Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

BSkyB reaches high definition landmarks
Sep 2, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has now attracted more than three million HD subscribers, over 30% of its subscribers. In the three months ending 30th June, Sky increased its HD customer base by 429,000, bringing twelve month cumulative growth to 1.6 million.
News categories: BSkyB, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

SES ASTRA Takes 3D Initiative
Sep 2, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG; LuxX:SESG) has announced an initiative to support the introduction of 3D TV in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite

Trident Announces HiDTV Pro-SXL SoC for Low-Cost, Internet-Ready Digital Televisions
Sep 1, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced its HiDTV Pro-SXL™ digital TV SoC featuring connected-TV, worldwide DTV standards support, and spectacular picture quality through Trident's enhanced Super Resolution (ESR) technology.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

CableLabs® Publishes First 3D Content Encoding Specification
Sep 1, 2010 – CableLabs® has announced that it has published a new specification for stereoscopic 3D programming. This new specification, called Content Encoding Profiles 3.0 Specification (OC-SP-CEP3.0-I01-100827), can be found on the CableLabs website.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Metaverse, USA

MRI Progress Licenses Virage Logic ARC® Video 401V Subsystem for Digital TV Applications
Sep 1, 2010 – Virage Logic (NASDAQ:VIRL) has announced that MRI (Microelectronics Research Institute) Progress has licensed Virage Logic's ARC Video 401V subsystem. MRI Progress will integrate the subsystem into a SoC targeting digital TV applications.
News categories: Virage Logic, MRI Progress, ICs, Russia, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Romania cancels tender for DTT multiplexes
Aug 31, 2010 – Following the official announcement that the switch to digital terrestrial broadcasting will be delayed by three years to 2015, Romania's Communications Authority (ANCOM) has cancelled the auction of the country's first two DTT multiplexes.
News categories: ANCOM, Content Distribution, Regulation, Romania, Terrestrial

Cablemás strengthens its security platform with Conax open DVB Conditional Access
Aug 31, 2010 – Cablemás is optimizing its digitization with the Conax content-security platform. The new solution will improve quality and functionality by including redundancy, 24/7 and Evolution Digital STBs.
News categories: Conax, Evolution Digital, Cablemás, iexpertus, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mexico, Set Top Box

110,000 HD DTH subscribers for Orbit Showtime Network
Aug 30, 2010 – The region's first bouquet of high definition channels is now being enjoyed by over 110,000 Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) subscribers. The addition of extra HD channels responds to increasing customer demand for high quality programming.
News categories: Orbit Showtime, DVR, Middle-East, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Uzbekistan opens set-top box factory
Aug 28, 2010 – Telecom Innovations Ltd, a company jointly owned by Servetechno of Singapore and local companies Uzbektelecom and Telmax Elektroniks, has begun production of set-top boxes in the Navoi free trade zone of Uzbekistan.
News categories: Uzbektelecom, Telmax, UzACI, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Uzbekistan