Latin America Digital TV News

El Salvador Adopts ATSC for DTT
May 8, 2009 – The ATSC Forum has applauded the decision of El Salvador's General Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) to adopt the ATSC Digital Television Standard for digital terrestrial television broadcasting in the country.
News categories: ATSC Forum, SIGET, ATSC 3, Digital TV, El Salvador, Terrestrial

DIRECTV U.S. at 18 million subscribers; DTVLA at 4 million
May 7, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported results for the first quarter. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 460,000 to give 18.08 million, and DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 148,000 to give 4.03 million, at quarter end.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Liberty Global Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
May 5, 2009 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. The company added 216,000 RGUs in the first quarter of 2009, driven by strong growth in advanced services, especially digital cable.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Venezuela may have chosen China's DTMB for DTT
May 4, 2009 – According to the portal Inside Telecom, Venezuela has chosen China's DTMB for its digital TV services. The decision is expected to be made official on May 18.
News categories: Digital TV, DTMB, Terrestrial, Venezuela

Grupo Televisa's Sky adds 140k subscribers Y-o-Y to end 1Q09
Apr 30, 2009 – Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV; BMV: TLEVISA CPO) has announced results for first quarter 2009. The number of gross active Sky subscribers increased to 1,784,608 as of March 31, 2009, compared with 1,642,923 as of March 31, 2008.
News categories: Televisa, Cable TV, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Brazil to mandate ISDB in TVs next year
Apr 30, 2009 – The Brazilian Government plans to force manufacturers of TV sets of 32" or above to incorporate ISDB-T digital TV reception capability in new models released next year.
News categories: Ministério das Comunicações, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Cable TV subscribers in Brazil exceed 4 million
Apr 29, 2009 – ANATEL has released March's quarterly report on the pay TV market in Brazil. Cable TV remains dominant in the country with subscriber numbers passing the 4 million mark in March. DTH (satellite) numbers remain steady at around 2.1 million.
News categories: ANATEL, Brazil, Cable TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Peru goes with ISDB standard for DTT
Apr 23, 2009 – Peru has decided to adopt the Japanese-Brazilian standard for digital TV from 2011. The decision was announced by Enrique Cornejo, the minister from the Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones.
News categories: Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Peru, Regulation, SBTVD, Terrestrial

Telefónica and DIRECTV launch 'Trío' triple play in Argentina
Apr 22, 2009 – Telefónica (NYSE: TAR) and DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) have signed an agreement to offer a triple-play package of broadband, telephony and satellite TV in Argentina. The 'Trio' package is initially available in Bariloche, in Río Negro province.
News categories: Telefónica, DIRECTV, Argentina, Satellite