Latin America Digital TV News

Telefónica first to launch IPTV services in capital - Chile
Jun 17, 2007 – The Chilean unit of Spanish giant Telefónica has launched IPTV services in capital Santiago, its first in Latin America, Telefónica Chile (NYSE: CTC) general manager JosÃ, MolÃ,s told press. More …
News categories: Chile, Digital TV, IPTV

Latin American TV reaps the digital dividend
May 24, 2007 – A report from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that digital TV will make major inroads in Latin America over the next 5 years. Digital TV households will more than treble in that time - from 5.9 million at present to 22.8 million by 2012.
News categories: Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Satellite, USA, Venezuela

Telefónica posts 7.7% increase in 1Q07 net profit to 1,257 million euros
May 17, 2007 – The number of Pay TV customers for the Telefónica Group exceeded 1.1 million, up by 54.7% in relation to March 2006. More …
News categories: Broadband, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Peru, Results, Spain, Subscribers

UPC Subscriber Statistics for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2007
May 11, 2007 – UPC Holding B.V. has provided selected, preliminary financial and operating information for the three months ended March 31, 2007. More …
News categories: Austria, Broadband, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

The DIRECTV Group Announces First Quarter 2007 Results
May 9, 2007 – The total number of DIRECTV U.S. subscribers as of March 31, 2007 was 16.19 million, an increase of 5% over the 15.39 million subscribers reported on March 31, 2006. More …
News categories: Brazil, Colombia, Digital TV, Latin America, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Argentina - Irdeto selected by Red Intercable
Apr 18, 2007 – Irdeto have announced that its Irdeto Digital TV content security solution has been selected by Red Intercable, an association of 235 independent cable operators, to protect digital broadcasts to over 600,000 TV households in the Argentina. More …
News categories: Argentina, Cable TV, Digital TV, NABShow

Chile compares ATSC, DVB and ISDB digital TV standards (Sp)
Mar 28, 2007 – Digital TV following the Japanese, European and North American standards is being transmitted in Santiago at the request of the Office of Telecommunications, the body that will make the decision on the standard that will be adopted in Chile.
News categories: ATSC 3, Chile, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial

Uruguay - Digital TV standard to be decided on this year
Mar 10, 2007 – The head of Uruguayan regulator Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones (URSEC) León Lev has said that the country must decide on which digital TV standard to adopt this year, as it cannot afford to fall behind on technology.
News categories: URSEC, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Uruguay

Telefonica wins Brazil satellite pay-TV license
Mar 7, 2007 – Spain's Telefonica (TEF.MC) has won a license from Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel to operate a pay television service in Brazil.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Digital TV, Satellite