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

Osmosys Launches New Multi-Platform Open Standard Interactive TV Solution
Mar 12, 2009 – Osmosys has announced the launch of its MHP 1.2 software. MHP 1.2 provides new features including IPTV support, a provision for unbound applications such as caller ID and targeted messaging, Switched Digital Video and other Tru2way/OCAP features.
News categories: Osmosys, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

Western European Digital TV Breaks Through 100 Million Mark in 2008
Mar 12, 2009 – In what was a record year for digital television subscriber growth, Western European digital television subscriptions broke through the 100 million household mark in 2008, according to a new report by analyst firm Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

U.S. Pay-TV Market Defies the Recession
Mar 11, 2009 – The economic downturn has not stopped growth in the U.S. pay-TV market, according to a study by Rider Research. The number of U.S. pay-TV subscribers grew by 362,000 during the fourth quarter of 2008.
News categories: Rider Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

Surging IPTV Subscriber Base Drives Set-top Box Sales in Q4 2008
Mar 11, 2009 – Dell'Oro Group has reported that the IPTV subscriber base grew by 3.2 million in the fourth quarter to reach 23 million subscribers at the end of last year, nearly double the number at the end of 2007.
News categories: Dell'Oro, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Thomson Full Year 2008 Results
Mar 9, 2009 – Thomson (Paris: 18453, NYSE: TMS) has released its full year 2008 results. In its access product business, the Group recorded strong growth in shipments (+32% YoY), especially with key Satellite and Cable customers in the US.
News categories: Thomson, Cable Modem, Cable TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Results, Router, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Germany: CE Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2008
Mar 9, 2009 – Results from Q1-Q4 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are available for download.
News categories: GfK Retail and Technology, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

NXP Chipset to Power New Amstrad HD DVR
Mar 9, 2009 – NXP has announced that its complete DVB-S2/MPEG-4 digital video recorder (DVR) set-top box (STB) solution has been incorporated in the latest Amstrad (LSE:BSY) DRX780UK HD satellite receiver.
News categories: NXP, Amstrad, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, UK

France Telecom 2008 annual results
Mar 4, 2009 – France Telecom (Paris & NYSE: FTE) has reased its 2008 results. Digital and satellite TV subscribers rose to 2.1 million in Europe at 31 December 2008 (mainly in France), compared with 1.2 million a year earlier, an increase of 66%.
News categories: France Telecom, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

GlobeCast launches new African DTH distribution platform on Astra 4A
Mar 3, 2009 – GlobeCast has announced that its African DTH platform has successfully started transmissions on SES ASTRA's Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite. African broadcaster VoxAfrica is one of the first channels to sign up for the new platform.
News categories: GlobeCast, VoxAfrica, Africa, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Digital TV, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Satellite, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe