Latin America Digital TV News

Newport Media Begins Mass Production Shipments of Dual Mode Digital/Analog TV IC
Jan 5, 2011 – Newport Media has announced that its NMI625 dual mode ISDB-T / Analog TV IC has begun shipping in mass production and is currently available to consumers in Latin America powering the TV operation of Samsung's Galaxy Tab.
News categories: Newport Media, Samsung, Digital TV, Latin America, Mobile, Portable, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Tablet

IDTV production reaches 6 million units in Brazil
Dec 29, 2010 – According to the Ministry of Communications, Brazil will close the year with six million integrated digital televisions (IDTVs) having been produced.
News categories: Ministério das Comunicações, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Market Research, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Uruguay to use ISDB-T rather than DVB-T for DTT
Dec 27, 2010 – Uruguay has undone its decision to use DVB-T as its standard for digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting and has instead opted for ISDB-T. The change has been made for 'geopolitical reasons'.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial, Uruguay

Satellite TV subscriptions grow 91.6% in Mexico
Dec 9, 2010 – During the third quarter of 2010, Mexico's telecommunications sector registered a year-on-year growth of 11% according COFETEL. Satellite TV (DTH) subscribers grew 91.6% to 3.8 million with Cable TV subscriptions up 6.6% to 5.3 million.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

UK leading the way in new TV technologies
Dec 2, 2010 – Ofcom's fifth International Communications Market report into the global communications market looks at take-up, availability and use of broadband, landlines, mobiles, TV and radio in 17 countries. The UK and Spain lead the way in digital TV take-up.
News categories: Ofcom, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Anatel opens up Brazil's cable TV market
Nov 25, 2010 – Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel) has decided to remove regulatory restrictions that prevent new entrants from emerging in the country's cable TV market.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV

Siano Launches Integrated Receiver Chip for Latin America Digital TV Market
Nov 23, 2010 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new product targeting the digital TV markets of Latin America and Japan. The SMS2270 supports the ISDB-T high definition DTV technology, also known as ISDB-T 'full-segment'.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Mirics and ArcSoft enable free HDTV in Latin America
Nov 22, 2010 – Mirics has announced a solution with ArcSoft that will enable viewers in Latin America to watch broadcast high definition television (HDTV) on their PCs.
News categories: Mirics, ArcSoft, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, ISDB-T, Middleware, Peripherals / Accessories, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Telegent Introduces World's First Single-Chip ISDB-Tb + Analog TV Receiver
Nov 16, 2010 – Telegent Systems has introduced the TLG1180, the world's first single-chip mobile TV receiver supporting ISDB-Tb and analog broadcast TV standards with an integrated H.264 decoder.
News categories: Telegent Systems, Digital TV, ICs, Latin America, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor