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

Lithuanian digital TV subscribers up 5% in 1Q10
May 20, 2010 – The Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) has announced preliminary first quarter 2010 communications market data. The number of digital TV subscribers continues to grow, up 5 percent in the quarter to 237.7 thousand.
News categories: RRT, Cable TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Google and DISH Network collaborate to develop integrated multichannel TV and web platform
May 20, 2010 – Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) have unveiled the launch of Google TV. DISH Network subscribers using Google TV can simultaneously search for content across DISH Network, the Internet and their DVRs.
News categories: Google Inc, DISH Network, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform to Bring Web to TV
May 20, 2010 – At the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, leading industry players announced the development of Google TV - an open platform that adds the power of the web to the TV viewing experience, ushering in a new category of living room devices.
News categories: Google Inc, Sony Corp, Intel Corp, DISH Network, Logitech, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

ASTRA 3B Satellite Scheduled for Launch on 21 May 2010
May 20, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris, LuxX:SESG) has announced that the launch of its new satellite ASTRA 3B has now been scheduled for 21st May 2010. The satellite will be launched into space from the Guiana Space Centre between 19:01 and 19:44 pm local time.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Content Distribution, Europe, Satellite

Asia Comprises Over Half the World's Pay TV Subscribers
May 19, 2010 – Asia dominates worldwide Pay TV, accounting for slightly more than 50% of subscribers in 2010, reports In-Stat. China alone will encompass 26.3% of the total, followed by the rest of Asia Pacific at 22.3%, North America 15.3% and W. Europe 15.6%.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Cable Still Dominates in Top Ten U.S. Multichannel Markets
May 10, 2010 – SNL Kagan, in partnership with MediaBiz, has released a special report on the U.S. multichannel video market, which analyzes subscriber counts, penetration and operator performance nationwide and by market.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

FCC Grants Approval For Sending Recent Movies Directly To Consumers Over Secure TV Lines
May 7, 2010 – The FCC has approved a request by the MPAA to permit recent movies to be sent directly to American households over secure high definition transmission lines from their cable or satellite providers prior to their release on DVD or Blu-ray.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Motion Picture Association of America, Cable TV, Content Protection, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Vietnam pay-TV in bloom
May 7, 2010 – Vietnam's pay-TV sector is one of the fastest developing markets in the Asia Pacific. While it is a comparatively small market, the opportunities are immense as the industry focuses on the dual subscription and advertising revenue streams.
News categories: CASBAA, Cable TV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial, Vietnam

Bell TV Canada adds 20k subscribers in 1Q10
May 6, 2010 – BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE) has reported BCE and Bell results for the first quarter of 2010. Total TV subscribers increased by 19,889 this quarter. At the end of the quarter, there were 1,968,766 TV subscribers.
News categories: BCE Inc, Canada, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers