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

CASBAA hails "digital cushion"
Oct 28, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced new data for Asia's pay-TV market, showing 71 million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia.
News categories: CASBAA, Standard Chartered, Australia, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Subscribers, Thailand, Vietnam

Australia - Conroy sets Digital TV switchover timetable
Oct 19, 2008 – Australia's Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has released the timetable for the switchover to digital television.
News categories: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Australia, Digital TV, Regulation, Terrestrial

New Zealand - Freeview powers past the 160,000 mark
Oct 6, 2008 – Freeview continues its strong growth as the ever expanding channel and HD line-up attracts more New Zealanders. At the end of September 160,496 receivers had been sold, with an additional 37,980 receivers added in the July to September quarter.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Australia - Legislation and research to advance digital TV switchover
Sep 24, 2008 – The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has announced milestones in Australia's Digital TV revolution. The 2008 Broadcasting Bill will ensure that a phased approach to analog switch-off is completed in 2013.
News categories: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Australia, Digital TV, Regulation, Terrestrial

TiVo Chooses Wipro's DVB-T Middleware to Build HD DVRs
Sep 9, 2008 – Wipro Technologies (NYSE:WIT) has announced that TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) has adopted Wipro's DVB-T and Common Interface (CI) software stacks for its solutions targeting Australian and European markets
News categories: Wipro, TiVo, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

7 Out of 10 People who Own a DVR Say They Can't Live Without It According to NDS Survey
Sep 3, 2008 – More than 70% of DVR owners say that they cannot live without their DVR, according to a survey commissioned by NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS). Consumers in the UK, US, Italy and Australia were questioned using a mix of phone, street and online interviews.
News categories: NDS Group, Consumer Analysis Group, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Italy, Market Research, Middleware, UK, USA

GTA TeleGuam Announces Guam Digital Television
Sep 2, 2008 – GTA TeleGuam has announced the launch of Guam Digital Television, or GUdTV. GUdTV is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based TV service delivering the latest entertainment.
News categories: GTA TeleGuam, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Micronesia, USA

TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Ended July 31, 2008
Aug 27, 2008 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2008. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the second quarter were approximately 36,000, compared to 41,000 gross additions for the year-ago period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Canada, DVR, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

FOXTEL Delivers Subscriber, Profit and TV Viewing Share Growth
Aug 13, 2008 – FOXTEL has announced steady growth in subscribers, improved profitability and solid revenue increases in the year ended 30 June 2008. As at 30 June 2008, FOXTEL had a total of 1.54m direct and wholesale subscribers (including installation queue).
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Satellite, Subscribers