Chile Digital TV News

ADB Supplies Telefónica Chile With IPTV Set-Top Boxes For First Launch Of IPTV Services In Latin America
Aug 9, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced that it has been selected by Telefónica to supply its advanced ADB-3800W-SD IPTV set-top boxes to Telefónica Chile - the first telecommunications company to deploy television over broadband (IPTV) services in Latin America.
News categories: Chile, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Liberty Global Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 8, 2007 – Liberty Global had 23.1 million total RGUs at June 30, 2007, with 14.7 million video, 4.9 million broadband Internet and 3.5 million telephony subscribers. The 14.7 million video subscribers consisted of 10.9 million analog cable, 2.8 million digital cable and 1.0 million DTH subscribers.
News categories: Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Telefónica Quarterly Results January - June 2007
Jul 30, 2007 – In Spain, net additions in the second quarter were 32,307 customers - Telefónica España ended June with 450,925 pay TV subscribers. Telefónica Latinoamérica manages 800,000 clients (+55.2% year on year) with operations in Peru, Chile and Colombia.
News categories: O2, Telefónica, Broadband, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Chile - Ministry to test digital TV standards over next 3mths
Jun 19, 2007 – Chile's government will evaluate over the next three months the technical aspects and other implications that choosing one of the three digital TV standards could have on the broadcast industry.
News categories: ATSC 3, Chile, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial

Telefónica first to launch IPTV services in capital - Chile
Jun 17, 2007 – The Chilean unit of Spanish giant Telefónica has launched IPTV services in capital Santiago, its first in Latin America, Telefónica Chile (NYSE: CTC) general manager JosÃ, MolÃ,s told press. More …
News categories: Chile, Digital TV, IPTV

Latin American TV reaps the digital dividend
May 24, 2007 – A report from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that digital TV will make major inroads in Latin America over the next 5 years. Digital TV households will more than treble in that time - from 5.9 million at present to 22.8 million by 2012.
News categories: Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Satellite, USA, Venezuela

Telefónica posts 7.7% increase in 1Q07 net profit to 1,257 million euros
May 17, 2007 – The number of Pay TV customers for the Telefónica Group exceeded 1.1 million, up by 54.7% in relation to March 2006. More …
News categories: Broadband, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Peru, Results, Spain, Subscribers

UPC Subscriber Statistics for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2007
May 11, 2007 – UPC Holding B.V. has provided selected, preliminary financial and operating information for the three months ended March 31, 2007. More …
News categories: Austria, Broadband, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Chile compares ATSC, DVB and ISDB digital TV standards (Sp)
Mar 28, 2007 – Digital TV following the Japanese, European and North American standards is being transmitted in Santiago at the request of the Office of Telecommunications, the body that will make the decision on the standard that will be adopted in Chile.
News categories: ATSC 3, Chile, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial