Latin America Digital TV News

SNL Kagan study sees growth in Latin American DTH and IPTV
Apr 16, 2008 – SNL Kagan's newest study, 'Global Multichannel Special Report: Trends in LatAm Telecom Insurgence,' explores pay-TV competition in Latin America and how international telecoms Telefónica and Telmex are capitalizing on market opportunities.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Peru, Satellite

TVA to launch Telefónica's FTTH IPTV in São Paulo
Apr 16, 2008 – Telefónica will lease its FTTH optical fiber network to its cable TV subsidiary, TVA, who will start offering advanced residential IPTV services through that connection as from this month.
News categories: Telefónica, TVA, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

Ten Emerging Countries Primed for Impressive Growth of DTH Services
Apr 15, 2008 – NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report: 'Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Services: An Analysis of Ten Emerging DTH Markets.'
News categories: NSR, Brazil, Czech Republic, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Market Research, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Slovakia, Turkey, Vietnam

New digital broadcasting platform at Ultravision secured by content protection specialist Conax
Apr 14, 2008 – Ultravision is expanding their repertoire of broadcasting offerings by adding a digital-tiered broadcasting platform. Ultravision currently serves approximately 190,000 customers in 18 cities throughout Mexico over an analog MMDS network.
News categories: Conax, Ultravision, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mexico, MMDS, NABShow

Colombia to decide digital TV standard in May
Apr 11, 2008 – At the second regional forum of digital TV 2008, Colombia's National Television Commission Director, María Carolina Hoyos Turbay, confirmed that Colombia will select a standard no later than May.
News categories: ATSC 3, Colombia, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Intelsat Distributes DTH Service to Colombia
Apr 10, 2008 – Intelsat has announced that Bogota-based Elite Entertainment Television S.A. has contracted a multi-year, multi-transponder deal with Intelsat to distribute DTH content to its customers in Colombia.
News categories: Intelsat, Colombia, Digital TV, Satellite

Ecuador - Andinatel to start IPTV in 2009
Mar 24, 2008 – Ecuadorian state-run telephone carrier Andinatel will invest around USD 36.5 million in its IPTV project Andinacable in an attempt to put its platform into commercial application as from 2009.
News categories: Andinatel, Digital TV, Ecuador, IPTV

Mexico - Telmex entering the IPTV market in July
Mar 14, 2008 – In a statement made to News Agency Bloomberg, Amparo Espinosa, Member of the Steering Council of Carlos Slim's company, revealed that Telmex will start selling its pay-TV service in July.
News categories: Telmex, Digital TV, IPTV, Mexico

Brazil - Globo to launch ISDB in 20 cities
Mar 13, 2008 – Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo and its affiliates plan to introduce digital TV broadcasting in Río de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte in April, with other 20 regional capitals starting at the beginning of 2009.
News categories: TV Globo, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Terrestrial