Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Digital TV in Lithuania up 18% year-on-year at end 3Q 2012
Nov 16, 2012 – Lituania's Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) has released statistics for the Lithuanian communications sector in the third quarter of 2012. At the end of the period the number of subscribers to digital television services totalled 374.8 thousand, up 18% year-on-year.
News categories: RRT, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, MMDS, Satellite, Terrestrial

53 million STBs to ship in China this year
Nov 16, 2012 – According to figures on the sarft.net web site, set-top box shipments in China will be close to 53 million this year, up 11.1 million units, or 26.4%, from the 41.9 million units shipped in 2011.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Hathway deploys 1.7 million DAS set-top boxes in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata
Nov 15, 2012 – According to its results for Q2 FY 13, Hathway (BSE:533162; NSE:HATHWAY) has completed the roll out of DAS in the Phase I cities of Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. As of end October 2012 the Company had cumulatively deployed 1.7 million set-top boxes in these cities.
News categories: Hathway, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

TV Integração selects Net Insight for Brazil regional DTT network
Nov 14, 2012 – Net Insight has announced that the Brazilian broadcaster TV Integração has selected Net Insight's Nimbra platform for building a new multi-service, regional DTT network covering contribution, distribution and IT services.
News categories: Net Insight, TV Globo, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Harris Secures Digital TV Transmission Contract with NURTS Digital EAD in Bulgaria
Nov 14, 2012 – NURTS Digital (formerly Towercom) has awarded Harris (NYSE:HRS) a contract to transition Bulgaria to DVB-T digital television. The project will spread services into more sparsely populated rural areas as the country moves towards analogue TV switch-off.
News categories: Harris, NURTS, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Major US multichannel video providers lost over 50,000 subscribers in Q3 2012
Nov 13, 2012 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US -- representing about 94% of the market -- lost about 53,500 net additional video subscribers in Q3 2012.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

3.6 million cable TV subscribers in Ukraine
Nov 12, 2012 – According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, there were 3.6 million residential cable TV subscribers in the country at the beginning of October 2012.
News categories: State Statistics Service of Ukraine, Cable TV, Digital TV, Subscribers, Ukraine

Portugal's Digital Television Migration Monitoring Group issues final report
Nov 8, 2012 – The final report has been released on the process of transition in Portugal from analogue to digital terrestrial television public broadcasting. The report was prepared by the country's Digital Television Migration Monitoring Group.
News categories: ANACOM, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Virgin Media launches TV Anywhere
Nov 7, 2012 – Virgin Media (NASDAQ, LSE: VMED) has launched Virgin TV Anywhere, a new 'cloud-based' entertainment service exclusively for Virgin TV customers giving them the flexibility to enjoy their favourite TV content on computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones.
News categories: Virgin Media, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Smartphone, Tablet, TV Everywhere, UK