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

TiVo and Telenor's Canal Digital to Bring the TiVo Revolution to Scandinavia
Nov 19, 2010 – Canal Digital and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced the start of a strategic alliance which will see TiVo products introduced as the premier consumer experience for Canal Digital DTH customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Telenor, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Middleware, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

DISH Network Introduces America's First True TV Everywhere Offering
Nov 18, 2010 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has become America's first pay-TV provider to introduce a true TV Everywhere™ offering, giving its subscribers the ability to watch their live and recorded TV programs on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops.
News categories: DISH Network, Apps, Digital TV, DVR, Mobile, Placeshifting, Satellite, Streaming, Tablet, USA

US Digital Pay TV Operators Suffer Second Consecutive Quarter of Sub Losses
Nov 18, 2010 – Survey research recently fielded by Strategy Analytics shows that 13% of current US pay TV subscribers intend to drop their pay TV service in the next 12 months--and not replace it with another.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

U.S. Multichannel Video Subscribers Drop in Q3
Nov 17, 2010 – According to SNL Kagan's analysis of cable, DBS and telco video offerings, the U.S. multichannel segment fell by 119,000 customers in the third quarter of 2010, compared to a 346,000 gain reported in third-quarter 2009.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

Robust Telco TV Service Revenue Growth Seen in 3Q 2010
Nov 17, 2010 – According to the latest figures from ABI Research, global pay-TV service revenue totaled $55.5 billion during the third quarter of 2010, approximately a 9% increase from the same period in 2009.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

H.264 Decoder IC Market to Grow 20% Annually Through 2013
Nov 11, 2010 – H.264 decoders are beginning to appear in many solutions and the compression scheme is becoming more popular. As a result In-Stat expects H.264 decoder ICs to grow at an annual rate in excess of 20% through 2013.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

DISH Network's Enhanced Google TV Solution Now Available
Nov 10, 2010 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that DISH Network's Google TV (NASDAQ:GOOG) solution is now available to customers for the lowest price on the market: $179.
News categories: DISH Network, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

U.S. 'On Demand' Video Revenues are Projected to Reach $10 Billion by 2014
Nov 8, 2010 – A trend that started with personal video recorders is once again transforming the video industry, as consumers demand greater flexibililty and convenience in acquiring entertainment content, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

10 million customers now choose BSkyB
Nov 8, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that it has reached its target of 10 million TV customers, making it the choice of 36% of households in the UK and Ireland. Since the target was set in August 2004, a further 2.6 million customers have joined Sky.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK