MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service) News

Montenegro ends 2011 with 122,734 pay TV subscribers
Feb 8, 2012 – The Agency for Electronic Media in Montenegro has released subscriber figures for the seven pay TV operators in the country. As at December 31, 2011, the number of cable, MMDS, IPTV and DTH connections was 122,734, up 4,022 in the final quarter.
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Montenegro, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Hungary finishes 2011 with 1.658 million pay TV subscribers
Feb 7, 2012 – In December 2011, the number of households with digital television subscriptions in the network of Hungary's largest broadcasters was 1,658,000, according to the latest Flash Report released by Hungary's Office of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH).
News categories: NMHH, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Barbados' Multi-Choice TV Selects Conax for Secure Roll-Out of Digital TV Services
Jan 26, 2012 – Conax has announced that it has been chosen by Multi-Choice TV of Barbados to secure their roll out of digital TV services. In addition to the new Multi-Choice TV contract, Conax has secured 2 new contracts in the region in the last few months.
News categories: Conax, Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Barbados, Caribbean, Content Protection, Digital TV, MMDS

Brazil Pay TV grows 30.45% in 2011
Jan 20, 2012 – According to Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), the country's pay TV subscriber base ended 2011 at 12.7 million, with almost three million new subscribers being added in the year - an annual growth rate of 30.45%.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Liberty Global Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
Nov 2, 2011 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the third quarter. Over the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, Liberty Global added 234,000 and 739,000 digital cable subscribers, driven by strong demand for HD and DVR services.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Brazil adds 650,000 DTH subscribers in 3Q 2011
Oct 26, 2011 – According to Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), the country's pay TV subscriber base ended September 2011 at 11.9 million, up 780,608 in the quarter, with satellite adding 650,000 during the period.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

118.7 thousand pay TV subscribers for Montenegro at end-September
Oct 20, 2011 – The Agency for Electronic Media in Montenegro has released subscriber figures for the seven pay TV operators in the country. As at September 30, 2011, the number of connections for the Cable/MMDS/DTH/IPTV platforms was 118,712.
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, Cable TV, IPTV, MMDS, Montenegro, Satellite, Subscribers

Mexico's satellite TV subscribers reach 5 million in 2Q 2011
Oct 10, 2011 – At the end of the second quarter of 2011, Mexico's telecommunications sector had registered growth of 11.2% year-on-year according to COFETEL. Satellite television was once again the most dynamic segment of the sector.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Brazil adds 596,000 DTH subscribers in 2Q 2011
Jul 26, 2011 – According to Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), the country's pay TV subscriber base ended June 2011 at 11.1 million, up 689,190 in the quarter, with satellite adding nearly 596,000 during the period.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers