Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Netherlands adds 700,000 digital TV subscribers in year to June 2012
Nov 6, 2012 – The Netherlands' Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) has published new figures on the communication markets in the country for Q2 2012. The number of TV subscriptions at the end of the quarter was 7.7 million.
News categories: Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

CableLabs launches NetworkFX global trust management company
Nov 5, 2012 – CableLabs® has announced the launch of its NetworkFX™ subsidiary. Built on years of management of the cable industry's public key infrastructure (PKI), NetworkFX is an online trust management company that enables secure broadband connections for networked devices.
News categories: CableLabs, NetworkFX, Cable TV, Content Protection, Streaming

Motive Television licenses software to Sagemcom for Digiturk launch
Nov 5, 2012 – Motive Television (AIM: MTV.LN) has announced that it has signed a Software License Agreement with Sagemcom for the use of Motive Television's Anytime Anywhere technology in anticipation of the launch of commercial services by Digiturk in Turkey.
News categories: Motive Television, Sagemcom, Digiturk, Apps, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Turkey

Thailand's DTT broadcasters may be required to provide free set-top boxes
Nov 4, 2012 – Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has proposed that the companies that win DTT licences coming up for auction next year be required to offer 20 million set-top boxes free of charge to customers.
News categories: NBTC, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Thailand

100% installation of cable set-top boxes in Delhi
Nov 3, 2012 – India's capital has achieved its target of 100% conversion to digital cable TV according to State Chief Secretary P. K. Tripathi, with 2.321 million cable TV set-top boxes having already been installed.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Set Top Box

SES Certifies New Zinwell SAT>IP Converter
Nov 2, 2012 – SES (Paris;LuxX:SESG) has announced the certification of a SAT>IP converter by Zinwell. With SAT>IP, satellite-delivered programmes are converted into IP standard at the point of reception for distribution around the home to smartphones and tablets.
News categories: SES S.A, Zinwell, Digital TV, Gateway, Satellite, Smart Home

RSCC and Eutelsat Partner on Roadmap for Satellite in Russia
Nov 1, 2012 – RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communication Company) and Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) have announced an agreement whereby Eutelsat will lease capacity for broadcasting and IP services on two RSCC satellites to be launched in 2013 and 2015.
News categories: Eutelsat, RSCC, Content Distribution, Russia, Satellite

Fiji TV Chooses Intelsat for DTH in the Pacific Ocean Region
Oct 31, 2012 – Intelsat has announced a long-term agreement with Fiji TV. The programmer will use capacity on the Intelsat 19 video neighborhood, located at 166°E, to offer direct-to-home (DTH) services to customers across the Pacific Ocean region.
News categories: Intelsat, Fiji TV, Content Distribution, Melanesia, Satellite

DVB approves Next Generation Handheld Specification
Oct 31, 2012 – DVB has announced that at its 72nd Steering Board meeting, approval was given to a new specification - DVB-NGH (Next Generation Handheld). Based on DVB-T2, there are many improvements and extensions in NGH to aid mobile and portable reception.
News categories: DVB Project, DVB-T2, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet