Brazil (Brasil) Digital TV News

Brazil - Globo to launch ISDB in 20 cities
Mar 13, 2008 – Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo and its affiliates plan to introduce digital TV broadcasting in Río de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte in April, with other 20 regional capitals starting at the beginning of 2009.
News categories: TV Globo, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Terrestrial

Brazil - Low take-up of DTT services
Mar 5, 2008 – DTT services launched three months ago has had limited appeal with viewers. Only 10,000 households in the Greater Sao Paulo area have accessed DTT services.
News categories: Brazil, Digital TV, Market Research, SBTVD, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Sun Microsystems And SBTVD Forum To Develop Open-Source Java Solution For Brazil's Digital TV System
Mar 4, 2008 – Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) and the SBTVD Forum have agreed to join forces in the development of an open-source content platform based on Java technology for use in the country-wide conversion of television applications and services.
News categories: Sun Microsystems, GINGA, Fórum SBTVD, ATSC 3, Brazil, Digital TV, Middleware, SBTVD, Terrestrial

Telefónica posts a 43% increase in net profit to a record 8,906 million euros
Feb 28, 2008 – Telefónica's pay TV subscribers at the end of the quarter exceeded 1.7 million, 64.3% more than in 2006, with operations up and running in Spain, the Czech Republic, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Brazil.
News categories: Telefónica, Earnings Release, Brazil, Broadband, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

The DIRECTV Group Announces Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
Feb 13, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions of 275,000 were driven by strong gross additions and the lowest monthly churn rate in 8 years. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions more than doubled to 199,000 due to higher gross additions and low monthly churn.
News categories: DIRECTV, Earnings Release, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

NETC announces today its results for the fourth quarter of 2007
Jan 31, 2008 – Net Serviços de Comunicação (Bovespa: NETC3, NETC4; Nasdaq: NETC; and Latibex: XNET) has announced its results for Q4 and fiscal year 2007. The pay TV subscriber base reached 2,475,000 (604,000 digital) at the end of 2007.
News categories: Net Serviços de Comunicação, Earnings Release, Divulgação de Resultados de 2007, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers

Siano Launches Next Generation Mobile Digital TV Receiver Chip
Jan 2, 2008 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new family of Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) receiver chips called the SMS1100, supporting reception of ISDB-T TV signals in addition to Siano's existing portfolio of DVB-H, DVB-T, DAB, DAB-IP and T-DMB.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Brazil, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Brasil Telecom Launches First IPTV Service With UTStarcom's RollingStream System
Dec 10, 2007 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced its first IPTV win in Latin America for its industry-leading RollingStream™ end-to-end IPTV solution with the launch by Brasil Telecom (NYSE: BRP) of its Videon IPTV service.
News categories: UTStarcom, Videon, Brasil Telecom, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

Innova and SKY Brasil Sign Agreement with Intelsat to Build and Launch New Satellite
Dec 5, 2007 – Innova and SKY Brasil have announced that they have reached an agreement with Intelsat to build and launch a new 24-transponder satellite. Innova plans to use this extra capacity for HD and other value-added services.
News categories: Intelsat, Innova, SKY Brasil, DIRECTV Group, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico, Satellite