Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Philippines digital TV to begin in 2019
Oct 26, 2014 – According to the Philippines' National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), switchover to digital television in the country is likely to begin in 2019, starting with the National Capital Region around Manila.
News categories: National Telecommunications Commission, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Philippines, Terrestrial

Global pay TV market to generate $269 billion in 2014
Oct 23, 2014 – ​The worldwide Pay TV market is expected to surpass 920 million subscribers by the end of 2014. Overall, Pay TV average revenue per user (ARPU) is expected to drop slightly due to increasing price competition, according to ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Jake Saunders, Khin Sandi Lynn, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Worldwide

Comcast video subscribers down 81,000 in 3Q 2014
Oct 23, 2014 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Video customer net losses improved 36% year-over-year and were the best result for a third quarter in seven years.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Rabbit TV to distribute free HDTV antennas
Oct 23, 2014 – FreeCast has announced a giveaway of free HDTV antennas, as part of its U.S. Rabbit TV service. The addition of the antenna adds live news, sports, and other local programming as well as broadcast networks, to its VOD library, and à la carte options.
News categories: FreeCast, William Mobley, Digital TV, Terrestrial, USA

Canal Digital taps Xstream for iPad TVE app
Oct 23, 2014 – Canal Digital customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland can now see their favorite TV show and movies on their iPad with the recently launched Canal Digital GO iPad app, designed, developed and powered by Xstream.
News categories: Xstream A/S, Canal Digital, Frank Thorup, Tone Krohn Clausen, Apps, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Norway, Sweden, TV Everywhere

HD and VOD feed Latin America's pay TV growth
Oct 22, 2014 – According to Frost & Sullivan, Latin American's pay TV market is expected to continue its growth trajectory due to a rise in postpaid subscriptions for DTH. Demand for value-added services such as HD and VOD is further spurring market development.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Renato Pasquini, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite

Tricolor TV launches pilot Ultra HD 4K channel
Oct 22, 2014 – Russian satellite television service provider, Tricolor TV, has announced that it has begun broadcasting a pilot channel in Ultra HD - a first for Russia. The channel is broadcast with 4K resolution at 60 fps, using HEVC/H.265 compression.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite

FUTURECAST ATSC 3.0 physical layer tested in Wisconsin
Oct 22, 2014 – Quincy Group's WKOW-TV is conducting a second round of broadcast field testing of the 'FUTURECAST™ Universal Terrestrial Broadcasting System.' FUTURECAST is a contributor to the'physical layer' at the heart of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard.
News categories: LG Electronics, Quincy Group, Gates Air, Dr. Skott Ahn, Brady Dreasler, Rich Redmond, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial, USA

Express-AM6 DTH satellite put into orbit over Russia
Oct 22, 2014 – Communications and broadcasting satellite Express-AM6 has been launched into orbit. Express-AM6 will be deployed at 53°E, to provide coverage of European Russia, the Urals and Western Siberia as well as the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
News categories: RSCC, Yuri Prokhorov, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite