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

LG Electronics Takes The Lead In 3D TV Through Partnership With SkyLife
Dec 15, 2009 – LG (Seoul: 066570) and Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting (SkyLife) have signed an agreement for a strategic partnership to take the lead in the 3D TV industry, working closely together to set industry standards and on promotional activity.
News categories: LG Electronics, SkyLife, Digital TV, Korea, Metaverse, Satellite, Smart TV

Thomson Launches New HD Satellite Set-Top Box for Residential IP Video Services
Dec 14, 2009 – Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) has announced the volume launch of its HD MPEG-4 DSI705, the satellite industry's first set-top-box (STB) capable of supporting IP-based video services over existing coaxial L-band delivery infrastructures.
News categories: Thomson, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Germany proposes to end its analogue satellite TV in 2012
Dec 14, 2009 – Germany's media regulatory authorities (ALM) are proposing the end of analogue TV via satellite in the country by April 30, 2012. More than 70% of satellite households in Germany already receive their programs digitally.
News categories: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Landesmedienanstalten, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite

ASTRO brings Next Generation Entertainment to Malaysian homes
Dec 11, 2009 – Astro has launched ASTRO B.yond, a multi-phased innovative service starting with the first ever High Definition (HD) broadcast, setting yet another new benchmark in Malaysia's broadcast industry.
News categories: Astro TV, Digital TV, DVR, Malaysia, Satellite, Set Top Box

Dutch digital TV market growth slows
Dec 11, 2009 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 percent or 149,300 net additions during the third quarter to 4.56 million on 30 September 2009, according to Telecompaper's Dutch Digital Television Q3 2009 report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

DISH Network Adds Its 14 Millionth Customer
Dec 10, 2009 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has announced that it recently passed the 14 million customer milestone.
News categories: DISH Network, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Angola Telecom launches television by satellite in Cabinda
Dec 9, 2009 – Angola Telecom has launched a DTH television service in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda under the name 'UAU TV'. The service consists of 12 channels including TPA 1 and 2, RTP-África, RTP Internacional, TVZimbo and Band Internacional.
News categories: Angola Telecom, Angola, Digital TV, Satellite

ASTRO Malaysia adds 94k DTH subscribers in quarter to end-October
Dec 9, 2009 – ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS has announced results for the period ended 31 October 2009. In the quarter, Astro TV added 94,000 net subscribers in Malaysia and Sun Direct TV in India added 500,000 new customers, bringing its total to 4.0 million.
News categories: Astro, Sun Direct TV, India, Malaysia, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Weak Economy Helps Lift Lower-End Set-top Box Market in Third Quarter of 2009
Dec 9, 2009 – Dell'Oro Group has reported that the worldwide Set-top Box (STB) market fell 10 percent sequentially during the third quarter of this year to $2.6 billion.
News categories: Dell'Oro, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box