Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Verimatrix Helps NetUno Enhance Revenue Security and Extend Competitive Advantage
Apr 8, 2013 – Verimatrix has announced that Venezuelan telecommunications services operator NetUno has deployed on the Verimatrix Video Content Authority (VCAS) architecture to provide revenue security for its popular NetUno TV Digital broadcast service.
News categories: Verimatrix, NetUno, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, NABShow, Set Top Box, Venezuela

KAON providing DTH and Hybrid DTH/IP STBs to Brazil's GVT
Apr 5, 2013 – KAONMEDIA (KOSDAQ: KAON Media) has announced that it will provide DTH and Hybrid DTH/IP set-top boxes to Brazil's GVT. First products will hit the market during the 1st half of 2013.
News categories: KAON, GVT, Jabil, Brazil, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Fewer problems than forecast with TV reception during UK 4G test
Apr 4, 2013 – at800 has completed its first live test to help assess the extent to which Freeview could be impacted when 4G mobile services at 800MHz are launched. Fifteen households in the test area reported problems with TV reception rather than the 120 predicted.
News categories: at800, 5G, Digital TV, Terrestrial, UK

Cardless CAS in cable networks to grow 300% from 2012 to 2017
Apr 2, 2013 – According to ABI Research, many operators see software security as catching up to hardware security in terms of ability to cost-effectively protect content, especially in emerging markets with low content value (measured by monthly average revenue per user, ARPU, for Pay TV services).
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Market Research

Cogeco Cable Launches Rovi Applications for Remote Access to TV Services
Apr 2, 2013 – COGECO Cable (TSX:CCA) and Rovi (NASDAQ:ROVI) have announced the launch of two interactive applications, Cogeco Remote Recorder powered by Rovi TV Listings and TotalGuide xD, that will provide Cogeco's subscribers with access to the TV schedules on their set-top PVR from web-enabled devices.
News categories: Rovi Corp, Cogeco, Apps, Cable TV, Canada, DVR

568,000 Saorview receivers sold in run-up to Ireland's digital TV switchover
Apr 2, 2013 – According to Independent.ie, 550,000 new televisions were sold in the 18 months preceding the switch-off of Ireland's analogue TV signal. 335,000 of the TVs had integrated tuners for reception of the replacement Saorview digital terrestrial TV service.
News categories: Saorview, Digital TV, Ireland, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Ukraine's Lybid TV DTH begins broadcasting
Mar 29, 2013 – Lybid TV has announced that it has begun broadcasting of its satellite TV service in Ukraine. The full launch is planned for April 15th.
News categories: Lybid TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Ukraine

DTG updates Freeview HD specification
Mar 28, 2013 – The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital TV in the UK, has published an updated version of the 7th edition of the 'D-Book'--the technical specification for UK digital terrestrial television (Freeview and Freeview HD) and Connected TV.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Rostelecom doubles IPTV subscribers in 2012 to 1.4 million
Mar 28, 2013 – Rostelecom (MICEX-RTS: RTKM,RTKMP; OTCQX: ROSYY), Russia's national telecommunications operator, has announced results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ending December 31, 2012. Over the year, the number of interactive TV subscribers more than doubled to 1.4 million.
News categories: Rostelecom, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers