Latin America Digital TV News

The DIRECTV Group Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 9, 2007 – DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) U.S. net subscribers increased to 128,000 in the quarter bringing the total number of DIRECTV U.S. subscribers as of June 30, 2007 to 16.32 million, an increase of 5% over the 15.51 million subscribers reported on June 30, 2006. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions increased 83% to 141,000. The total number of DIRECTV subscribers in Latin America as of June 30, 2007 increased to 2.94 million compared to 1.73 million as of June 30, 2006.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

ADB Supplies Telefónica Chile With IPTV Set-Top Boxes For First Launch Of IPTV Services In Latin America
Aug 9, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced that it has been selected by Telefónica to supply its advanced ADB-3800W-SD IPTV set-top boxes to Telefónica Chile - the first telecommunications company to deploy television over broadband (IPTV) services in Latin America.
News categories: Chile, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Liberty Global Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 8, 2007 – Liberty Global had 23.1 million total RGUs at June 30, 2007, with 14.7 million video, 4.9 million broadband Internet and 3.5 million telephony subscribers. The 14.7 million video subscribers consisted of 10.9 million analog cable, 2.8 million digital cable and 1.0 million DTH subscribers.
News categories: Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Telefónica Quarterly Results January - June 2007
Jul 30, 2007 – In Spain, net additions in the second quarter were 32,307 customers - Telefónica España ended June with 450,925 pay TV subscribers. Telefónica Latinoamérica manages 800,000 clients (+55.2% year on year) with operations in Peru, Chile and Colombia.
News categories: O2, Telefónica, Broadband, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Brazil - GVT will offer IPTV by the end of the year
Jul 24, 2007 – Brazilian operator GVT will launch the first phase of its IPTV offering by the end of this year [Portuguese].
News categories: Brazil, Digital TV, IPTV

Brazil - Nokia-Siemens to develop Oi's IPTV infrastructure
Jul 18, 2007 – Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has won a contract to develop IPTV infrastructure for Brazil's largest fixed line operator Oi.
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), Oi, Brazil, Digital TV, IPTV

Venezuela to choose digital TV system by end of the year
Jul 12, 2007 – Telecommunications Minister, Jesse Chacon has announced that Venezuela will decide on the digital television system it will employ by the end of 2007.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial, Venezuela

HDTV Market to Cross 50 Million Units by 2008, According to New Report
Jun 28, 2007 – A new report titled "HDTV: A Global Strategic Business Report", has been released by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. The report primarily focuses on HDTV capable sets (displays only) and integrated HDTV sets (displays & tuners).
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Asia, Canada, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Market Research, Smart TV, Spain, UK, USA

Chile - Ministry to test digital TV standards over next 3mths
Jun 19, 2007 – Chile's government will evaluate over the next three months the technical aspects and other implications that choosing one of the three digital TV standards could have on the broadcast industry.
News categories: ATSC 3, Chile, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial