Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Major operators in Hungary end 2009 with 1.141 million digital TV subscribers
Mar 2, 2010 – According to a flash report released by NHH, in December 2009 the number of households with digital television subscriptions in the network of Hungary's fourteen largest broadcasters rose to 1,141,000, an increase of 23,000 in the month.
News categories: NHH, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Charter digital video customers increase 43,300 in 4Q09
Mar 2, 2010 – Charter Communications has reported results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009. Digital video customers increased by approximately 43,300 and basic video customers decreased by approximately 56,900 during the fourth quarter.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

UPSTAR Comunicações Selects Eutelsat to Broadcast ZAP, The New Satellite TV Bouquet of Angola
Mar 2, 2010 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has announced that it has signed a major contract with UPSTAR Comunicações for satellite capacity for the broadcasting of ZAP pay-TV platform, expected to launch shortly in Angola.
News categories: Eutelsat, Angola, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box

Nearly 846 Million Pay TV Subscribers in 2014, Says ABI Research
Mar 2, 2010 – Despite a depressed economy, global pay TV markets continue to grow. According to the latest market data from ABI Research, they will expand by a quarter from 2009 to 2014.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

Technosat - Conax partner to drive development of HD content delivery in Middle East
Mar 2, 2010 – Technosat and Conax have announced a new partnership that will use content protection from Conax to secure the new Technosat Satellite HD platform and provide secure HD content to exclusive markets in the MENA.
News categories: Conax, Technosat, CAM, Conditional Access, Middle-East, Satellite, Set Top Box

Pace announces agreement to acquire Bewan Systems
Mar 2, 2010 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has announced that Pace France has signed a conditional agreement to acquire Bewan Systems SA, the Paris-based IP and cable gateways specialist. The consideration for the acquisition will not exceed €12.5 million.
News categories: Pace plc, Bewan Systems, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Gateway, IPTV, MandA, Router, Set Top Box

ASTRO selects Pace set-top box for Malaysia's first HD service
Mar 2, 2010 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has announced that it is providing the set-top box technology to support the launch of Malaysia's first high-definition (HD) service. ASTRO has selected Pace for the premium service, which launched in December 2009.
News categories: Pace plc, ASTRO TV, Digital TV, Malaysia, Satellite, Set Top Box

Pace ships 17.2 million set-top boxes in 2009
Mar 2, 2010 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has announced results for the year to 31 December 2009. Growth in revenues and profitability was matched by a growth in shipments with 17.2m (2008: 13.1m) set-top boxes delivered to customers across all global markets.
News categories: Pace plc, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Multimedia Polska adds 8k digital subscribers in Q4"²09
Mar 1, 2010 – Multimedia Polska (Warsaw:MMP) has released results for 2009. In the fourth quarter Multimedia Polska recorded a net increase in RGUs of 27,060, including 10,848 CATV RGUs consisting of 2,503 analog cable TV RGUs, 594 IPTV RGUs and 7,751 DTV RGUs.
News categories: Multimedia Polska, Cable TV, IPTV, Poland, Results, Subscribers