Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

127k Zon boxes installed in 4Q09; pay TV subscribers stable
Mar 1, 2010 – ZON Multimedia (Lisbon:ZON) has released its results for 2009. By the end of FY09, ZON's total Pay TV subscriber base was 1.595 million subscribers, of which 1.180 million subscribed to cable services and 414 thousand to satellite services.
News categories: ZON Multimedia, Cable TV, DVR, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

SES WORLD SKIES to Host Extensive 3D TV Tests
Mar 1, 2010 – SES WORLD SKIES (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) has announced that it plans to join leading broadcasters, programmers, TV makers and technology providers in a series of extensive tests aimed at accelerating the delivery of 3D TV.
News categories: SES WORLD SKIES, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Metaverse, Satellite

Canal+ migrates 490k subscribers to digital in 2009
Mar 1, 2010 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) has released results for 2009. In metropolitan France, 2009 was marked by the resumption of subscription take-ups in the fall. In total, 490,000 subscribers have transferred to digital since the beginning of the year.
News categories: Vivendi, Canal+ Group, GVT, Brazil, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Vietnam

ANT ships 2.9 million units in 2009
Mar 1, 2010 – ANT (LSE AIM: ANTP) has announced final results for the year ended 31 December 2009. The total number of units shipped during the year reduced by 8% to 2.9m units (2008: 3.2m), due mainly to market conditions and some delay in silicon chip production.
News categories: ANT plc, Cable TV, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

DISH Network adds 249,000 net subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 1, 2010 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009. DISH Network gained approximately 249,000 net subscribers during the quarter, giving the company approximately 14.1 million subscribers at year-end.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

UAE Regulatory Authority grants Yahsat a Satellite Services License
Feb 28, 2010 – The UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has awarded Yahsat a satellite licence. Yahsat will offer voice, data, video and internet connectivity to accommodate demand for applications such as HDTV and other broadband services.
News categories: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Yahsat, Regulation, Satellite, UAE

Pay TV in Portugal up 85,000 subscribers in 4Q09
Feb 26, 2010 – According to the Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), in the fourth quarter of 2009, the total number of pay TV subscribers in Portugal exceeded 2.5 million, 85 thousand more than in the previous quarter and 243 thousand more than a year earlier.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

EchoStar to Acquire Mexican Satellite Operator SATMEX
Feb 26, 2010 – EchoStar Satellite Services (NASDAQ: SATS) and Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) have announced an agreement pursuant to which EchoStar will acquire an ownership interest in Satmex. MVS Comunicaciones will also participate in the ownership of Satmex.
News categories: MVS Comunicaciones, Satmex, EchoStar, MandA, Mexico, Satellite

Telefónica España adds 49k IPTV subscribers in 4Q09
Feb 26, 2010 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its fourth quarter 2009 results. Worldwide, pay TV accesses stood at around 2.5 million at the end of 2009, 9.8% up from a year earlier. In Spain net adds were 48,725 to finish the year at 702,980.
News categories: Telefónica, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela