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

OpenTV and AUSTAR Launch Quad Tuner PVR for Combined Satellite and Terrestrial Service
Mar 5, 2008 – OpenTV (NASDAQ:OPTV) has announced the commercial launch of the AUSTAR PVR, called MyStar, a quad tuner set-top box featuring two satellite tuners and two terrestrial tuners providing a first-of-its kind integrated PVR service for AUSTAR subscribers.
News categories: OpenTV, AUSTAR, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Terrestrial

TiVo Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2008
Mar 5, 2008 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO)-owned subscription gross additions for the fourth quarter were 109,000, compared to 163,000 gross additions for the year-ago period. Overall, TiVo-owned subscriptions increased slightly from the prior quarter to 1.75 million.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Earnings Release, Australia, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

AUSTAR shines even brighter in 2007; Delivers strong operational and financial results
Feb 26, 2008 – In 2007 AUSTAR (ASX: AUN) experienced increasing momentum in subscriber growth across its regional markets, with total television subscribers increasing by 67,660 to 668,786 for the year.
News categories: AUSTAR, Earnings Release, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

New Zealand - Freeview readies for main event
Feb 25, 2008 – Freeview is on track to debut high-definition digital terrestrial television in April, after Kordia last week completed a $30 million transmission network.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Content Distribution, Digital TV, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

NICTA develops a world first in semiconductor technology for the wireless home and office of the future
Feb 22, 2008 – The world's first transceiver integrated on a CMOS single chip operating at 60GHz was announced by NICTA, Australia's ICT Research Centre of Excellence. The development will enable the truly wireless office and home of the future.
News categories: NICTA, Australia, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Foxtel Delivers Subscriber, Profit and TV Viewing Share Growth
Feb 20, 2008 – At 31 December 2007, FOXTEL had 1,335,000 direct subscribers, an increase of 13% over the year ended December 2006. FOXTEL's HD+ service will be launched in mid-2008.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

MyStar revolutionises regional Australian TV
Feb 8, 2008 – AUSTAR has announced that its new Personal Digital Recorder, MyStar, has hit a chord with regional Australians, just a week following the product's launch to new customers on 1 February.
News categories: AUSTAR, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite

New Zealand - Freeview On A Roll after Successful 2007
Jan 24, 2008 – Freeview take-up figures continue to climb steadily upwards, a mere eight months since the launch of free-to-air digital television and radio in New Zealand. The total number of households reached is an estimated 78,700 or 5% of all homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite

New Zealand - Views Sought on the Future of Broadcasting Regulation
Jan 23, 2008 – The Minister of Broadcasting and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology have released two discussion papers as part of the government's review of its arrangements for the regulation of broadcasting.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, New Zealand, Regulation, Streaming, TV Services