Middle-East and North Africa Digital TV News

NDS Partners with VBox and Cyberlink to Deliver the First Fully Converged TV and PC Platform to 'Yes'
Sep 4, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it is working with VBox Communications (VBox), Cyberlink and 'yes' to deliver on the promise of convergence - enabling the ubiquitous PC to become a secure and full-featured media center.
News categories: NDS Group, VBox, Cyberlink, 'yes', Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Israel, Middleware, Satellite, Streaming

Orca Interactive Launches Unique Combined IPTV and WebTV Solution With Blockbuster Israel
Aug 29, 2007 – Orca Interactive (LSE:ORCA) has announced that it is first to market with a unique combined IPTV and WebTV solution. Orca is delivering its innovative new WebTV technology to Blockbuster Israel, enabling the leading content provider to deliver advanced digital content services to its subscribers.
News categories: Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Israel, Middleware, Software, Streaming

IRIB (TAKTA) launches DVB-H mobile TV trial in Iran using SIDSA's POLAR PLUS Platform
Aug 28, 2007 – The Islamic Republic of Iran is jumping on the International DVB-H bandwagon with the Spanish company SIDSA, an International DVB technology provider, leading the project.
News categories: SIDSA, Sagem, IRIB, Digital TV, IBCShow, Iran, Mobile

etisalat to offer triple play service soon
Aug 19, 2007 – Dubai: etisalat expects to offer 'triple play' service to more than 100,000 customers this quarter once government regulators approve its pricing scheme, its chief executive said.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, UAE

AVEA Turkey Launches ROK-Powered Mobile TV Over EDGE
Aug 16, 2007 – ROK Entertainment Group has announced that the Turkish GSM Operator, Avea, has launched a live and on-demand multi-channel mobile TV service, streamed over Avea's EDGE cellular network, powered by ROK.
News categories: ROK Entertainment, Digital TV, Mobile, Turkey

Media&Broadcast brings cell phone TV to Dubai
Aug 3, 2007 – Media&Broadcast, a subsidiary of T-Systems, has been commissioned by the company Tecom Investments to set up a cell phone TV network on the basis of DVB-H for the capital city of Dubai.
News categories: Media&Broadcast, Rohde & Schwarz, Digital TV, Middle-East, Mobile, UAE

Pace Micro Technology plc results for the full year ended 2 June 2007
Jul 24, 2007 – Pace Micro Technology (LSE: PIC) has announced its audited financial results for the full year ended 2 June 2007. Volume shipments increased by 77% to 3.9m set-top boxes (2006: 2.2m)
News categories: Pace Micro Technology, Africa, Asia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, North America, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

Valens Semiconductor Raises $7M in Series A Financing
Jul 16, 2007 – Valens Semiconductor Ltd., a developer of a chip that will enable high quality transmission of audio and video in a home networking environment, has announced the completion of a $7M series A round of equity financing.
News categories: Digital TV, Israel, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Venture Capital

Humax to Supply $30 Mil Worth of Set-top Boxes to Turkey
Jul 16, 2007 – Global digital consumer products company Humax has announced its entry into the broadcasting operations market in Turkey. Humax will be the first set-top box manufacturer to do so.
News categories: Humax, DoÄŸan Yayın Holding (DYH), Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Turkey