MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service) News

T-Home and MinDig TV Extra gaining market share in Hungary
Apr 26, 2013 – According to the data released by Hungary's Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH), in March 2013 the number of households with digital television subscriptions at the country's largest broadcasters was 1,895,200, up from 1,863,293 in March 2012.
News categories: NMHH, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Subscribers, Terrestrial

70% of households in Montenegro have Pay TV
Apr 10, 2013 – The Agency for Electronic Media in Montenegro has released statistics for the seven pay TV operators in the country. As at March 31, 2013 pay TV subscribers reached 138,420, representing 71.06% of households, the remainder being covered by terrestrial TV.
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Montenegro, Satellite, Subscribers

Excaf Télécom Senegal secures future growth with content protection from Conax Contego Broadcast™
Mar 12, 2013 – Conax has announced that Senegal's Excaf Télécom has upgraded to the next generation Conax Contego Broadcast™ content protection solution, reconfirming its commitment to security partner Conax. Excaf Télécom deployed its first Conax solution in 2005.
News categories: Conax, Excaf Télécom, CABSAT, Content Protection, MMDS, Senegal, Terrestrial

Mexico adds 1.5 million pay TV subscribers in 2012
Feb 25, 2013 – According to Mexico's Telecommunications Sector Production Index, at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012 there were 6.9 million DTH subscribers in the country, an increase of 22% versus Q4 2011. Cable TV added 5% to reach 5.9 million.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Liberty Global adds 920,000 digital cable subscribers in 2012
Feb 13, 2013 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the three months ended December 31, 2012. The company finished 2012 with a digital video base of 9.1 million RGUs, adding 920,000 digital cable RGUs during the year.
News categories: Liberty Global, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Set Top Box, Slovakia, Subscribers, Switzerland

América Móvil adds 540,000 pay TV subscribers in Brazil in 4Q 2012
Feb 12, 2013 – América Móvil (BMV;NYSE:AMX;NASDAQ:AMOV;LATIBEX:XAMXL) has announced results for the fourth quarter of 2012. The company finished the year with 16.4 million Pay TV subscribers, with Brazil, on its own, adding 540,000 in the fourth quarter.
News categories: América Móvil, Brazil, Cable TV, Colombia, Mexico, MMDS, Peru, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Brazil adds 2.86 million satellite TV subscribers in 2012
Jan 28, 2013 – According to Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), the country's pay TV subscriber base ended 2012 at 16.2 million, with more than 3.4 million new subscribers being added during the year - an annual growth rate of 27.0%.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Montenegro ends 2012 with 133,831 pay TV subscribers
Jan 18, 2013 – The Agency for Electronic Media in Montenegro has released subscriber figures for the seven pay TV operators in the country. As at December 31, 2012, the number of cable, MMDS, IPTV and DTH connections was 133,831, up 11,097 or 9.04% in the year.
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Montenegro, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Satellite adds another 369,000 subscribers in Mexico in 3Q 2012
Nov 26, 2012 – According to Mexico's Telecommunications Sector Production Index, at the end of the third quarter of 2012 there were 6.655 million DTH subscribers in the country, an increase of 22.9% versus Q3 2011. Cable TV lost 49 thousand subscribers in the quarter.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers