Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Logitech and DISH Network Team Up to Offer Integrated Google TV Experience
Oct 6, 2010 – Logitech (SIX:LOGN) (Nasdaq:LOGI) and DISH Network (Nasdaq:DISH) have announced that they are teaming up to market and sell the Logitech Revue™ with Google TV™ to existing and prospective subscribers of DISH Network's service in the United States.
News categories: Logitech, DISH Network, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Vodafone Internet TV launches in Spain
Oct 5, 2010 – Vodafone España (London:VOD) has launched 'Vodafone Internet TV', a service that combines broadband, home networking and digital terrestrial television (TDT) reception.
News categories: Vodafone, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Spain, Streaming, Terrestrial

India's DTH reaches 23.77 million subscribers at end-June 2010
Oct 5, 2010 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the 'Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report' for the quarter ending June 2010. At mid-year the reported subscriber base of the 6 DTH licensees in India was 23.77 million.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Set Top Box

China's Cable Set-Top Box Shipments Rise Courtesy of Network Convergence Project
Oct 5, 2010 – China's Three Networks Convergence project is driving the expansion of the country's cable Set-Top Box (STB) market, with shipments set to rise by nearly 25 percent in 2010, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp.
News categories: iSuppli, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Set Top Box

PMC-Sierra and Sigma Designs Demonstrate End-to-End FTTx and HomePNA Solution for Cable TV Networks
Oct 5, 2010 – PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq: PMCS) and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) have announced a live demonstration of an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) and a HomePNA Fast Ethernet over Coax (EoC) solution for cable operators looking to deploy FTTx.
News categories: Sigma Designs, PMC-Sierra, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Fibre, Semiconductor, Smart Home

473,000 pay TV subscribers in Uruguay at end-June 2010
Oct 3, 2010 – The Uruguayan communications regulator Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones (URSEC) has released a survey of the telecommunications market in Uruguay up to the end of June 2010.
News categories: URSEC, Cable TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay

Hathway becomes India's first Cable TV MSO to reach one million digital subscribers
Oct 1, 2010 – NDS has announced that it is now powering one million digital TV connections for Hathway, India's leading Multi System Operator (MSO). Hathway, the fastest growing MSO in India, has become the first to reach the digital subscriber milestone.
News categories: Hathway, NDS Group, Cable TV, India, Subscribers

FOXTEL Launches Internet TV Service FOXTEL On Demand
Oct 1, 2010 – FOXTEL has announced it will broaden its suite of services by connecting the internet to its set-top-boxes. The new FOXTEL On Demand service delivers TV and movies straight to the High Definition iQ2 set-top-box via an internet connection.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

SBTVD Forum signs promotion agreement with South Africa's NAMEC
Sep 29, 2010 – The SBTVD Forum has signed an MOU with NAMEC promising to provide technical training to South African companies should Brazil's version of ISDB-T be adopted in South Africa, in return for NAMEC promoting the standard.
News categories: SBTVD Forum, NAMEC, ISDB-T, SBTVD, South Africa, Terrestrial