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New technology promises satellite triple-play
Nov 4, 2008 – Technology developed by European researchers promises to dramatically lower the costs of satellite bandwidth enabling satellites to deliver TV, internet and telephony services via satellite.
News categories: IMOSAN, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Satellite

Bharti Airtel Launches Airtel's Direct-to-Home Digital Television Service Based on NDS End-to-End Solution
Nov 4, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ:NNDS) has announced that India's Bharti Airtel has launched Airtel digital TV based on a complete end-to-end system from technology partner NDS to secure, enable and enhance its Direct-to-Home (DTH) service.
News categories: NDS, Bharti Airtel, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite

Investment in IPTV equipment continues despite subscriber slowdown
Oct 28, 2008 – The North American IPTV and SDV equipment market declined sharply in 2Q08, pulling the worldwide market down 5% sequentially to $1.27 billion despite healthy increases in EMEA, Asia Pacific, and CALA, reports market research firm Infonetics Research.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers

TeNeT connects with its customers via Appear TV's IPTV platform
Oct 28, 2008 – Appear TV and DEPS, an Appear TV regional partner, are pleased to announce the selection of Appear TV's SC2000 system as the new TeNeT IPTV head-end - the next step towards launching a commercial IPTV service in Ukraine.
News categories: Appear TV, TeNeT, DEPS, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Ukraine

SES Reports Continued Strong Results
Oct 27, 2008 – SES S.A. (Paris, Luxembourg: SESG) reports on financial performance for the nine months ended 30th September 2008. Total utilised capacity increased from 820 at 30th June 2008 to 821 transponders at 30th September 2008.
News categories: Content Distribution, Results, Satellite

Motorola Accelerates IPTV Deployment With Standards-Based Device Management
Oct 22, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has launched remote device management for its IPTV set-tops. Motorola NBBS is a software platform that enables operators to remotely access a full portfolio of consumer devices, home networks and services.
News categories: Motorola, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Broadcast Service Danmark Selects Cisco Technology to Launch Digital TV Services Across Denmark
Oct 20, 2008 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that Broadcast Service Danmark (BSD) has selected a Cisco® MPEG encoding and Internet Protocol (IP) video system to help meet the upcoming requirements of new MPEG-4 nationwide DTT multiplexes in Denmark.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Broadcast Service Danmark, Content Distribution, Denmark, Terrestrial

Orange Business Services and Solidere bring IPTV to Lebanon
Oct 20, 2008 – Orange Business Services (Paris & NYSE: FTE) and Solidere, the Lebanese company for the development and reconstruction of the Beirut Central District, have launched Lebanon's first IPTV service.
News categories: Orange Business Services, Solidere, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Lebanon

HD Channels On ASTRA Increase By 30 Percent In Three Months
Oct 20, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that the number of HD channels broadcast via the ASTRA Satellite System has increased significantly in the last three months. At the beginning of October, the number of HD channels reached 55.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Austria, Belgium, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, France, Germany, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Satellite, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, UK