Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Broadcom Whole-Home Connected Cable Platforms Address European Requirements
May 4, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced highly integrated whole-home connected cable platforms that address European requirements for web-based software applications, connectivity, energy efficiency and security support.
News categories: Broadcom, ANGA COM, Cable TV, DOCSIS, Europe, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Widevine Video Optimization and DRM for DISH Network TV Everywhere™ Service
May 3, 2010 – Widevine has announced it has been selected by DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) to provide adaptive streaming, virtual DVD-like 'trick play' and digital rights management (DRM) for the pay-TV provider's TV Everywhere™ service.
News categories: Widevine, DISH Network, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Satellite, Streaming, USA

TopTV sells 50,000 STBs in first 6 hours
May 3, 2010 – On the first day of its launch in South Africa, On Digital Media's TopTV satellite TV service sold 50,000 decoders in less than six hours.
News categories: TopTV, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa, Subscribers

200,000 pay TV subscribers for Kabel BW
Apr 30, 2010 – Kabel BW has announced that has exceeded the 200,000 mark for active pay TV customers. Kabel BW is a cable network operator in the Baden-Wurttemberg region of Germany.
News categories: Kabel BW, Cable TV, Germany, Subscribers

Costa Rica favours ISDB-Tb for digital TV
Apr 30, 2010 – The special commission set up by the government of Costa Rica to choose the most appropriate digital television system for the country has proposed the Japanese-Brazilian ISDB-T model to replace the current analogue system.
News categories: Costa Rica, Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial

Via Embratel adds 59,000 subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 29, 2010 – TELMEX Internacional (BMV: TELINT; NYSE: TII; LATIBEX: XTII) has released its results report for the first quarter of 2010. Its DTH service in Brazil, Via Embratel, had a total of 441,417 services installed at the end of the quarter.
News categories: Via Embratel, Telmex Internacional, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

South Africa re-opens DTT standards debate
Apr 29, 2010 – South Africa has held a Digital Terrestrial Television Standards Symposium to compare the benefits of the DVB and ISDB digital TV standards, and make a decision about which format the country should use for its migration to digital.
News categories: Department of Communications, Digital TV, ISDB-T, South Africa, Terrestrial

France Telecom adds 173,000 TV subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 29, 2010 – France Telecom (Paris and NYSE: FTE) has released its 2010 first quarter results. France Telecom had 3.4 million digital TV (IPTV and satellite) subscribers at the end of the period, up 173,000 in the quarter.
News categories: France Telecom, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

BSkyB adds another 428,000 HD customers in 1Q10
Apr 29, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced results for the nine months ended 31 March 2010. In the quarter, Sky saw net additions of 62,000 taking its total customer base to 9.770 million. Gross customer additions were 304,000 for the period.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK