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

Bezeq Group (yes) Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Nov 25, 2008 – Bezeq (TASE: BEZQ) has announced its financial results for the third quarter 2008. 'yes' maintained its 37% market share with 556,000 subscribers as of September 30, 2008, up 11,000 subscribers from the year ago period.
News categories: 'yes', Bezeq, Israel, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Carriers See Over-The-Top Video as Way to Fill Holes in Offerings
Nov 24, 2008 – As cable providers beef up their PC video offerings, satellite and telco operators increasingly see over-the-top broadband video delivery as a viable option to shore up their own weaknesses.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming

China's STB Market to Maintain Steady Growth
Nov 24, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong: HK08235), recently released a report on the prospect of China's STB market. CCID Consulting statistics show that sales volume in 2008 Q1 to Q3 reached 16.667 millions, up 83.4% over the same period in 2007.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Magyar Telekom to launch satellite TV service
Nov 24, 2008 – Magyar Telekom (NYSE: MTA)(Budapest: MTELEKOM) has launched a nationwide satellite TV service under the brand T-Home Sat TV. Magyar Telekom now offers TV services on three different platforms: cable TV, IPTV and satellite TV.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, T-Home, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Hungary, Satellite

Cyfrowy Polsat Launches EchoStar Europe's High Definition STBs
Nov 24, 2008 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced that its advanced, high definition (HD) set-top box (STB) has been introduced by Cyfrowy Polsat (Warsaw: CPS).
News categories: EchoStar Europe, Cyfrowy Polsat, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box

Airfield Media Group Selects Eutelsat's HOT BIRD™ Neighbourhood To Broadcast Belgian French-Language Channels In Its TéléSAT Platform
Nov 20, 2008 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has announced the signature of a contract with Airfield Media Group for satellite capacity at the HOT BIRD™ video neighbourhood to broadcast the five Belgian French-language channels in the new TéléSAT, pay-TV platform.
News categories: Eutelsat, TéléSAT, Belgium, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite

UK leading internationally as a digitally advanced nation
Nov 20, 2008 – UK consumers are embracing new digital TV services, such as High Definition TV and Digital Video Recorders, alongside many other leading economies across the world, new Ofcom research reveals.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Regulation, Satellite, Spain, Streaming, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

New Zealand digital TV penetration now at 55%
Nov 20, 2008 – NZ On Air has released a report that studies developments in digital broadcasting. As at October 2008, New Zealand's digital penetration (including Sky) stood at 55%, suggesting that the target of 75% penetration by 2012 can be reached.
News categories: NZ On Air, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Terrestrial

ITI Group ('n') 2008 Nine months financial results
Nov 19, 2008 – ITI Holdings (Luxembourg: ITIH) has announced results for the nine months ended 30 September 2008. ITI Neovision launched its 'n' digital TV platform in October 2006. In just two years of operations 'n' has attracted more than 400,000 subscribers.
News categories: ITI Group, DVR, Poland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers