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

Shaw delivers solid first quarter results
Jan 14, 2009 – Shaw Communications (STSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) has announced results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2008. During the quarter digital cable customers grew by 60,717 to 967,037 and DTH (Star Choice) customers increased 448 to 892,976.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

At 32%, Telco TV Tops Pay-TV Platform Growth
Jan 14, 2009 – According to pay-TV market data from ABI Research, IPTV will grow by an estimated 32% annually over the next six years to nearly 79 million subscribers globally by the end of 2014.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

IPTV Americas Launches First IPTV Satellite Distribution Platform for Latin America and The Caribbean
Jan 13, 2009 – IPTV Americas has announced the first IPTV Satellite distribution for Latin America. This will enable end-to-end satellite-delivered IPTV distribution to all telco's and cable operators' head ends in Latin America and the Caribbean.
News categories: SES NEW SKIES, IPTV Americas, Caribbean, Content Distribution, IPTV, Latin America, Satellite

New Set-top Boxes Signal Reductions and Savings
Jan 12, 2009 – New cable, satellite and telecommunications set-top boxes that have earned the Energy Star label are at least 30 percent more energy efficient than conventional models. The new specification became effective Jan. 1.
News categories: Energy Star, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

French Digital TV Satellite Offer Tops One Million Households At End 2008
Jan 12, 2009 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that TNTSAT has further extended its reach. Only 16 months after its launch more than one million TNTSAT receivers have already been distributed to French households.
News categories: TNTSAT, SES ASTRA, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

UK - Freesat Sales Double In Last Quarter Of 2008
Jan 8, 2009 – By the end of 2008, Freesat had achieved over 200,000 sales since its launch in May 2008. Having reported sales of 100,000 in September 2008, total sales of Freesat doubled in the final quarter of 2008.
News categories: Freesat, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Broadcom Becomes Only Silicon Vendor to Combine Best-in-Class Wi-Fi® and Video Platforms to Accelerate the Next Generation of Connected TVs, Blu-ray Players and Set-Top Boxes
Jan 8, 2009 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that it has become the first silicon vendor to integrate Wi-Fi® and video chipsets, paving the way for the next generation of connected digital TVs (DTVs), Blu-ray Disc® players and set-top boxes (STBs).
News categories: Broadcom, Blu-ray, Cable TV, CES2025, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

EchoStar Unveils World's First Placeshifting HD DVR at 2009 CES
Jan 8, 2009 – EchoStar Technologies (NASDAQ: SATS) has introduced at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show the EchoStar SlingLoaded™ 922 HD DVR, the world's first high definition digital video recorder that incorporates Sling Media's placeshifting technology.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Entropic Communications Exceeds Shipment Milestone of 20 Million DBS ODU Silicon Solutions
Jan 6, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that it has shipped over twenty million of its DBS ODU chipsets. Entropic's DBS ODU solutions simplify the delivery of satellite services by enabling multi-tuner support over a single cable.
News categories: Entropic Communications, CES2025, LNB, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box