Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

DISH Anywhere now available on Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablets
Mar 5, 2014 – DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) has announced that its DISH Anywhere™ app is now available for Kindle Fire HDX tablets. The app gives DISH customers the ability to watch live TV, DVR recordings and On Demand titles on-the-go.
News categories: DISH Network, Jimshade Chaudhari, Apps, Digital TV, Satellite, Tablet, TV Everywhere, USA

Philippines' CignalTV subscribers pass 600,000 in 2013
Mar 4, 2014 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) (PSE:TEL; NYSE:PHI) has announced results for 2013. Its DTH service CignalTV had 602,000 subscribers at the end of 2013, up from 441,000 at the end of 2012.
News categories: PLDT, Philippines, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers

Cable TV subscribers in Switzerland drop 57,600 in 2013
Mar 4, 2014 – According to figures from Swisscable, the sectoral association for cable TV companies in Switzerland, the number of cable TV subscribers in the country at the end of 2013 was 2.69 million, down 58 thousand or 2.1% over the year.
News categories: Swisscable, Cable TV, Subscribers, Switzerland

DISH secures rights to Disney, ABC & ESPN content for OTT service
Mar 4, 2014 – Disney (NYSE:DIS) and DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) have announced an agreement that will provide DISH customers with access to Disney’s content across TVs, PCs, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices.
News categories: DISH Network, Walt Disney, Joseph P. Clayton, Anne Sweeney, John Skipper, Dave Shull, Digital TV, Satellite, Streaming, USA

CableLabs & Cisco open IPTV Innovations Lab
Mar 3, 2014 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that it is providing CableLabs with core infrastructure and Videoscape components for an IPTV Innovations Lab designed to provide cable system operator members with a ocation for IP video testing.
News categories: Cisco Systems, CableLabs, Cable TV, Digital TV, QoE, USA

Mobistar selects Viaccess-Orca CA to secure cable TV services
Mar 3, 2014 – Viaccess-Orca and Mobistar have announced that Belgian telecommunications operator Mobistar has selected a content protection solution from Viaccess-Orca to support its cable TV service.
News categories: Viaccess-Orca, Mobistar, Jean Marc Harion, François Moreau de Saint Martin, Belgium, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV

FreeviewPlus for Australia unveiled
Mar 3, 2014 – Freeview Australia has unveiled the key features for FreeviewPlus, the new service that provides access to content and services from the country's free-to air networks.
News categories: Freeview Australia, Liz Ross, Australia, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

Malawi issues tender for supply of DVB-T2 STBs
Mar 1, 2014 – Malawi's Ministry of Information has invited interested potential suppliers to submit sealed bids for the supply and delivery of set-top boxes (STBs).
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-T2, Malawi, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

České Radiokomunikace to extend DVB-T2 trial to cover Ultra HD
Feb 28, 2014 – České Radiokomunikace has been given permission for the continuation of its DVB-T2 broadcasting trial. The company will work with Czech TV to test Ultra HD broadcasting and will also investigate interference to DVB-T2 reception from LTE mobile networks.
News categories: České Radiokomunikace, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial