Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Wyplay releases Version 2.0 of its set-top box middleware
Jul 16, 2014 – Wyplay has announced the availability of version 2.0 of its set-top box middleware, codenamed 'Bull Frog'. The new version adds satellite support on top of already-supported Cable and Terrestrial front-ends.
News categories: Wyplay, Jacques Bourgninaud, Digital TV, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Middle-East ends Q1 2014 with 6 million pay TV subscribers
Jul 16, 2014 – According to Dataxis, at the end of March 2014 there were 6 million pay TV subscribers in the Middle East, up from 5.05 million at the same date in 2013, an increase of 18.73%.
News categories: Dataxis, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middle-East, Satellite, Subscribers

Comcast and TiVo work on non-CableCARD security for retail devices
Jul 15, 2014 – In an FCC filing, Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSA,CMCSK) has said that it has agreed to work with TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) on a two-way non-CableCARD security solution that will enable retail devices to access the full Comcast lineup of programming.
News categories: Comcast, TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

Anatel releases rules to minimise LTE interference to TV signals
Jul 14, 2014 – Brazilian telecoms regulator, Anatel, has proposed rules governing the interaction of digital television signals in the 698MHz to 806MHz band and LTE-based mobile services operating in the 700MHz frequency band.
News categories: Anatel, 5G, Brazil, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, SBTVD

Chile's Mundo Pacífico launches digital cable TV
Jul 14, 2014 – Chilean cable TV operator Mundo Pacífico has launched a digital television offering. The 'TV Digital HD' base package offers 79 channels in standard definition and 12 more in high definition.
News categories: Mundo Pacífico, Cable TV, Chile, Digital TV, Set Top Box

nc+ launches satellite STB with WiFi in Poland
Jul 14, 2014 – In late July and early August Polish pay TV operator, nc+, will make available its new 'wifibox+' satellite set-top box. The box has built-in Wi-Fi allowing wireless access to the company's netVOD+ video-on-demand (VOD) service. Users can also play video and audio files on the device, and can connect an e
News categories: nc+, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Humax launches 500GB YouView box in the UK
Jul 14, 2014 – YouView has announced the launch of a new set-top box from Humax. The Humax YouView DTR-T2000 / 500GB is the most compact and fastest box from the YouView Humax range to date and is priced at £199.
News categories: YouView, Humax, Graham North, David Faulkner, Digital TV, DVR, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

MTS sole bidder for DTH on ABS-2 over Russia
Jul 14, 2014 – Russia's ROSKOMNADZOR has said that it has received only one application to run a DTH television service on ABS-2. The single bidder was Sistema. According to RBC Daily, the service will be operated by MTS, a company controlled by Sistema.
News categories: Mobile TeleSystems, Sistema, ROSKOMNADZOR, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Regulation, Russia, Satellite

Ecuador's CNT TV ends June with 228,188 subscribers
Jul 11, 2014 – Ecuador's Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) has said that it ended June with 228,188 subscribers to its CNT TV service. The service, which launched two and a half years ago now has 18% of the market.
News categories: CNT, Ecuador, Satellite, Subscribers