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

Sky Deutschland adds 304,000 direct subscribers in 2013
Feb 6, 2014 – Sky Deutschland has announced its Q4 2013 results. In 2013, the number of direct subscribers grew by 304,000 to 3,667,000 customers at year end (2012: 3,363,000).
News categories: Sky Deutschland, Austria, Germany, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers

Entropic Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Results
Feb 5, 2014 – Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has reported fourth quarter results. Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $259.4 million, a decrease of 19% from the $321.7 million reported for the year ended December 31, 2012.
News categories: Entropic, Results, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Worldwide

Over 400,000 TV subscribers for Magyar Telekom
Feb 4, 2014 – Magyar Telekom has announced that the number of the subscribers to its IPTV and Interactive Sat TV (satellite) services has exceeded 400 thousand with further growth expected in 2014.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers

Digital TV in 82% of Dutch households
Feb 3, 2014 – According to the 2013 Media Standard Survey (MSS) produced by TNS-NIPO for Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO), digital television is now in 82% of Dutch households, up from 76% in 2012.
News categories: Stichting KijkOnderzoek, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Freesat adds 31,000 UK households in 4Q 2013
Feb 3, 2014 – Freesat, the UK subscription free satellite TV service, has announced Q4 results, adding 31,000 homes and bringing total households served to over 1.8 million.
News categories: Freesat, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

BSkyB passes 5 million HD subscriber mark in 4Q 2013
Jan 30, 2014 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released unaudited results for the six months ended 31 December 2013. TV products saw the highest quarterly growth for three years.
News categories: BSkyB, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

Airtel Digital TV adds 913,000 subscribers in 2013
Jan 29, 2014 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. At year-end, the company had 8.8 million customers, an increase of 11.6% as compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
News categories: Bharti Airtel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Hungary adds 212,000 digital TV subscribers in 2013
Jan 28, 2014 – According to the latest Flash Report released by Hungary’s Office of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority, at the end of 2013 the number of digital TV subscribers was 2,048,811, up from 1,836,428 in December 2012.
News categories: NMHH, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

VIDEOCON d2h connections reach 10 million in India
Jan 28, 2014 – Videocon d2h has announced that it now has more than 10 million connections. Videocon d2h credits this growth to the wide range of channels and services, high definition and a focus on customer service.
News categories: Videocon d2h, Saurabh Dhoot, Anil Khera, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers