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

13.6 million digital set-top boxes installed in India's Phase-II cities
Apr 12, 2013 – According to India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting the total number of installed cable TV STBs stands at 9.15 million whereas DTH operators have installed a total of 4.45 million STBs during Phase II of the switch over from analogue cable to digital in 38 cities.
News categories: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

70% of households in Montenegro have Pay TV
Apr 10, 2013 – The Agency for Electronic Media in Montenegro has released statistics for the seven pay TV operators in the country. As at March 31, 2013 pay TV subscribers reached 138,420, representing 71.06% of households, the remainder being covered by terrestrial TV.
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Montenegro, Satellite, Subscribers

SES uses MIPTV in Cannes to drive Ultra HD forward
Apr 10, 2013 – SES (Paris, Luxembourg: SESG) has announced the launch of its 'SES Ultra HD Experience' initiative at MIPTV which invites content providers and broadcasters to work with SES to support the development of the Ultra HD value chain.
News categories: SES S.A, Satellite

CRTC releases 2012 financial results for Canada's cable and satellite companies
Apr 9, 2013 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released statistical and financial information on Canadian broadcasting distribution companies for the broadcast year ended August 31, 2012.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

KAON providing DTH and Hybrid DTH/IP STBs to Brazil's GVT
Apr 5, 2013 – KAONMEDIA (KOSDAQ: KAON Media) has announced that it will provide DTH and Hybrid DTH/IP set-top boxes to Brazil's GVT. First products will hit the market during the 1st half of 2013.
News categories: KAON, GVT, Jabil, Brazil, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Ukraine's Lybid TV DTH begins broadcasting
Mar 29, 2013 – Lybid TV has announced that it has begun broadcasting of its satellite TV service in Ukraine. The full launch is planned for April 15th.
News categories: Lybid TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Ukraine

Asia Pacific pay TV boom to continue
Mar 27, 2013 – Pay TV revenues in Asia Pacific will be $12 billion higher in 2018 ($43.9 billion total) than in 2012, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Asia Pacific report estimates that pay TV revenues will grow by $2.1 billion in 2013 to $33.9 billion.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Asia, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Digitization Reaches 67% in India's Phase II Cities
Mar 26, 2013 – According to India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on 23rd March 2013 a total of 10.8 million set top boxes had been installed in the 38 cities set for digitization by 31st March, against a target of 16 million.
News categories: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

'Global TV' DTH to launch in Georgia on Eutelsat 36B
Mar 22, 2013 – JSC Global Contact Consulting has announced that it has selected Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) for a new satellite broadcasting platform in Georgia called 'Global TV'. JSC Global Contact Consulting will initiate satellite broadcasting this month, starting with four free-to-air channels.
News categories: Eutelsat, Global Contact, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Georgia, Satellite