Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Digital cable subscribers reach 62 million in China
Jan 15, 2010 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has announced that the total number of digital cable TV subscribers in the country reached 61.99 million at the end of 2009.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

i-CABLE submits Hong Kong Domestic Free TV Programme Service Licence application
Jan 15, 2010 – i-CABLE Communication has confirmed that an application for a Domestic Free Television Programme Service Licence in Hong Kong has been submitted to the Government.
News categories: i-CABLE, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DTMB, Fibre, Hong Kong, Regulation

Icareus delivers MHP Solution to Radio Television Brunei
Jan 15, 2010 – Icareus has delivered Interactive TV Solutions to Radio Television Brunei (RTB). With Icareus' iTV products and solutions, RTB interactivates all their TV channels based on MHP standard environment.
News categories: Icareus, Radio Television Brunei, Brunei, Content Distribution, DVB-MHP, Terrestrial

Dishtv India launches Personal live TV on the move
Jan 14, 2010 – Dishtv (NSE: DISHTV EQ, BSE: 532839), India's No. 1 direct-to-home company, has launched a revolutionary service in the area of Live TV on the move. The service called 'Personal Live TV' on Move brings 70 satellite TV channels to each seat of the vehicle.
News categories: Dishtv, Automotive, Digital TV, India, Satellite

Satellite TV platforms maintain growth despite tight consumer spending
Jan 14, 2010 – Euroconsult has announced that growth in the satellite pay-TV market remained strong in 2009 despite the global economic downturn. According to their report, the number of TV platforms in service increased to 113 in 2009 (+38% in three years).
News categories: Euroconsult, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite

Sony Japan To Introduce Digital Terrestrial Tuner For PlayStation®3
Jan 14, 2010 – Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ) has announced that it will introduce 'torne™' for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), a set of digital terrestrial tuner and application in Blu-ray™ Disc (BD) for viewing and recording digital terrestrial broadcasting.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital TV, Gaming, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Shaw adds 89k digital TV subscribers in quarter to end-November
Jan 14, 2010 – Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) announced results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2009. During the quarter Digital cable customers were up 88,259 to 1,409,983, and DTH customers increased 1,097.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Satellite, Subscribers

Pace debuts second-generation BT Vision set-top box
Jan 14, 2010 – Pace plc (LSE:PIC) has announced that its second-generation set-top box for the BT Vision IPTV service is now available for BT (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) customers. The sleek black device, named Vision+, is the latest example of Pace's pioneering hybrid products.
News categories: Pace plc, BT Vision, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

3ality Digital to Support the Launch of BSkyB 3D TV Services
Jan 14, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) and 3ality Digital have announced they are to collaborate on the launch of what will become the first 3D TV services in the UK and Ireland.
News categories: 3ality, BSkyB, Content Distribution, Ireland, Metaverse, Satellite, UK