Satellite Television (DBS, DTH, DSat, DVB-S, DVB-S2) News

India's set-top box market CAGR to be 29.3% to 2015
Feb 24, 2014 – The introduction of HD channels and Smart TVs in India has led to an increase in digital TV viewing which in turn will hike the growth of the Set top box (STB) market according to Frost & Sullivan.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Niju V, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

DISH Network adds 1,000 pay TV subscribers in 2013
Feb 21, 2014 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported 2013 results. DISH ended 2013 with approximately 14.057 million pay-TV subscribers compared with approximately 14.056 million at the end of 2012.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

In Colombia, Pay TV penetration reaches 60%
Feb 19, 2014 – BB-Business Bureau has determined that in Colombia there were 7.75 million Pay TV Subscribers at the end of 2013, representing a 13% increase in subscribers versus December 2012.
News categories: Business Bureau, Tomás Gennari, Horacio Gennari, Cable TV, Colombia, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Emerging markets driving growth in pay-TV market
Feb 18, 2014 – Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its 1st edition Pay TV Subscriber Database. The top 5 satellite providers by subscribers are DIRECTV US, DISH Network, DIRECTV Latin America, Tata Sky, and BSkyB.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Jeff Heynen, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Worldwide

India's DTH subscribers passed 60 million in 3Q 2013
Feb 14, 2014 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released statistics for the quarter ending September 30, 2013. At that date, 60.71 million subscribers were registered with the country's 6 private DTH operators.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Brazil adds 1.8 million pay TV subscribers in 2013
Feb 7, 2014 – According to Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), the country's pay TV subscriber base ended December 2013 at 18.02 million, with more than 1.8 million new subscribers being added over the preceding 12 months - an annual growth rate of 11.3%.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Sky Italia subscribers unchanged in 4Q 2013 at 4.76 million
Feb 6, 2014 – Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX; ASX: FOXLV, FOX) has reported results for the three months ending December 31, 2013. SKY Italia maintained its subscriber base during the quarter, with total subscribers at 4.76 million.
News categories: SKY Italia, Twenty-First Century Fox, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

SKY PerfecTV! loses 95,000 subscribers in 2013
Feb 6, 2014 – SKY Perfect JSAT Group has released results for the quarter ending December 31, 2013. The company finished the year with a total of 3.706 million pay TV subscribers, 95 thousand down from 3.801 million at the end of 2012.
News categories: SKY PerfecTV, IPTV, Japan, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Bell Wireline adds 122,000 TV subscribers in 2013
Feb 6, 2014 – BCE (TSX, NYSE: BCE) has reported Q4 results. Bell Fibe TV added 60,301 net new customers, up 25.0% compared to 48,234 in Q4 2012. Bell Satellite TV losses were 24,112 in the quarter.
News categories: BCE Inc, Canada, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Subscribers