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

Entropic's Channel Stacking Switch Technology Tapped by BSkyB and Global Invacom for New Multi-Switch
Nov 6, 2008 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has chosen Global Invacom to supply its new four-channel satellite channel router (SCR) incorporating Entropic's Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) technology.
News categories: Entropic Communications, BSkyB, Global Invacom, Digital TV, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor, UK

Liberty Global Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
Nov 5, 2008 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Digital video, including both cable and DTH, remained the strongest product with 363,000 additions.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

News Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2009
Nov 5, 2008 – News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has reported first quarter operating income of $953 million. Sky Italia had net subscriber additions of 359,000 over the past 12 months, bringing the total to over 4.6 million at quarter end.
News categories: Sky Italia, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

IPTV to Capture 14% of Pay TV Subscribers by 2013 at the Expense of Cable TV, Pyramid Research Finds
Nov 5, 2008 – IPTV's share of the overall pay TV subscriber base will grow from 3 percent in 2008 to 14 percent in 2013 at the expense of cable TV's share, which will decline from 76 percent to 61 percent over the same period, according to Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Poland's 'n' exceeds 400,000 subscribers
Nov 4, 2008 – On 31 October 2008 Poland's DTH service 'n' exceeded the number of 400,000 subscribers and recorded 20,000 pre-paid television clients. Over the past two months 'n' has recorded a nearly 100% sales growth year on year.
News categories: ITI Group, Digital TV, DVR, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

New technology promises satellite triple-play
Nov 4, 2008 – Technology developed by European researchers promises to dramatically lower the costs of satellite bandwidth enabling satellites to deliver TV, internet and telephony services via satellite.
News categories: IMOSAN, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Satellite

Bharti Airtel Launches Airtel's Direct-to-Home Digital Television Service Based on NDS End-to-End Solution
Nov 4, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ:NNDS) has announced that India's Bharti Airtel has launched Airtel digital TV based on a complete end-to-end system from technology partner NDS to secure, enable and enhance its Direct-to-Home (DTH) service.
News categories: NDS, Bharti Airtel, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite

India's Tata Sky to Launch Tata Sky+ PVR Service Based on NDS XTV™ DVR Technology
Nov 4, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ:NNDS) has been chosen by Tata Sky to supply its industry leading XTV™ DVR solution for Tata Sky+, the advanced service that offers full Personal Video Recorded (PVR) functionality and is a true breakthrough in the Indian pay-TV market.
News categories: NDS, Tata Sky, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

AT&T CruiseCast Will Deliver 22 Satellite TV and 20 Satellite Radio Channels into the Car for First Time
Nov 3, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:AT&T) and RaySat Broadcasting have debuted to the auto industry AT&T CruiseCast, their in-car entertainment service that will enable viewers to watch a lineup of 22 satellite video channels anywhere in the country.
News categories: AT&T, RaySat, Automotive, Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite, USA