Brazil (Brasil) Digital TV News

Cisco Works With NET to Expand Presence in the Brazilian Video Market
Aug 19, 2010 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced an agreement to expand its set-top box presence in the Brazilian video market working with Net Serviços (BM&FBOVESPA: NETC3, NETC4; Nasdaq: NETC; Latibex: XNET), the largest cable service provider in Latin America.
News categories: Cisco Systems, NET Serviços, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box

Siano Launches Receiver Chip for Latin America's Mobile TV Market
Aug 11, 2010 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new product, targeting the emerging mobile TV market in the Latin America. The SMS2130 supports the ISDB-T mobile technology, also known as ISDB-T '1-Seg'.
News categories: Siano Mobile, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Trident Unveils New Digital Televisions From AOC for the Brazil Market
Aug 11, 2010 – At the ABTA Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) announced that Trident's HiDTV™ PRO-SX solution has been selected by AOC to power four new AOC digital TV models (the D26W931, D32W931, LC32W053 and LC42H053.)
News categories: Trident Micro, AOC, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MaxLinear Announces Three Set-Top Box Design Wins for Brazil and Argentina Digital TV Markets
Aug 4, 2010 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that three leading set-top box (STB) manufacturers have started shipping the MxL135RF silicon tuner in STBs targeted at Brazil and Argentina.
News categories: MaxLinear, Skyworth, Argentina, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Brazil adds 507k pay TV subscribers in 2Q10
Jul 26, 2010 – According to Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), with 217,299 new subscribers added in June 2010, Brazil reached the end of the first quarter of 2010 with 8,426,462 pay TV homes.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Renesas Electronics Introduces Two New DTV and Set-Top Box SoCs
Jul 15, 2010 – Renesas (TSE: 6723) has announced the availability of two system-on-chips (SoCs) for digital TVs, set top boxes, and digital broadcast receiver modules. The EMMA™3TJ and the EMMA3TS specifically target the DTT markets of Japan and South America.
News categories: Renesas, Argentina, Brazil, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, Venezuela

Brazil wants 15 million STBs to be produced over the next three years
Jun 24, 2010 – Brazil's government has a goal for the country to produce 15 million digital TV converters between 2011 and 2013. The government is considering possible subsidies or tax concessions in order to motivate manufacturers.
News categories: Brazil, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

MTC to supply set-top boxes to Brazil
Jun 23, 2010 – Shenzhen MTC (ShenZhen: 002429) has signed a purchase contract to supply Brazil's U-Tech with $937,500 worth of digital set-top boxes (STBs).
News categories: Shenzhen MTC, Brazil, Set Top Box

Algar Telecom (CTBC) launches DTH in Brazil
May 21, 2010 – Algar Telecom has launched a pay TV satellite service in Brazil. The service, called CTBC TV, is being sold initially in the cities of Uberlândia, Uberaba, Patos de Minas, Araguari, Pará de Minas, Ituiutaba (MG), Itumbiara (GO) and Franca (SP).
News categories: Algar Telecom, Brazil, Digital TV, Satellite