Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Liberty Global Unveils Next-Generation TV Platform at IBC
Sep 8, 2011 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has presented 'Horizon', an elegant media and entertainment platform for the home, which seamlessly integrates cable, web-based and personal content.
News categories: Liberty Global, Apps, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, IBCShow, Middleware, Netherlands, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smartphone, Switzerland, Tablet

Digita to abandon DVB-H for DVB-T2 in Finland
Sep 8, 2011 – Digita Oy has welcomed the government of Finland's decision to change the licensing for the country's terrestrial broadcasting Multiplex D so that DVB-T2 can be used instead of the DVB-H format currently operated by Digita.
News categories: Digita Oy, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Finland, Mobile, Terrestrial

MagtiCom Uses SES Capacity to Launch First Domestic Pay TV Operations in Georgia
Sep 8, 2011 – SES (Paris, LuxX:SESG) has announced that it has signed an agreement with MagtiCom for several transponders at its 31.5° East orbital position. MagtiCom will use the capacity to launch Georgia's first domestic direct-to-home (DTH) television platform.
News categories: SES S.A., MagtiCom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Georgia, Satellite

TiVo and ONO Will Offer Most Advanced TV Service in Spain
Sep 8, 2011 – ONO and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced deployment details of their DVR offering, giving ONO customers Spain's most advanced television platform which seamlessly blends internet and traditional TV content.
News categories: Grupo Corporativo ONO, Cable TV, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Spain

Set-top Box market to peak in 2011
Sep 7, 2011 – Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its second quarter 2011 (2Q11) Cable, Satellite, IPTV, and OTT Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers market share and forecast report.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

Defying Cord Cutting Craze, European Union Cable Market Expands in 2010
Sep 7, 2011 – The European cable market continued to expand in 2010, with revenue throughout the EU rising by nearly 8% for the year on the strength of double-digit growth in digital TV, broadband and telephony subscribers, according to Screen Digest (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: Screen Digest, Cable TV, Digital TV, EU, Market Research, Subscribers

Viaccess secures content on Sagemcom's satellite HD recorder/3D Blu-Ray player
Sep 7, 2011 – Sagemcom and Viaccess (Paris: FTE; NYSE: FTE) have joined forces to design an innovative 3D-ready satellite recorder with 3D Blu-ray player and embedded Viaccess conditional access to secure broadcast content.
News categories: Viaccess, Sagemcom, Blu-ray, Conditional Access, DVR, IBCShow, Satellite, Set Top Box

AirTies to launch Intel-based hybrid set top boxes and home media gateways
Sep 7, 2011 – AirTies is launching a range of hybrid set-top boxes and home media gateways based on Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Atom™ processor. The range, targeted at the operator market, is a dual purpose IP and cable/satellite PVR STB and home media gateway.
News categories: AirTies, Intel Corp, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IBCShow, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

UK's Freesat surges ahead with 2 million sales
Sep 7, 2011 – Freesat has announced that it has sold its 2 millionth unit, far exceeding original sales projections made when the company launched three years ago, and taking gross retail sales to nearly £1 billion since launch in 2008.
News categories: Freesat, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK