Caribbean Digital TV News

IPTV Americas Launches First IPTV Satellite Distribution Platform for Latin America and The Caribbean
Jan 13, 2009 – IPTV Americas has announced the first IPTV Satellite distribution for Latin America. This will enable end-to-end satellite-delivered IPTV distribution to all telco's and cable operators' head ends in Latin America and the Caribbean.
News categories: SES NEW SKIES, IPTV Americas, Caribbean, Content Distribution, IPTV, Latin America, Satellite

Jamaica - Digicel gets terrestrial pay TV licence
Nov 14, 2008 – Digicel has been granted a Jamaica-wide subscriber television (STV) licence by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, and plans to roll out its DVB-T 'DigiTV' service next year.
News categories: Digicel, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Digital TV, Jamaica, Terrestrial

Dominican Republic to begin DTT testing this month
Nov 11, 2008 – Digital terrestrial television tests will start in the Dominican Republic later this month. The tests are part of the selection process to choose the DTT specifications for the country. DVB, ATSC and ISDB standards are on trial.
News categories: Indotel, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, ISDB-T, Terrestrial

The DIRECTV Group Reports Third Quarter 2008
Nov 6, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported that third quarter 2008 revenues increased 15% to $4.98 billion. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 156,000. DIRECTV Latin America net additions were 79,000 in the quarter.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Televisa Third-Quarter 2008 Results
Oct 23, 2008 – Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV, BMV:TLEVISA CPO) has announced results for third quarter of 2008. As of September 30, 2008, the number of gross active Sky subscribers increased to 1,728,214, compared with 1,542,466 as of September 30, 2007.
News categories: Grupo Televisa, Cable TV, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

FTTH Connections Rise to 3.76 Million North American Households
Sep 23, 2008 – The upgrading of North America's last mile networks with fiber is continuing, with fiber to the home (FTTH) arriving at more than 1.6 million households over the past year, bringing the total number of FTTH subscribers to 3.76 million.
News categories: Fiber-to-the-Home Council, RVA Market Research, Broadband, Canada, Caribbean, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Mexico, North America, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Dominican Republic - Indotel and ETG-TEL inaugurate wireless IPTV
Aug 31, 2008 – A new-telephone company that will offer wireless 'Triple Play' in rural areas of the Dominican Republic has been inaugurated in Restauración, a town of eight thousand inhabitants located in the border province of Dajabón.
News categories: Indotel, Broadband, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, IPTV

Dominican Republic - Indotel consults on transition from analogue to digital television
Aug 14, 2008 – The Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (Indotel) has launched a public consultation to select the standard for digital terrestrial television, as part of the transition from analogue to digital TV broadcasting in the Dominican Republic.
News categories: Indotel, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, Regulation, Terrestrial

The DIRECTV Group Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 7, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions of 129,000 were essentially flat compared with last year's second quarter. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions increased 30% to 184,000 compared to the same period last year.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela