Oceania (Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia) Digital TV News

OzTAM estimates Australia's DTT capable households
May 11, 2009 – OzTAM has released estimates for the percentage of households in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth - as well as a five-city figure - that can receive standard definition or high definition free-to-air digital television.
News categories: OzTAM, Australia, Market Research, Terrestrial

Liberty Global Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
May 5, 2009 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. The company added 216,000 RGUs in the first quarter of 2009, driven by strong growth in advanced services, especially digital cable.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

MPA Sees Strong Asia Pacific Pay-TV Subs Growth
Apr 22, 2009 – Against the background of a poor global macroeconomic environment, media owners and investors focused on Asia Pacific can take comfort from the defensive nature of the region's pay-TV and broadband industries, according to a Media Partners Asia report.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Asia, Australia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DVR, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

14% of NZ Homes Now Have Freeview
Apr 15, 2009 – More than 14% of homes in New Zealand now have Freeview according to figures released today. This equates to nearly 10,000 new homes a month (or 72,000 new viewers over the quarter) now enjoying the benefits of free-to-air digital television.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Terrestrial

Australia plans National Broadband Network
Apr 7, 2009 – The Australian Government has announced the establishment of a new company to build and operate a new super fast National Broadband Network to connect 90 percent of Australian homes, schools and workplaces with broadband at speeds up to 100Mbps.
News categories: Australia, Broadband, Fibre, IPTV

TiVo comes to New Zealand!
Mar 26, 2009 – Hybrid Television Services, the exclusive licensee of TiVo® products in Australia and New Zealand, has revealed its plans for the launch of TiVo in New Zealand by Christmas this year.
News categories: TiVo, Digital TV, DVR, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

TiVo Reports First Full Year of Profitability for Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2009
Mar 2, 2009 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the fourth quarter were around 59,000, compared to 109,000 gross additions for the year-ago period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Cable TV, Canada, DVR, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Liberty Global Reports Fiscal 2008 Results
Feb 23, 2009 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. With 501,000 additions during Q4, digital video remained the strongest growing business for the seventh consecutive quarter.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

New Zealand Sky Television Reports 2008 Interim Result
Feb 20, 2009 – New Zealand's SKY Television has reported a new all time high in subscriber numbers of 759,069 (as of 31 December 2008). This figure reflects a net gain of 10,493 additional subscribers for the six months ending 31 December 2008.
News categories: SKY Television, New Zealand, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers