Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

ASTRA 1N Roars into Space on Board Ariane 5
Aug 7, 2011 – SES (Paris, LuxX: SESG) has announced that its new ASTRA 1N satellite has been successfully launched on board an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, on August 6th at 19:52 pm local time (0:52 am Central European Summer Time on August 7th).
News categories: SES S.A., Europe, Satellite

ViXS Showcases the Future of Media Processing and Connectivity at CableLabs® Summer Conference
Aug 5, 2011 – ViXS Systems will demonstrate to cable operators the latest in the connected home digital media processing and networking technologies at the CableLabs Summer Conference in Keystone Aug 8 - 10.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Cable TV, Semiconductor

Farncombe designs user experience for Digiturk's up coming hybrid platform
Aug 4, 2011 – Farncombe has announced that its design practice, WeAreAka, played a key role in the creation of an advanced EPG and user interface for the forthcoming hybrid digital TV platform provided by Turkish platform operator Digiturk.
News categories: Farncombe, WeAreAka, Digiturk, Sagemcom, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Turkey

Ofcom releases 2011 Communications Market report
Aug 4, 2011 – The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has released its 2011 UK Communications Market report. There were nearly 1 million internet-enabled TVs sold during 2010, and 125,000 sales of TVs with 3D capabilities.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

China's cable digital TV subscribers nearing 100 million
Aug 4, 2011 – According to Guideline Research, the number of digital cable TV (DTV) subscribers in China at the end of June 2011 was 99.486 million.
News categories: Guideline Research, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

China Digital TV and Intel Capital Jointly Announce Investment in Beijing JoySee Technology
Aug 3, 2011 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) and Intel Capital have jointly announced an Intel Capital investment in Beijing JoySee Technology, a subsidiary of China Digital TV.
News categories: China Digital TV, Intel Capital, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Venture Capital

Spacecom to Provide Satellite Capacity for New Ukrainian DTH service Xtra TV
Aug 2, 2011 – Spacecom (Tel Aviv: SCC) has announced that it has been contracted by a new Ukrainian direct-to-home television broadcaster to beam programming from Spacecom's Amos-3 satellite at 4° west in a multiyear agreement valued at up to $19 million.
News categories: Spacecom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite, Ukraine

Altech Opens World Class Factory for the Manufacture of Digital Set-Top Boxes
Aug 2, 2011 – Altech UEC (Johannesburg: ALT) has consolidated six buildings on two sites into a single, 13,500m2 state-of-the-art factory at Mount Edgecombe as South Africa begins its migration to digital terrestrial television (DTT).
News categories: Altech UEC, Set Top Box, South Africa, Terrestrial

AirTies releases family of hybrid devices integrating home networking, OTT and broadcast Pay TV
Aug 1, 2011 – AirTies has announced that it will launch a range of new HD hybrid set-top boxes based on Broadcom chipsets. The new AirTies product family integrates cable and satellite features with OTT interactive services and wireless home networking.
News categories: AirTies, Broadcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, IBCShow, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home