Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Bluestreak Technology and Amino Team to Deliver Interactive Television Solutions to IPTV and Cable Operators
Nov 9, 2010 – Bluestreak Technology and Amino Communications (AIM: AMO) have announced from TelcoTV 2010 that they have partnered to provide new interactive television solutions to IPTV and to cable operators.
News categories: Bluestreak, Amino, Cable TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

U.S. 'On Demand' Video Revenues are Projected to Reach $10 Billion by 2014
Nov 8, 2010 – A trend that started with personal video recorders is once again transforming the video industry, as consumers demand greater flexibililty and convenience in acquiring entertainment content, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

10 million customers now choose BSkyB
Nov 8, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that it has reached its target of 10 million TV customers, making it the choice of 36% of households in the UK and Ireland. Since the target was set in August 2004, a further 2.6 million customers have joined Sky.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

MaxLinear Cuts Power and Size of Cable Gateways with New Dual-Channel Tuner and QAM Demod IC
Nov 4, 2010 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced the MxL251, a cable TV front end chip with dual tuners and dual QAM demodulators that cuts in half the number of tuners needed for multi-channel DOCSIS and cable video gateways.
News categories: MaxLinear, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gateway, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Global Pay-TV Market Served 692 Million Subscribers in 3Q-2010, Says ABI Research
Nov 4, 2010 – In 3Q-2010, net subscriber addition in the global pay-TV market increased 2% over 2Q-2010 according to ABI Research's recent pay-TV market data.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Hybrid Television - A Competitive Equalizer for Pay and Broadcast TV Operators
Nov 4, 2010 – Recent announcements related to hybrid television have underscored its importance in addressing operator shortcomings. According IMS Research, hybrid TV is changing the competitive landscape, for both pay and broadcast TV, to the benefit of viewers.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Virgin Media announces details of new TiVo-powered next generation connected TV service
Nov 3, 2010 – Virgin Media (NASDAQ:VMED, LSE:VMED) has announced the first details of its upcoming TiVo-powered (NASDAQ: TIVO) HD/3D set top box which will give customers a whopping 1 TeraByte of storage for personal recordings.
News categories: Virgin Media, TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

SMIT's First Conax CI+ CAM for VOLIA Cable
Nov 2, 2010 – SMiT has initiated supply of their Conax CI+ Chipset Pairing CAM (SECURE PLUS CAM) to VOLIA -- the number one cable operator in Ukraine.
News categories: Shenzhen State Micro Technology, Volia, Conax, Cable TV, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, Smart TV, Ukraine

CableLabs issues Online Content Access specification
Nov 2, 2010 – CableLabs has released Authentication and Authorization Interface Specification 1.0, as part of its Online Content Access (OLCA) standardisation process.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Content Protection, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA