Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

MYtv® Selects Intelsat Capacity for its DTH Launch in the Ukraine
Nov 10, 2009 – Intelsat has announced that MYtv has chosen Intelsat for a multi-year capacity contract to deliver its MYtv DTH platform to subscribers throughout the Ukraine over the Thor 6 satellite located at 1°W.
News categories: Intelsat, MYtv, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, Satellite, Ukraine

Fórum SBTVD defines two interactivity profiles
Nov 9, 2009 – The Fórum do Sistema Brasileiro de TV Digital Terreste (Fórum SBTVD) has decided to create two interactivity profiles for the Japanese-Brazilian digital TV standard.
News categories: Fórum SBTVD, Brazil, Middleware, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

UK - IP Vision Announces Retail Deal with The Carphone Warehouse
Nov 9, 2009 – IP Vision have signed a retail deal with The Carphone Warehouse meaning that the FetchTV SmartBox will be available in its UK wireless flagship stores.
News categories: IP Vision, Carphone Warehouse, FetchTV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

GOL TV reaches 930,000 subscriber mark, more than 100,000 on DTT
Nov 9, 2009 – GOL TELEVISION has reached the 930,000 subscriber mark only two months since the launch of broadcasts as a Premium channel with the number of DTT subscribers (TDT Premium) now over 100,000.
News categories: Gol Televisión, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

DISH Network adds 241,000 net subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 9, 2009 – DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009. DISH Network gained approximately 241,000 net subscribers during the quarter, ending with approximately 13.851 million subscribers.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

DTT penetration reaches 69.5% in Japan
Nov 7, 2009 – Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has estimated that 69.5 percent of Japanese families had acquired TVs or tuners to receive terrestrial digital broadcasting signals as of the end of September, up 8.8 points from March.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Market Research, Terrestrial

Welho 3Q09 customer base stable at 67 thousand
Nov 6, 2009 – Sanoma Group (Helsinki:SAA1V) has released its interim report for the 1 Jan-30 Sept 2009 period. In line with the Finnish pay TV market, Welho's pay TV operations were stable, down one thousand subscribers versus the same period in 2008.
News categories: Welho, Sanoma, Cable TV, Finland, Results, Subscribers

TDC adds 30k TV customers in 3Q09
Nov 6, 2009 – TDC (Copenhagen:TDC) has published financial statements for the January-September 2009 period. YouSee's TV customers increased to 1.225 million at the end of September, up from 1.134 million the year before.
News categories: YouSee, TDC, Cable TV, Denmark, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Videotron illico Digital TV adds record 52k subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 5, 2009 – Videotron (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) has report results for the quarter ending September 30, 2009. The illico Digital TV service had an increase of 52,100 subscribers during the quarter, bringing the total to 1,042,400 households and businesses.
News categories: Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers