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

iWedia set-top box solution enters mass production with General Satellite
Jul 25, 2012 – iWedia has announced that one of its set-top box (STB) solutions has been adopted by General Satellite for its GS-8305 decoder which is to be deployed on the network of Tricolor TV, the largest satellite television operator in Russia.
News categories: iWedia, General Satellite, Tricolor TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Russia, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

SES Confirms Global Leadership in HD Broadcasting
Jul 25, 2012 – SES (Paris; LuxX:SESG) has confirmed its global leadership in High Definition (HD) broadcasting, with more than 1,300 HD channels on its satellite fleet worldwide. More than a quarter of the over 5,200 TV channels distributed by SES are HD.
News categories: SES S.A, Market Research, Satellite

Technicolor reports first half 2012 results
Jul 25, 2012 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has released its first half 2012 results. Connected Home revenues were up 34.7% at constant currency, reflecting a strong recovery in volumes and product mix.
News categories: Technicolor, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Gateway, Licensing, Patent, Results, Router, Satellite, Set Top Box

Satellite TV boom to continue
Jul 25, 2012 – According to a report from Digital TV Research, the number of pay DTH (DBS) homes for the 80 countries covered will be 220 million by end-2017, up from 154 million at end-2011 and 91 million at end-2007. India will lead the sector with 50.9 million pay DTH homes in 2017.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Brazil, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Italy, Market Research, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, UK, USA

Satellite adds another 700,000 subscribers in Brazil in Q2 2012
Jul 23, 2012 – According to Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), the country's pay TV subscriber base ended June 2012 at 14.535 million, with more than 3.4 million new subscribers being added over the preceding twelve months - an annual growth rate of 30.9%.
News categories: Anatel, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

FCC Releases 14th Video Competition Report
Jul 20, 2012 – The most significant trends since the last report relate to the increased deployment of digital technology, consumers' rising demands for access to video programming anywhere and anytime, and the evolution of online video from a niche service into a thriving industry.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Subscribers, Tablet, Terrestrial, USA

Digital TV subscribers pass 6 million mark in the Netherlands
Jul 19, 2012 – The Netherlands' Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) has published figures on the communication markets in the country for Q1 2012. The number of TV subscriptions at the end of the quarter was 7.7 million.
News categories: Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers

Global Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Households to Reach 337.6 Million by 2018
Jul 19, 2012 – Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has announced the release of a report on Digital Video Recorder (DVR) markets. Globally, the number of television households with DVRs is projected to reach 337.6 million by the year 2018.
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

5% of UK households own an internet connected smart TV
Jul 18, 2012 – The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has released its 2012 Communications Market report. The percentage of UK homes with digital TV increased by three percentage points; from 93% in Q1 2011 to 96.2% in Q1 2012, as more regions switched to digital.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK