results for the quarter ended 30 June 2008
Aug 12, 2008 – SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended 30 June 2008. The customer base for mio TV grew nearly 2,000 to more than 45,000 at the end of the quarter from a quarter ago.
News categories: SingTel, 5G, Australia, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

Liberty Global Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 5, 2008 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced results for Q2. At June 30, 2008, Liberty Global's 14.7 million video subscriber base consisted of 9.5 million analog cable and MMDS and 5.2 million digital cable and DTH subscribers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

FOXTEL Selects NDS XTV™ to Power New Quad Tuner High Definition DVR
Jul 31, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that FOXTEL has selected NDS XTV™ DVR technology to power its new FOXTEL iQ2 High Definition quad tuner DVR. NDS also developed the EPG for the FOXTEL iQ2 and carried out the systems integration for the launch.
News categories: NDS Group, FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Foxtel launches Australia's first Pay-TV High Definition service using Pace PVRs
Jul 22, 2008 – Pace plc (LSE:PIC) has been selected as the launch partner for FOXTELs high definition (HD) service in Australia. Pace will be supplying cable and satellite HD PVRs (TD-C850NF and TDS850NF) for Australia's leading subscription television provider.
News categories: Pace plc, FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box

Freeview to Drive Digital Take-up in Australia
Jul 17, 2008 – Australia's free-to-air commercial television networks together with the nation's public broadcasters have formally announced the establishment of Freeview to help drive take-up of the free-to-air digital television platform in Australia.
News categories: Australian Broadcasting Corp, SBS, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial