Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) Selects Eutelsat to Roll-out MAXtv Pay-TV Across Croatia
Jan 14, 2011 – T-Hrvatski Telekom (Reuters:THTC.L, HT.ZA; Bloomberg:THTC LI, HTRA CZ) has selected the 16°E satellite neighbourhood operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) to extend reach of its MAXtv pay-TV platform to all homes across Croatia.
News categories: Eutelsat, T-Hrvatski Telekom, Content Distribution, Croatia, Satellite

Irdeto First in Class to Meet New China CAS Standard
Jan 10, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has been awarded the latest Class A certification from the State Administration for Radio Film and Television (SARFT). Irdeto is the first international technology company to receive this certification.
News categories: Irdeto, SARFT, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Set Top Box

Samsung and DIRECTV Partner to Deliver World's First RVU-Compatible Production Television
Jan 7, 2011 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and Samsung (KRX:005930,005935; LSE:SMSN,SMSD) have announced that they have partnered to present the world's first RVU-compatible production televisions.
News categories: Samsung, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

Samsung and Time Warner Cable Announce Collaboration for Smart TV Service and Multi-Room Solutions
Jan 7, 2011 – Samsung (KRX:005930, 005935; LSE:SMSN, SMSD) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) have announced a collaboration that will allow Time Warner customers to access their cable subscriptions on the Samsung Smart TV and Samsung Galaxy Tab in their homes.
News categories: Samsung, Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Samsung and Comcast Partner to Transform TV Viewing on Smart Televisions and Tablets
Jan 7, 2011 – Samsung (KRX:005930,005935; LSE:SMSN, SMSD) and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have announced the companies' partnership to continue to revolutionize the way consumers access content and watch TV.
News categories: Samsung, Comcast, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Tigo to launch pay TV in Paraguay
Jan 6, 2011 – Mobile phone operator Tigo (NASDAQ:MICC) has announced plans to launch pay TV in Paraguay in July this year. The service will initially be offered in the regions of Luque, San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré and the capital Asunción.
News categories: Millicom, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Paraguay

DISH Network First Pay-TV Provider to Give Customers Ability to Watch Their Live TV on Android Tablets
Jan 6, 2011 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that DISH Remote Access, the application that gives its customers the ability to watch their live and recorded TV on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops, is now optimized for Android™ tablet screens.
News categories: DISH Network, DVR, Mobile, Portable, Satellite, Streaming, Tablet, USA

TiVo and Virgin Media Deploy the World's Most Advanced Cable Set-Top Box
Jan 6, 2011 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) (LSE: VMED) is deploying Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo, its new next-generation TV offering to its customers across the United Kingdom.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Virgin Media, Cable TV, CES2025, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

Albania's DigitAlb Pay-TV Platform Extends to 2020 its Eutelsat Satellite Capacity
Jan 6, 2011 – DigitAlb has announced that it has secured its satellite resources for digital broadcasting with Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) to June 2020. The company has extended for an extra three years its contract with Eutelsat for transponders at 16degrees East.
News categories: Eutelsat, DigitAlb, Albania, Satellite