Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Nagravision and DISH Network Sign New Long-Term Agreement
Jan 19, 2010 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD.VX) has announced the execution of a Conditional Access System agreement with DISH Network L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH).
News categories: Nagravision, DISH Network, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

J:COM ends 2009 with 2,348,400 digital cable subscribers
Jan 19, 2010 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of December 31, 2009 served by J:COM's 23 consolidated franchises reached 3.27 million, up 107,400 or 3.4% since December 31, 2008.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Japan, Subscribers

Net Insight receives DTT network order from Dialog Telekom
Jan 19, 2010 – Net Insight has received an order from Dialog Telekom for a Digital Terrestrial TV network in Sri Lanka. Dialog Telekom will implement a first phase of Net Insight's Nimbra platform in a distribution network from headend to four transmitter sites.
News categories: Dialog Telekom, Net Insight, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Sri Lanka, Terrestrial

PCCW to apply for free-to-air TV license
Jan 18, 2010 – PCCW notes that the Government is accepting ad hoc requests for free-to-air (FTA) TV licenses. PCCW has decided to apply for a FTA TV license.
News categories: PCCW, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Terrestrial

Russia's Tricolor TV registers 6 millionth subscriber
Jan 18, 2010 – In 2009, Russia's Tricolor TV DTH satellite service added 1.650 million subscribers across Russia, exceeding the 6 million user mark, or 13% of the population of Russia.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Zodiac's EBIF Plays With Everyone
Jan 18, 2010 – Zodiac Interactive has announced that its EBIF (Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format) player is successfully operating using applications from multiple vendors and development environments within the cable iTV ecosystem.
News categories: Zodiac Interactive, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

TechniSat Digital and Digi Hungary in cooperation
Jan 18, 2010 – TechniSat Digital has announced that it will supply its DIGIT K3X and DIGIT HD4 CX digital cable receivers to Digi in Hungary for the reception of free-to-air and Conax encrypted channels in standard-and high-definition.
News categories: TechniSat, RCS & RDS, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, Set Top Box

Orbit Showtime launches HD channels
Jan 17, 2010 – Orbit Showtime, formed from the merger between Orbit and Showtime, has revealed its new name, OSN-Orbit Showtime Network. Starting February 1st, OSN will launch 8 brand new channels including the region's first three high definition channels.
News categories: Orbit Showtime, Bahrain, Middle-East, Satellite, Set Top Box, UAE

Advertising As You Fast Forward Coming To Freeview Australia
Jan 17, 2010 – Commercial TV stations in Australia are set to start selling 'fast forward' advertising in Freeview-certified devices, including set-top boxes, the Sony PS3, Freeview certified TVs and any device that has the new Freeview MHEG 5 processor built in.
News categories: Freeview Australia, Advertising, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial