Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Telenet adds 20,000 digital TV subscribers in 2Q 2013
Jul 30, 2013 – Telenet (Brussels: TNET) has announced results for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Subscribers to Telenet Digital TV grew 12% year-on-year to 1,453,200 at the end of June 30, 2013. 20,100 net digital TV subscribers were added in Q2 2013.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers

Pace interim results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2013
Jul 30, 2013 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has released Interim Results for the 6 months ended 30th June 2013. STB and Media Server revenues were up 51.8% in H1 2013 driven largely by the continuing high demand for Media Servers from both Comcast and DIRECTV.
News categories: Pace plc, Cable TV, Gateway, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

AltoBeam and UMC demonstrate DVB-T2/T/C/S2/S demodulator
Jul 30, 2013 – AltoBeam and UMC (NYSE:UMC)(TWSE:2303) have announced the release of AltoBeam's DVB-T2/T/C/S2/S demodulator. The ATBM7812 utilizes UMC's proprietary URAM embedded memory technology on 300mm wafers to enable higher performance and smaller chip size.
News categories: AltoBeam, UMC, BroadcastAsia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-T2, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Beaver Valley Cable selects Minerva's iTVFusion platform
Jul 29, 2013 – Minerva Networks has announced that Beaver Valley Cable has selected Minerva's iTVFusion service management platform to power its next generation pay TV service. In conjunction with Entone's line of hybrid CATV devices, Beaver Valley will offer whole home DVR, interactive EPG, and OTT services.
News categories: Minerva, Entone, Beaver Valley Cable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

1.2 million paying HD+ households in Germany at end-June 2013
Jul 26, 2013 – SES S.A. (Paris; Luxembourg: SESG) has reported results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. In Germany, the HD+ platform continued to develop well, with 2.7 million active households at the end of June 2013, of which 1.2 million are paying households.
News categories: SES S.A, Content Distribution, Germany, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Dish TV India adds 0.2 million subscribers in 2Q 2013
Jul 26, 2013 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported results for the quarter to June 30, 2013. Dish TV added 0.2 million subscribers in the quarter to give a cumulative net total of approximately 10.9 million subscribers.
News categories: Dish TV India, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Ukraine's Lybid TV launches on EUTELSAT 36B
Jul 26, 2013 – Lybid TV, a new Ukrainian satellite pay-TV platform, has initiated full commercial operations. The platform has signed a multi-year lease for two transponders on EUTELSAT 36B and is broadcasting up to 50 digital channels.
News categories: EUTELSAT, Lybid TV, Content Distribution, Satellite, Ukraine

Hungary adds 55,000 digital TV subscribers in 2Q 2013
Jul 26, 2013 – According to the latest report from Hungary's Office of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH), in June 2013 the number of households with digital television from the country's largest broadcasters was 1,949,845, up from 1,836,428 in December 2012.
News categories: NMHH, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

BSkyB results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2013
Jul 26, 2013 – British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (LSE:BSY) has released unaudited results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2013. Sky added another 117,000 HD customers and 122,000 Sky Go Extra customers in the quarter.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, UK