Latin America Digital TV News

Longcheer and Newport Media Announce Global Mobile TV Handset Platform
Sep 4, 2008 – Longcheer Hhas announced that it has selected Newport Media to provide system solutions for its upcoming release of TV enabled 2G handsets. The three different models being introduced address different segments of the mobile TV market.
News categories: Newport Media, Longcheer, Brazil, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

From 26.3 Million Mobile TV Users in 2007 to 51.6 Million at the End of 2008
Sep 4, 2008 – On the basis of monthly adoption data for all commercial broadcast Mobile TV networks, Issue No 5 of the quarterly TeleAnalytics Mobile TV Tracking Service calculates that the end 2008 Mobile TV user count will be 51.6 million.
News categories: TeleAnalytics, Austria, Brazil, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, Subscribers, Switzerland, USA

STMicroelectronics Leading-Edge Decoder Technology Powers Proview Set-Top Box in Brazil
Sep 2, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that Proview (Hong Kong: 0334) is to use ST's STi7101 HDTV MPEG-2/H.264 single chip video decoder in its new XPS-1000 digital terrestrial set-top box (SBTVD) for Brazil.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Proview, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Grupo Televisa Successfully Completes Mobile DTV Test in Mexico
Aug 28, 2008 – Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has announced that Grupo Televisa (Mexico:TLEVISACPO; NYSE:TV) recently successfully completed mobile digital television (DTV) broadcast field tests in Mexico.
News categories: Harris, Televisa, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico, Mobile

Colombia chooses DVB-T as DTT standard
Aug 28, 2008 – Colombia's National Television Commission (CNTV) has announced its decision to choose the DVB-T digital terrestrial television standard for Colombia, after a process of study over two and a half years.
News categories: CNTV, DVB Project, ATSC 3, Colombia, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Terrestrial

TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Ended July 31, 2008
Aug 27, 2008 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2008. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the second quarter were approximately 36,000, compared to 41,000 gross additions for the year-ago period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Canada, DVR, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Telcel to launch ROK-Powered Mobile TV Service in Mexico
Aug 26, 2008 – ROK Entertainment (OTCBB: ROKE) and Telcel (Mexico:AMXL) have announced the launch of Ideas TV, a streamed, live and on-demand mobile TV subscription service available to Telcel's 3G customers in Mexico.
News categories: ROK Entertainment, Telcel, 5G, Digital TV, Mexico, Mobile

Movistar Venezuela launches DTH
Aug 20, 2008 – Movistar (Madrid:TEF)(NYSE:TEF) launched its Movistar TVDigital satellite TV service in Venezuela in the first week of August. The service offers three set-top box models, one of which has PVR functionality.
News categories: Movistar, TVdigital, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Venezuela

Brazil - Cisco and Ericsson to run IPTV trials for GVT
Aug 13, 2008 – GVT (São Paulo:GVTT3) has announced the two finalists of its RFP process to upgrade its platform for IPTV. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) have been selected to run trials of the service at around the end of this year.
News categories: GVT, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box