Colombia Digital TV News

27.8 million will have IP Hybrid TV in Latin America by 2015
Jun 24, 2010 – According to a new report by NexTV Latam, there will be 27.8 million households with IP Hybrid TV in Latin America in 2015. 41.4% of the households with Hybrid IPTV will have an IP-DTH option, 38.4% IP-DTT and 20.2% IP-Digital Cable.
News categories: NexTV Latam, Argentina, Bolivia, Cable TV, Colombia, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

DIRECTV U.S. up 100,000 subscribers and DTVLA up 221,000 in 1Q10
May 6, 2010 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported first quarter 2010 results. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 100,000 to give 18.66 million, and DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 221,000 to give 4.81 million, at quarter end.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Via Embratel adds 59,000 subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 29, 2010 – TELMEX Internacional (BMV: TELINT; NYSE: TII; LATIBEX: XTII) has released its results report for the first quarter of 2010. Its DTH service in Brazil, Via Embratel, had a total of 441,417 services installed at the end of the quarter.
News categories: Via Embratel, Telmex Internacional, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Sagem ships 180,000 set-top boxes to UNE in Colombia
Mar 4, 2010 – According to NexTV Latam, Sagem has shipped to date 180,000 set-top boxes (STBs) to the Colombian IPTV operator UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones.
News categories: Sagem, UNE-EPM, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Increased dynamics of mobile broadcast TV around the world in 2009
Mar 1, 2010 – An updated bmcoforum report describes the recent regulatory framework and implementation status as of the beginning of 2010 in countries with existing mobile TV service offers.
News categories: bmcoforum, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mobile, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Smart TV, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, Uruguay, USA

Telefónica España adds 49k IPTV subscribers in 4Q09
Feb 26, 2010 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its fourth quarter 2009 results. Worldwide, pay TV accesses stood at around 2.5 million at the end of 2009, 9.8% up from a year earlier. In Spain net adds were 48,725 to finish the year at 702,980.
News categories: Telefónica, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela

DIRECTV U.S. up 119,000 subscribers and DTVLA up 254,000 in 4Q09
Feb 18, 2010 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported fourth quarter 2009 results. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 119,000 to give 18.56 million, and DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 254,000 to give 4.59 million, at quarter end.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Via Embratel adds 140,000 subscribers in 4Q09
Feb 12, 2010 – TELMEX INTERNACIONAL (BMV: TELINT; NYSE: TII; LATIBEX: XTII) has released results for the fourth quarter of 2009. DTH service Via Embratel had 382,321 subscribers at the end of the period, up from 241,897 at the end of the previous quarter.
News categories: Via Embratel, Telmex Internacional, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Colombia ends 2009 with 3.2 million pay TV subscribers
Jan 29, 2010 – Colombia's Comisión Nacional de Televisión (CNTV) has published pay TV subscriber figures for the country for 2009. In the fourth quarter both UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones and DIRECTV Colombia increased their market share.
News categories: CNTV, Cable TV, Colombia, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers