Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

13.6 million digital set-top boxes installed in India's Phase-II cities
Apr 12, 2013 – According to India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting the total number of installed cable TV STBs stands at 9.15 million whereas DTH operators have installed a total of 4.45 million STBs during Phase II of the switch over from analogue cable to digital in 38 cities.
News categories: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

ORS to use Neotion CAM and Irdeto Media Protection for DVB-T2 service in Austria
Apr 12, 2013 – Austrian Broadcasting Services (ORS) has selected Neotion as technical partner for the launch of its new nationwide terrestrial TV service, called simpliTV. The simpliTV bouquet is based on DVB-T2 standard and Irdeto Media Protection.
News categories: NEOTION, Irdeto, simpliTV, Austria, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial

70% of households in Montenegro have Pay TV
Apr 10, 2013 – The Agency for Electronic Media in Montenegro has released statistics for the seven pay TV operators in the country. As at March 31, 2013 pay TV subscribers reached 138,420, representing 71.06% of households, the remainder being covered by terrestrial TV.
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Montenegro, Satellite, Subscribers

Afghanistan issues tender for the provision of DTT network
Apr 10, 2013 – The Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority has released a tender for the provision of its digital terrestrial television broadcasting network. The bid closure date is June 10th 2013 at 16:00 Kabul time.
News categories: Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority, Afghanistan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial

SES uses MIPTV in Cannes to drive Ultra HD forward
Apr 10, 2013 – SES (Paris, Luxembourg: SESG) has announced the launch of its 'SES Ultra HD Experience' initiative at MIPTV which invites content providers and broadcasters to work with SES to support the development of the Ultra HD value chain.
News categories: SES S.A, Satellite

150,000 TiVo customers for ONO in Spain
Apr 9, 2013 – Spain's ONO has announced that it now has more than 150,000 subscribers taking its TiVo service. ONO has made the service available across its entire fibre optic network which covers more than 7 million households.
News categories: Grupo Corporativo ONO, Cable TV, Set Top Box, Spain, Subscribers

CRTC releases 2012 financial results for Canada's cable and satellite companies
Apr 9, 2013 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released statistical and financial information on Canadian broadcasting distribution companies for the broadcast year ended August 31, 2012.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Verimatrix helps TiVi S.A. future proof its DVB-T2 service in Haiti
Apr 9, 2013 – Verimatrix has announced that TiVi S.A. has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for DVB to provide revenue security for its DVB terrestrial (DVB-T2), one-way network in Haiti.
News categories: Verimatrix, TiVi S.A, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Haiti, NABShow, Terrestrial

Croatia's evotv reaches 10,000 subscribers in first few weeks
Apr 8, 2013 – evotv, the digital terrestrial pay TV service from Croatian Post, has announced that it has reached 10,000 subscribers, only one and a half months after launch. The service uses DVB-T2 for transmission with coverage extending to 80% of Croatia's population.
News categories: evotv, Croatia, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial