Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

DNA in Finland selects ENENSYS for their DVB-T2 trial
Jan 11, 2010 – DNA Oy, Finland's second largest pay television operator, has successfully launched DVB-T2 HDTV test broadcasts in Lahti. The project has reached the test transmission phase thanks to a ENENSYS DVB-T2 modulator and T2 Gateway.
News categories: ENENSYS, DNA Oy, Content Distribution, DVB-T2, Finland

CS Link pay TV card sales exceed 500,000
Jan 11, 2010 – Media Vision, the operator of the CS Link satellite TV platform, has announced that in the last quarter of 2009, sales of pay TV cards passed the 500,000 mark, making a total of over 419 thousand active customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
News categories: CS Link, CAM, Czech Republic, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers

HD OTT services and environmental performance in new set-top box from Thomson
Jan 7, 2010 – Thomson (Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) has launched its latest set-top box, the 805 HD platform. Available with or without a hard disk, it includes embedded memory to enable over-the-top services and other functionalities including time shifting.
News categories: Thomson, CES2025, DVB-S2, DVB-T2, DVR, Set Top Box, Streaming

Sony Commercializes World's First Demodulator LSI for DVB-T2
Jan 7, 2010 – Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) has announced the commercialization of the world's first demodulator LSI for high-definition television use conforming to the DVB-T2 terrestrial digital broadcast standard adopted in the UK.
News categories: Sony Corp, Digital TV, DVB-T2, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Broadcom Announces DTT Converter Box Solution for Japan's Digital TV Transition
Jan 7, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced highly integrated digital terrestrial converter box SoCs, featuring an ISDB-T tuner, for Japan's upcoming transition to digital TV broadcast transmission.
News categories: Broadcom, FUJISOFT, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

SeaChange International Announces Agreement to Acquire VividLogic, Inc.
Jan 7, 2010 – SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of VividLogic, Inc.
News categories: SeaChange, Cable TV, CES2025, Content Protection, DVB-MHP, IPTV, MandA, Middleware, Set Top Box

Broadcom Announces High Definition DTA Cable Set-Top Box SoC With Integrated Tuner and HDMI
Jan 7, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced its next generation digital terminal adapter (DTA) cable set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution at this week's 2010 International CES in Las Vegas.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ESS Announces CMOS Hybrid TV Tuner Utilizing Breakthrough Radio Technology
Jan 7, 2010 – ESS Technology has unveiled RadiX, the highest performance CMOS hybrid TV tuner for worldwide analog and digital terrestrial and cable TV reception.
News categories: ESS Technology, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Colombia issues tender for DTH coverage of remote areas
Jan 6, 2010 – Colombia's CNTV is requesting quotations from parties interested in participating in its 'TV Satelital Directa al Hogar' project. The project is intended to provide coverage to the 8 per cent of the country that still has no television signal.
News categories: CNTV, Colombia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite