Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

BSkyB to enter 3D future on October 1st
Jul 29, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has confirmed that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe's first 3D channel, to millions of Sky homes on Friday 1st October 2010.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Ireland, Metaverse, Satellite, UK

Technicolor and DIRECTV Sign Contract Extension for Set-Top Boxes
Jul 29, 2010 – Technicolor (Paris: FR0010918292; NYSE: TCH) has announced the signing of a three year contract extension to provide a wide range of SD and HD set-top boxes to DIRECTV (Nasdaq: DTV).
News categories: Technicolor, DIRECTV, Digital TV, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

ADB Group reports first half 2010 financial results
Jul 28, 2010 – ADB Group (SIX: ADBN) has reported results for the first half of 2010. Revenue remained at a lower level of US$ 141 million, compared to US$ 183 million for the same period last year when the revenue distribution was unusually even.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

ITI Neovision launches TNK HD retail offering with ADB set-tops
Jul 28, 2010 – Another way to view both free-to-air and premium pay-tv in Poland as digital satellite operator ITI Neovision launches its new TNK HD retail offering using the ADB-2850ST hybrid HD platform from Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX: ADBN).
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, ITI Neovision, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

ADB Empowers Slovak Telekom to Provide HD Digital Satellite TV
Jul 28, 2010 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX:ADBN) has announced that it has delivered two advanced hybrid high definition interactive digital satellite solutions to Slovak Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) for the expansion of its Magio TV offering.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Slovak Telekom, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Slovakia

Solid growth for satellite operators, Euroconsult maintains positive outlook
Jul 27, 2010 – Euroconsult has announced that, despite a limited market slowdown, the fixed satellite market reached a new high in revenues last year. The fixed satellite sector grew both in terms of transponder demand and revenue (reaching $10.3 billion in 2009).
News categories: Euroconsult, Market Research, Satellite

Motorola Delivers Hosted Switched Digital Video Solutions to Independent Video Service Providers
Jul 26, 2010 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that its switched digital video (SDV) portfolio will now be available to independent video operators as a hosted solution operated from Motorola's Secure Operations Center in San Diego.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, Content Distribution, USA

Entropic Communications Channel Stacking Switch Chosen By MTI For Italy
Jul 26, 2010 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that its Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) technology has been selected by MTI to power its LNB offering, the AK541-XT2, currently being deployed by a major Italian satellite service provider.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Microelectronics Technology Inc, Italy, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor

Brazil adds 507k pay TV subscribers in 2Q10
Jul 26, 2010 – According to Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), with 217,299 new subscribers added in June 2010, Brazil reached the end of the first quarter of 2010 with 8,426,462 pay TV homes.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers