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MaxLinear chosen by STMicroelectronics for DVB-T2 STB reference design
Jun 20, 2013 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced its cooperation with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) on a DVB-T2 set-top box (STB) design for the emerging free-to-air and hybrid terrestrial STB markets in Europe and Southeast Asia.
News categories: MaxLinear, STMicroelectronics, DVB-T2, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

The days of fast global pay TV revenue growth are over
Jun 19, 2013 – Global pay TV revenues will climb to $203 billion in 2018, up by $19 billion on 2012. According to the Digital TV World Revenue Forecasts report the fast growth years for the sector are over, with annual growth hovering at below 2% from 2015.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

One billion pay TV subscribers by 2018
Jun 12, 2013 – Global pay TV households will reach nearly 1 billion by 2018, up from 772 million in 2012 and 814 million in 2013, according to the Digital TV World Household Forecasts report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Brazil to move final analogue switchover to 2018
Jun 11, 2013 – Brazil has announced that it has updated its plan for analogue television shut down. The schedule will now begin in March 2015 and end in 2018. The original plan was that the shutdown of the analogue service and the migration to fully digital would occur in 2016.
News categories: Ministério das Comunicações, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Terrestrial

Guatemala adopts ISDB-T for DTT
Jun 5, 2013 – The Government of Guatemala has announced in its official gazette that it has adopted the Japanese-Brazilian ISDB-T system as its broadcasting standard for digital terrestrial television (DTT).
News categories: Digital TV, Guatemala, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial

Pay TV still growing in Western Europe
Jun 5, 2013 – The number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe increased by 1 million in 2012 to 94.1 million, and will climb by another million in 2013, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Startimes Media launches Free-to-Air set top box in Kenya
Jun 4, 2013 – StarTimes Media has announced the introduction of its DVB-T2 free to air set top box to the Kenyan market. The free to air set top box will enable costumers to access digital television without a monthly subscription fee.
News categories: StarTimes, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Kenya, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Pay DTT in Croatia reaches 10,000 subscribers in 1st quarter after launch
May 31, 2013 – The Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has reported market data for the end of the first quarter of 2013. The newly launched 'evotv' pay DTT service had more than 10,000 subscribers at the end of March.
News categories: HAKOM, Cable TV, Croatia, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Toshiba launches demodulator IC for DTT and digital cable in China
May 30, 2013 – Toshiba (TOKYO:6502) has announced that it has launched a demodulator IC for digital terrestrial broadcasts (GB20600-2006: DTMB) and digital cable broadcasts (GY/T 170-2001: DVB-C) in the Chinese market. Samples are available now.
News categories: Toshiba, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial