Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

TeliaSonera adds 13,000 IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 20, 2010 – TeliaSonera (Stockholm: TLSN) has released its report for the period January-March 2010. The total number of TV subscriptions rose by 135,000 from the first quarter of 2009 to 823,000, of which 633,000 were IPTV subscriptions.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Cable TV, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Viasat Nordic DTH down 15,000 in 1Q10
Apr 20, 2010 – MTG (OMX: MTGA, MTGB) has announced results for the quarter ended 31 March 2010. For the period, Viasat added 3,000 net premium IPTV and satellite (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region, and 8,000 net DTH subscribers in the Baltics and Ukraine.
News categories: MTG, Baltics, Denmark, DVR, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Norway, Results, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

Digital Pay TV in Russia reaches 6 million subscribers
Apr 20, 2010 – According to iKS-Consulting, in Russia the number of subscribers to digital television in 2009 exceeded 6 million with 85% receiving digital by satellite and 6% through IPTV.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Portugal to switch off analogue in April 2012
Apr 20, 2010 – Portugal's Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) has approved its draft detailed plan for the cessation of analogue terrestrial broadcasting in the country.
News categories: ANACOM, Digital TV, Portugal, Regulation, Terrestrial

DIRECTV Extends Its HD lead With Over 160 HD Channels
Apr 20, 2010 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) continues to deliver more full time HD channels than any other television provider in the nation with the addition of over 30 new HD channels. The new channels will begin rolling out in May.
News categories: DIRECTV, Satellite, USA

MoCA Adds Mid-RF Frequencies To MoCA 1.1 Specification For DBS Operators
Apr 20, 2010 – MoCA has added an extension to its MoCA 1.1 specification for satellite operators. MoCA operating frequencies now cover 500-1500 MHz, from the current 850-1500 MHz range. DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) will be the first to deploy the mid-RF frequencies.
News categories: MoCA, DIRECTV, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

724k subscribers for n DTH in Poland at end-1Q10
Apr 19, 2010 – TVN S.A. has provided selected data for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The 'n' DTH platform had 724 thousand subscribers while 'Telewizja na kartę' (TNK) had 307 thousand active pre-paid customers at the end of the period.
News categories: TVN Group, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

TEO LT adds 6k DVB-T and IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 19, 2010 – TEO LT (Vilnius:TEO1L) has released its results for the first quarter of 2010. During January-March 2010, the number of TV subscribers increased 6.1 thousand (DVB-T users up 3.9 thousand; IPTV users up 2.2 thousand) to a total of 108.5 thousand.
News categories: TEO LT, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

DISH Network First to Offer 200 National HD Channels in the U.S.
Apr 19, 2010 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has become the first and only company to offer 200 national high definition channels.
News categories: DISH Network, DVR, Placeshifting, Satellite, USA