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

Mexico passes 7 million DTH subscriber mark
May 27, 2013 – According to Mexico's Telecommunications Sector Production Index (ITEL), at the end of March 2013 there were 7.1 million DTH users in the country. Cable TV finished the quarter with 6 million subscribers.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

SES continues to grow its household reach in Benelux
May 27, 2013 – SES (Paris;LuxX:SESG) has announced that it has further increased its household reach in the Benelux countries in 2012 to over 1.2 million homes. With a 19 percent increase compared to the previous year, Belgium topped the Benelux growth in ASTRA satellite homes.
News categories: SES S.A, Belgium, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers

Freesat satellite TV launches in Romania
May 24, 2013 – A new satellite television service has launched in Romania. The service, called Freesat, is broadcasting on Eutelsat 16A at 16°E, and offers all the main Romanian TV channels for an annual fee of 99 lei, using a pre-paid card.
News categories: Freesat, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Romania, Satellite

Over 6 million pay TV subscribers in Romania at end-2012
May 23, 2013 – According to statistical data reported to the communications regulator, ANCOM, in 2012 the number of pay TV subscribers in Romania exceeded 6 million - a penetration rate of over 85%.
News categories: ANCOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Isobar and SKY Brazil launch first ever record-via-twitter service
May 20, 2013 – SKY, the largest subscription-TV operator in Brazil, has launched #SKYREC, a new service for subscribers of SKY HD. This service enables the recording of programs on the decoder with just one re-tweet.
News categories: SKY Brasil, AgênciaClick Isobar, Brazil, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite

U.S. multichannel video industry has first-ever annual net subscriber loss
May 20, 2013 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US (94% of the market) added 195,000 net additional video subscribers in Q1 2013 but lost 80,000 subscribers over the past year.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

24% of Russian homes equipped for satellite TV reception
May 15, 2013 – The results of a survey produced by Eutelsat and Ipsos on TV reception modes and trends in Russia has shown that of the 53 million TV homes in Russia, 24% are equipped for Direct-to-Home satellite reception, making satellite the country's leading platform for digital television.
News categories: Eutelsat, RSCC, Ipsos, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite

Eastern Europe to add 13 million digital TV homes in 2013
May 15, 2013 – Rapid conversion means that the number of digital homes in Eastern Europe will nearly double between 2012 and 2018, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Eastern Europe report estimates that 13 million digital TV homes will be added in 2013 alone.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Vivendi (Canal+, GVT) releases first quarter 2013 results
May 14, 2013 – Vivendi has released its first quarter 2013 results. At the end of March 2013, Canal+ Group's total subscription portfolio was up 285,000 year-on-year, thanks to good performances in the Canal+ Overseas territories, in particular in Africa and Vietnam.
News categories: Vivendi, Canal+ Group, GVT, Africa, Brazil, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Vietnam