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

Global Pay-TV Market Served 692 Million Subscribers in 3Q-2010, Says ABI Research
Nov 4, 2010 – In 3Q-2010, net subscriber addition in the global pay-TV market increased 2% over 2Q-2010 according to ABI Research's recent pay-TV market data.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Hybrid Television - A Competitive Equalizer for Pay and Broadcast TV Operators
Nov 4, 2010 – Recent announcements related to hybrid television have underscored its importance in addressing operator shortcomings. According IMS Research, hybrid TV is changing the competitive landscape, for both pay and broadcast TV, to the benefit of viewers.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

GVT selects Ericsson for pay TV in Brazil
Oct 29, 2010 – GVT (Paris:VIV) has announced that Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will supply the platform for its hybrid satellite/IP pay TV service to be launched in 2011. Later this year, the company will select the supplier of set top boxes.
News categories: Ericsson, GVT, Brazil, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

Pay-TV Now Taking 'Lion's Share' of Asia's High Net Worth Audiences
Oct 26, 2010 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced that pay-TV in Asia has reached the tipping point of 50 percent penetration of all Asian TV homes.
News categories: CASBAA, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Korea, Market Research, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Thailand, Vietnam

T-Mobile Czech Republic launches satellite TV
Oct 21, 2010 – On November 1st T-Mobile begins its T-Mobile TV satellite service in the Czech Republic. T-Mobile will be the only provider on the Czech market offering a satellite dish and a receiver supporting HD and USB recording for only CZK 1.
News categories: T-Mobile Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box

Worldwide Digital Set-top Box Market to Hit 226 Million Shipments in 2015
Oct 11, 2010 – The worldwide market for digital set-top boxes - including hard-to-track free-to-air (FTA) satellite (DBS) boxes - will grow from 205 million in 2010 to 226 million in 2015, says ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

TV subscribers in Spain reach 4.5 million in 2Q 2010
Oct 8, 2010 – Spain's Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) has published telecommunications statistics for the country for the second quarter of 2010. Total TV (satellite, cable, IPTV, DTT and mobile) subscribers surpassed the 4.5 million mark in the quarter.
News categories: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Latin America and Europe only Regions Forecast for Set Top Box Shipment and Revenue Increases in 2010
Oct 7, 2010 – In 2Q10, worldwide set top box revenue declined by 6% from the previous quarter while shipments declined even more. For the remainder of 2010, only Latin America and Europe are forecast to show any gains in revenue or unit shipments, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Ofcom releases 2Q 2010 UK Digital Television Update
Oct 7, 2010 – Consumer survey results from Ofcom for the second quarter of 2010 show that take-up of digital television in UK households stood at 92.7%, up by 2.9 percentage points year on year.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK