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

NovelSat showcases 3rd Generation NS3 Technology for Satellite Transmission at Satellite 2011
Mar 14, 2011 – NovelSat has announced that at Satellite 2011 it will be showcasing NS3™, a 3rd generation satellite transmission technology designed to improve bandwidth capacity by 20% compared to DVB-S2.
News categories: NovelSat, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Satellite

Mexico satellite TV subscriptions up 83.8% in 2010
Mar 14, 2011 – In 2010, Mexico's telecommunications sector registered a growth of 13.6% according to the country's Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL). Satellite television remained the most dynamic segment of the sector.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

DVB approves DVB-RCS2 specification
Mar 14, 2011 – DVB has approved the first two of three DVB-RCS2 specifications for the 2nd generation DVB interactive satellite system. DVB-RCS2 is natively developed for IP services and is specified for interactive satellite services in several market segments.
News categories: DVB Project, Broadband, DVB-S2, Satellite

Dutch digital TV market to grow to over 6 million subscribers in 2011
Mar 10, 2011 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 percent or 177,200 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2010 to 5.44 million on 31 December, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

NDS Marries Digital TV and OTT with Innovative Applications Development Portal
Mar 10, 2011 – NDS has announced the launch of the NDS Service Delivery Platform, a fully scalable platform that enables TV operators to extend their offering to companion devices through third-party applications.
News categories: NDS Group, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Venezuela ends 2010 with 2.5 million Pay TV subscribers
Mar 10, 2011 – According to statistics published by its Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), pay TV subscriptions in Venezuela at the end of the 2010 were 2.53 million, up from 2.19 million at the end of 2009. Household penetration reached 36.7%.
News categories: CONATEL, Cable TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Venezuela

German Consumer Electronics market shows value growth of 6.2% in 2010
Mar 4, 2011 – Results from Q1-Q4 2010 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for CE markets, are available for download on the websites of gfu, BVT and GfK Retail and Technology.
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Fujitsu Semiconductor Launches AVS Interactive STB Decoder
Mar 3, 2011 – Fujitsu Semiconductor has announced the release of its MB86H06, a new generation of interactive Set Top Box (STB) MPEG2/H.264 decoder solution capable of supporting China's AVS format too.
News categories: Fujitsu, Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Starmax HD, Spain's New HDTV Platform, Launches With GlobeCast
Mar 1, 2011 – Starmax HD has chosen GlobeCast to provide aggregation, encryption, and delivery of the full bouquet of channels broadcast to households across Spain. The Starmax platform uses set-top boxes from Ferguson, and viewer access cards from Conax.
News categories: GlobeCast, Starmax HD, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Spain