Colombia Digital TV News

Telefonica posts a 22.4% increase in net profit in the first quarter to €1,538 million
May 14, 2008 – Telefónica (Madrid:TEF)(NYSE:TEF) has increased global pay TV subscribers by +64.4%. In Spain, Telefonica added 42,958 new IPTV customers in the quarter (35,591 in the same period of 2007) to give a total of 554,045 at the end of March 2008.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Broadband, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, MMDS, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

The DIRECTV Group Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
May 7, 2008 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported that first quarter 2008 revenues increased 17% to $4.59 billion. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 275,000. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 200,000.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Colombia to evaluate China digital TV standard
Apr 30, 2008 – The Colombian government has announced that the National Television Commission (CNTV) wants to analyze the evolution of the Chinese DMB-T/H standard thus delaying the standardisation decision to July.
News categories: CNTV, Colombia, Digital TV, DTMB, Regulation, Terrestrial

SNL Kagan study sees growth in Latin American DTH and IPTV
Apr 16, 2008 – SNL Kagan's newest study, 'Global Multichannel Special Report: Trends in LatAm Telecom Insurgence,' explores pay-TV competition in Latin America and how international telecoms Telefónica and Telmex are capitalizing on market opportunities.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Peru, Satellite

Colombia to decide digital TV standard in May
Apr 11, 2008 – At the second regional forum of digital TV 2008, Colombia's National Television Commission Director, María Carolina Hoyos Turbay, confirmed that Colombia will select a standard no later than May.
News categories: ATSC 3, Colombia, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Intelsat Distributes DTH Service to Colombia
Apr 10, 2008 – Intelsat has announced that Bogota-based Elite Entertainment Television S.A. has contracted a multi-year, multi-transponder deal with Intelsat to distribute DTH content to its customers in Colombia.
News categories: Intelsat, Colombia, Digital TV, Satellite

Telefónica posts a 43% increase in net profit to a record 8,906 million euros
Feb 28, 2008 – Telefónica's pay TV subscribers at the end of the quarter exceeded 1.7 million, 64.3% more than in 2006, with operations up and running in Spain, the Czech Republic, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Brazil.
News categories: Telefónica, Earnings Release, Brazil, Broadband, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

The DIRECTV Group Announces Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
Feb 13, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions of 275,000 were driven by strong gross additions and the lowest monthly churn rate in 8 years. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions more than doubled to 199,000 due to higher gross additions and low monthly churn.
News categories: DIRECTV, Earnings Release, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Verimatrix Selected to Secure UNE-EPM IPTV Deployment in Colombia
Jan 28, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that systems integrator Unión Electrica S.A has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV within its platform solution for the UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones IPTV deployment.
News categories: Verimatrix, Unión Eléctrica, UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones, Colombia, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Video Exchange