Colombia Digital TV News

Telefónica pay TV accesses exceed 2.3 million
May 13, 2009 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its first quarter 2009 results. Pay TV accesses exceeded 2.3 million by the end of March, almost 25% more than a year ago. However, subscriber numbers in Spain fell by 7,700 in the quarter.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela

DIRECTV U.S. at 18 million subscribers; DTVLA at 4 million
May 7, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported results for the first quarter. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 460,000 to give 18.08 million, and DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 148,000 to give 4.03 million, at quarter end.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

SIDSA seeks further expansion in Latin America
Apr 16, 2009 – SIDSA will be looking to Latin America at NAB. The company has carried out DVB trials, both DVB-T and DVB-H, in countries such as Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay and Panama, with plans to lead other DVB projects in the region.
News categories: SIDSA, Argentina, Colombia, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Ecuador, Latin America, Mobile, NABShow, Panama, Peru, Terrestrial, Uruguay

Telefónica Quarterly Results 2008 January - December
Feb 26, 2009 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its 2008 results. Pay TV accesses stood at over 2.2 million at the end of 2008, up almost 30% on the prior year, driven by net adds of 109,500 in the fourth quarter and some 519,500 in the year.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela

The DIRECTV Group Q4 Results Cap Record Setting Financial Performance in 2008
Feb 10, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported fourth quarter 2008 results. DIRECTV U.S. ended the quarter with 17.62 million subscribers, up from 16.83 million on December 31, 2007. DIRECTV Latin America had 3.88 million subscribers at year end.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Colombia's UNE-EPM reaches 30 thousand IPTV subscribers
Jan 30, 2009 – UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones of Colombia had around 30 thousand IPTV subscribers at end-2008. UNE is the only Colombian company able to launch IPTV because it has both a pay TV license and a cable TV operation.
News categories: UNE-EPM, Colombia, IPTV, Subscribers

A new scenario for IPTV and Pay-TV in Latam
Jan 25, 2009 – At the IPTV World Forum Latin America, Ariel Barlaro, TVTelco Latam's CEO, presents updated 'IPTV and Pay-TV in Latin America 2002-2012' forecasts, affected by the global financial crisis and IPTV launching delays in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.
News categories: TVTelco Latam, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Subscribers, Video Exchange

Colombia to auction pay-TV licences
Dec 19, 2008 – Colombia's National Telecommunications Commission (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones - CNTV) is starting its public auction process for five Pay-TV licenses.
News categories: Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, Colombia, IPTV, Regulation

Telefónica earns €5,596 million to September and confirms all growth forecasts for 2008
Nov 14, 2008 – During the third quarter of 2008 Telefónica (Madrid, NYSE: TEF) maintained the intense commercial activity registered since the beginning of the year. Pay TV accesses stood at over 2.1 million at the end of the quarter, up 54.0% on the prior year.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, IPTV, Peru, Results, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela