Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

DISH Network Launches New Satellite to Expand Industry's Largest HD Offering
Mar 21, 2010 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced the successful launch of its latest satellite, EchoStar XIV. EchoStar XIV allows DISH Network to continue expanding the largest high definition offering in the U.S.
News categories: DISH Network, Content Distribution, Satellite, USA

Sky 3D to Launch with Manchester United vs. Chelsea on Saturday 3rd April
Mar 19, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has confirmed that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe's first 3D TV channel, with the Barclays Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea on Saturday 3rd April.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Metaverse, Satellite, UK

FCC approves COSHIP CA-integrated cable boxes
Mar 18, 2010 – COSHIP Electronics (Shenzhen:002052) has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a waiver of the ban on cable set-top boxes (STBs) with integrated conditional access.
News categories: COSHIP, FCC, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, USA

May 2010 launch for TopTV DTH in South Africa
Mar 18, 2010 – On Digital Media (ODM) is on the verge of introducing choice, flexibility and affordability to the multi-channel television market in South Africa under its brand of TopTV.
News categories: On Digital Media, Digital TV, Satellite, South Africa

CRTC releases results for Canadian broadcasting distributors
Mar 18, 2010 – Canada's CRTC has released summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution. At end-2009, the number of households obtaining basic TV service from a cable company was 8.1 million. The equivalent number for DTH and MDS was 2.8 million.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Satellite Service to Deliver Digital TV Australia-wide
Mar 18, 2010 – Australia's Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy has said that legislation has been introduced to ensure all Australians will be able to receive the full suite of digital television channels.
News categories: Australia, Regulation, Satellite

Comstar Triple Play and cable TV subscribers stable in 4Q09
Mar 18, 2010 – COMSTAR (LSE: CMST) has announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009. The number of triple-play subscribers in Moscow was stable quarter on quarter. In cities outside Moscow 2.0 million are active pay-TV users.
News categories: COMSTAR, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers

Cyfrowy Polsat adds 286k subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 18, 2010 – Cyfrowy Polsat (Warsaw: CPS) has released its report for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2009. As at 31 December 2009 Polsat's subscriber base of pay packages reached 3,202,319, an increase of 475,326 compared to 31 December 2008.
News categories: Cyfrowy Polsat, Market Research, Poland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Satellite overtakes cable in Europe
Mar 18, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris, LuxX: SESG) has announced that for the first time satellite reaches more households than cable in Europe, with 77 million satellite and 71 million cable households. Terrestrial infrastructures reach 86.5 million households.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial