Brazil (Brasil) Digital TV News

Thomson Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results
Feb 15, 2007 – In a strong Q4, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) shipped 2.9 million satellite set-top boxes (4Q05, 2.8 million) and 0.9 million cable STBs (4Q05, 0.3 million). Thomson shipped 11.1 million satellite STBs in 2006 (2005, 10.9 million) and 2.0 million cable STBs (2005, 0.6 million).
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NDS MediaHighway Middleware Deployed Across DIRECTV Latin America
Feb 14, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that its MediaHighway middleware, currently deployed on 41.6 million set-top boxes worldwide, is being downloaded to all DIRECTV Latin America L10 and L11 set-top boxes as well as the LR15 Digital Video Recorder (DVR).
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DIRECTV Announces Fourth Quarter and FY2006 Results
Feb 7, 2007 – The total number of DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) U.S. subscribers as of December 31, 2006 was 15.95 million, an increase of 5% over the 15.13 million subscribers reported on December 31, 2005.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Widevine Technologies Selected by Brasil Telecom to Protect IPTV Deployment
Jan 29, 2007 – Widevine Technologies has announced that Brasil Telecom (NYSE: BTM) has chosen Widevine to protect its IP video service.
News categories: Widevine, Brasil Telecom, Brazil, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV