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

Croatia's satellite subscriptions fall 12% in Q3 2011
Dec 2, 2011 – The Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has reported communications market data for the end of the third quarter. Satellite TV was the fastest growing segment, with subscriptions growing by nearly a quarter since the end of June.
News categories: HAKOM, Cable TV, Croatia, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

DTH Operators Beat Expectations, Find the Right Combination of Packages and Services to Continue Subscriber Growth Into 2020
Nov 29, 2011 – NSR's Global Direct-to-Home (DTH) Markets, 4th Edition study finds the DTH market continues to drive satellite demand and revenue worldwide amidst a troubling economic climate and increasing competition.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Market Research, Satellite

CANTV launches satellite TV in Venezuela
Nov 27, 2011 – Venezuela's CANTV has announced that its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV service will launch on November 28, 2011. CANTV Televisión Satelital offers 48 TV channels and is broadcast on Venezuela's Simón Bolívar satellite (Venesat-1).
News categories: CANTV, Digital TV, Satellite, Venezuela

SES: HD+ Continues on Growth Path in Germany
Nov 24, 2011 – SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has announced that its HD offering HD+ has continued to grow successfully throughout the first two years of its market presence. The service currently reaches 1.9 million German TV households according to GfK.
News categories: SES S.A., GfK, HD PLUS, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Magyar Telekom launches hybrid satellite TV service
Nov 23, 2011 – T-Home Hungary has announced that, starting on December 1, 2011, the company will introduce a satellite TV package, under the name of Interactive Sat TV, offering additional interactive services over broadband.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, T-Home, Digital TV, Gateway, Hungary, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

Three quarters of Dutch TV connections are digital
Nov 23, 2011 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 4.2 percent during the third quarter of 2011 to 5.97 million on 30 September 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Terrestrial

India adds nearly 3 million DTH subscribers in 2Q 2011
Nov 9, 2011 – TRAI has released its 'Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report' for the quarter ending June 2011. On 30.6.2011, the reported subscriber base of India's 6 private DTH licensees was 38.5 million, up from 35.56 million on 31.3.2011.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Consumers Look Beyond Their TV-Service Providers in Search of More Video Content
Nov 9, 2011 – According to The NPD Group, many U.S. consumers are supplementing their pay television offerings from cable TV, satellite TV and IPTV operators. Subscribers are seeking TV programming and movies from Netflix and other video streaming services.
News categories: NPD Group, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Digital Satellite STB Unit Shipment Growth to Approach 14% in 2012
Nov 9, 2011 – The worldwide satellite STB market has experienced slow to negative growth in recent years. That trend is about to change as new In-Stat research forecasts that digital satellite STB unit shipments will grow by nearly 14% in 2012.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box