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

Trinidad and Tobago ends 2Q 2010 with 117,595 pay TV subscribers
Dec 1, 2010 – The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has releases its Quarterly Market Update for the period May 2009 to June 2010. Digital pay TV subscriptions rose 740 in the quarter to reach 117,595, a rise of 23% year-on-year.
News categories: Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Trinidad and Tobago

DISH Network is First Pay-TV Provider to Give Customers Ability to Watch Their Live TV on iPad
Dec 1, 2010 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that DISH Remote Access, the free application that gives DISH Network customers the ability to watch their live and recorded TV on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops, is now available for the iPad™.
News categories: DISH Network, Apps, DVR, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, Tablet, USA

ACCESS and Vestel Power ASTRA's New HbbTV Service for Germany's DTH Households
Nov 30, 2010 – ACCESS CO. and Vestel have announced that they have incorporated ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition in the new Vestel HbbTV set-top box. The device will enable consumers to receive SES ASTRA's HbbTV-enabled services.
News categories: ACCESS CO., Vestel, SES ASTRA, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Germany, HbbTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Rovi G-Guide and Connected Platform Integrated in Buffalo's New Digital TV Tuner
Nov 29, 2010 – Rovi Corporation has announced that the company's G-Guide Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and media networking solution, Connected Platform, have been incorporated in Buffalo's new DTV-X900 multi-functional digital TV tuner.
News categories: Rovi Corp, Buffalo, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial

NorDig releases Unified IRD specification Ver. 2.2.1
Nov 24, 2010 – NorDig has released the NorDig Unified Requirements for profiles Basic TV, Enhanced and Interactive, for IRDs and relevant parts of IDTVs for use in cable, satellite, terrestrial and IP-based networks, version 2.2.1.
News categories: NorDig, Cable TV, DVB-S2, DVB-T2, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Over the Top (OTT) Video Is Slowly Making Its Way to Set-top Boxes
Nov 24, 2010 – According to ABI Research, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) set-top box shipments surpassed MPEG-2-only set-top box shipments for the first time in 2010. Despite the support for advanced encoding, pay-TV operators worldwide have been slow to support interactive features.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Worldwide set-top box shipment volumes to fall in 2010
Nov 23, 2010 – According to Screen Digest, worldwide set-top box (STB) shipment volumes will fall to 180m in 2010, down from 195m in 2009. The fall is due to the reduction in sales of free-to-air DTT boxes after the conclusion of analogue switch-off in the USA.
News categories: Screen Digest, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

German CE Market Grows by 5.5% in First Three Quarters of 2010
Nov 23, 2010 – Results from Q1-Q3 2010 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX) are available for download. The German CE market continued to grow with a plus of 5.5% within the first nine months of the current year, compared to the same period last year.
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Pan-European 3D Channel Brava3D Starts on Astra
Nov 22, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris, LuxX: SESG) has announced that the Dutch TV channel Brava3D started broadcasting via the ASTRA satellite at 23.5 degrees East. Brava3D is the first pan-European 3D channel providing a mix of classical music, opera and ballet in 3D quality.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite