Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

83 per cent of New Zealand watching digital television
May 9, 2012 – New Zealand will start going digital in seven months and 83 per cent of households are ready for it, an increase of four per cent compared to the previous quarter. The transition from analogue to digital television begins on September 30th.
News categories: Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Terrestrial

One viewing card must cover all DTT pay-TV services in Finland
May 8, 2012 – The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) has ruled that by October 1, 2012 all terrestrial pay-TV services provided to consumers in the country must be accessible via a single viewing card.
News categories: FICORA, CAM, Content Protection, Finland, Terrestrial

SeaChange Innovates Cable's Deployed Set-Top Boxes with Nitro Now™ Subscriber Experience
May 8, 2012 – With the goal of improving the consumer experience on all video-enabled devices, SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC), has released its Nitro Now™ subscriber experience set-top software. It will be demonstrated at The Cable Show 2012.
News categories: SeaChange, Cable TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

DIRECTV Announces First Quarter 2012 Results
May 8, 2012 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported first quarter 2012 results. DIRECTV Latin America set an all-time record for gross and net additions with 1.0 million and 593,000 respectively in the quarter. DIRECTV U.S. added 81,000 new subscribers in the quarter.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Sky Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Chile's Pay TV subscribers passed 2 million mark in 2011
May 7, 2012 – Chile's Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel) has releases pay TV statistics for 2011. During the year satellite subscribers increased from 853,000 to 930,000 whereas wired (cable TV and IPTV) subscribers grew from 1.076 million to 1.138 million.
News categories: Subtel, Cable TV, Chile, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

EchoStar Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
May 7, 2012 – EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) has reported total revenue of $765 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, a 59 percent increase compared with $480 million for the corresponding period in 2011.
News categories: EchoStar, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

DISH Network Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
May 7, 2012 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. DISH gained approximately 104,000 net subscribers during the quarter compared to approximately 58,000 additions in the first quarter of 2011.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Norkring Belgium to upgrade network to DVB-T2
May 3, 2012 – Norkring Belgium, the owner of the transmission park in Flanders and Brussels will, by the end of the first quarter 2013, upgrade its network to the latest broadcast standards: DVB-T2. This will be done together with partner Telenet.
News categories: Norkring, Telenet, Belgium, Content Distribution, DVB-T2, Terrestrial

Ghana Issues Free To Air DTT Receiver Minimum Requirements For Comment
May 3, 2012 – Ghana's National Communications Authority has published a draft standard for DTT receivers to ensure that all DTT receivers sold on the Ghanaian market conform to a minimum standard. The consultation expires on 25th May, 2012.
News categories: National Communications Authority, Digital TV, Ghana, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial