Colombia Digital TV News

Colombia - UNE-EPM to launch IPTV but in 2Q 2008
Jan 16, 2008 – Incumbent of Colombian city of Medellín, UNE-EPM, has confirmed launch of its IPTV system in the second quarter of 2008, contrary to preliminary plans that had scheduled it for the first quarter.
News categories: UNE-EPM, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV

DIRECTV Extends Partnership with NDS
Dec 5, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has signed an agreement with DIRECTV to extend the term of their relationship. NDS has been contracted to continue to provide conditional access technology and services to DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America until June 2013.
News categories: NDS Group, DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Satellite, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Telefónica breaks a new record, increasing net profit by 51% to 7,848 million euros through September
Nov 12, 2007 – Telefónica continues to spearhead the development of the pay TV market in Spain, reaching a 12% estimated share of the Spanish pay TV market by September 2007. Net adds in the third quarter amounted 18,142, to bring overall customer base to 469,067 subscribers at the end of September.
News categories: Telefónica, Earnings Release, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Spain, Subscribers

Sagem Communications, Orca Interactive and BitBand Team Up on First-Class End-to-End IPTV Solution in Colombia
Nov 8, 2007 – Sagem Communications, Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA) and BitBand have announced that they have been selected by UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones in Colombia to jointly offer a powerful End-to-End IPTV solution, focused on an enhanced quality of experience for users.
News categories: BitBand, Sagem Communications, Orca Interactive, UNE-EPM Telecommunications, Colombia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

The DIRECTV Group Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 7, 2007 – DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions increased 45% to 240,000 in the quarter bringing the total number of subscribers as of September 30, 2007 to 16.56 million. DIRECTV Latin America had a nearly fourfold increase in net subscriber additions to 161,000.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Earnings Release, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

UNE-EPM Telecommunications Selects Orca Interactive for First IPTV Service Rollout in Colombia
Oct 23, 2007 – Orca Interactive Ltd. (LSE:ORCA) has announced that UNE-EPM Telecommunications has selected Orca's advanced RiGHTv middleware to enable the first IPTV service rollout in Colombia.
News categories: UNE-EPM Telecommunications, Orca Interactive, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware

The DIRECTV Group Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 9, 2007 – DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) U.S. net subscribers increased to 128,000 in the quarter bringing the total number of DIRECTV U.S. subscribers as of June 30, 2007 to 16.32 million, an increase of 5% over the 15.51 million subscribers reported on June 30, 2006. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions increased 83% to 141,000. The total number of DIRECTV subscribers in Latin America as of June 30, 2007 increased to 2.94 million compared to 1.73 million as of June 30, 2006.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

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

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