Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Pay TV spending spree in Middle East and North Africa
Apr 11, 2017 – The pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa saw record growth in 2016 despite harsh economic conditions, according to IHS Markit. Pay TV households topped the five million mark for the first time in the region’s history.
News categories: IHS Markit, Constantinos Papavassilopoulos, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middle-East, Satellite, Subscribers

India adds 0.75 million active DTH subscribers in 4Q 2016
Apr 7, 2017 – According to figures submitted to TRAI, satellite pay TV registrations in India reached 97.05 million at the end of 2016 with 62.65 million being active subscriptions, up 0.75 million versus the previous quarter.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Wurl TV added to Espial video platform
Apr 6, 2017 – Wurl TV is now available to video service providers who use Espial's Elevate platform. Their subscribers can now access Wurl's internet-delivered TV channels on Espial-powered set-tops, smartphones and tablets.
News categories: Espial, Wurl TV, Jaison Dolvane, Sean Doherty, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Stofa selects Irdeto to protect new Android set-top box
Apr 6, 2017 – Irdeto has announced that Stofa has selected Irdeto Cloaked CA to securely deliver content through its upcoming Android set-top box (STB). The box was developed in cooperation with Google and Kaon Media.
News categories: Irdeto, Stofa, Kaon, Doug Lowther, Ole Fruekilde Madsen, Android TV, Cable TV, Content Protection, Denmark, Digital TV, Set Top Box

Comark transmitter and TeamCast exciter for Cleveland ATSC 3.0 trials
Apr 5, 2017 – TeamCast and Comark have announced that the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) & the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) have selected their products for ATSC 3.0 field testing in Cleveland, OH (USA).
News categories: TeamCast, Comark, Eric Pinson, Dick Fiore, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial, USA

Shaw makes BlueSky TV available across Western Canada
Apr 5, 2017 – Shaw Communications has announced the availability of Shaw BlueSky TV across Western Canada. With its voice-activated remote and easy-to-use guide Shaw BlueSky TV transforms how customers experience television.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Jay Mehr, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Set Top Box

NTV-PLUS concludes contracts on two satellites with Eutelsat
Apr 3, 2017 – NTV-PLUS has consolidated its coverage across Siberia and extended broadcasting into the country’s Far East following the conclusion of contracts on two satellites with Eutelsat (NYSE Euronext: ETL).
News categories: Eutelsat, NTV-Plus, Rodolphe Belmer, Mikhail Demin, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite

ULDAGE announces call for patents essential to 4K/8K for IPTV and CATV
Apr 3, 2017 – ULDAGE has announced a call for patents essential to the standards of 4K/8K television broadcasting applicable to IPTV and CATV. Currently ULDAGE licenses patents related to the present digital TV broadcasting standards through a patent pool system.
News categories: ULDAGE, JIPAC, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Patent, Worldwide

OWNZONES Passport app launches on UPC Romania Horizon STBs
Mar 31, 2017 – OWNZONES Media Network (OMN) and UPC Romania have announced the launch of OWNZONES Passport Romania, a premium application service, available exclusively to subscribers equipped with a Horizon set-top box.
News categories: OWNZONES, UPC Romania, Dan Goman, Bogdan Bucurei, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Romania, Set Top Box