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

CoreTrust secures ART Satellite Hybrid IP-VOD
Apr 6, 2009 – CoreTrust conditional access 'CoreCrypt for IPTV' will secure the content of the Satellite Hybrid IP-VOD service that will be launched later this year by ART (Arab Radio and Television Network) in the Middle East region.
News categories: CoreTrust, ART, Algeria, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Half of UK TV households choosing pay TV
Apr 6, 2009 – Almost half of all television households in the UK are now choosing to pay for access to additional television channels, with satellite and cable services driving growth of digital TV according to new research from Ofcom.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Spain publishes Q4 pay-TV statistics
Mar 31, 2009 – The Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT) has published statistics for the communications market in Spain in the fourth quarter. In the quarter, the number of subscribers fell in all pay-TV segments except for IPTV.
News categories: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

ADB to supply HD digital video recorder to Yes
Mar 31, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX:ADBN) has announced that it will supply Yes with it's ADB-7820SX advanced high definition digital video recorder. This agreement follows an initial supply of set-top boxes when Yes launched its HD service in 2007.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Yes, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, Israel, Satellite, Set Top Box

OTE Group Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter Results
Mar 27, 2009 – Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE) has announced results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2008. By the end of 2008, RomTelecom's satellite TV offering 'Dolce' had attracted 643,000 subscribers.
News categories: RomTelecom, OTE, Greece, IPTV, Results, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

NDS Supplies Security, Middleware and Interactive TV Solution for AT&T CruiseCast
Mar 27, 2009 – RaySat Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) and NDS have announced that RBC has chosen NDS to enable the secure delivery of the AT&T (NYSE:T) CruiseCast mobile TV service, an exciting new source of entertainment for people on the road.
News categories: NDS Group, RaySat Broadcasting, AT&T, Automotive, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

South Africa's Telkom Media pay-TV operator to close
Mar 25, 2009 – Telkom intends calling shareholder meetings to seek the approval for the winding up of Telkom Media. Telkom Media was awarded a commercial broadcasting licence to operate both a satellite pay-TV service and an IPTV service in South Africa.
News categories: Telkom, Digital TV, Finance, IPTV, Satellite, South Africa

Pace pushes forward with IPTV
Mar 25, 2009 – Pace (LSE:PIC) is showcasing its range of IPTV technologies at the IPTV World Forum including: an IP-Terrestrial HD PVR with Microsoft Mediaroom; the +Le Cube IP-Satellite HD PVR; a DLNA integrated server set-top box (STB); and, a TR-069 enabled STB.
News categories: Pace plc, Mathias Hautefort, DVR, Home Server, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial, Video Exchange

ITI Neovision's 'n' service experiencing rapid growth with Conax
Mar 25, 2009 – Since its launch in October 2006, n has managed substantial growth in Poland. The leading Warsaw based broadcaster is using Conax' flexible security for their Push VOD solution. In just two and half years, 'n' has attracted over 520,000 subscribers.
News categories: Conax, ITI Neovision, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, Middleware, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box, Video Exchange