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

NTV"PLUS and NEOTION signed a Letter of Intent shaping an extremely buoyant future
Nov 3, 2008 – NEOTION has been selected by NTV-PLUS to co-develop with them a dedicated silicon comprising advanced proprietary descrambling engines capable of securing valuable content that could then be monetized over time.
News categories: NEOTION, NTV-PLUS, Content Protection, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Semiconductor, Ukraine

BSkyB Results for the three months ended 30 September 2008
Oct 31, 2008 – In the three months to 30 September 2008 net British Sky Broadcasting (LSE:BSY) DTH growth was 87,000, taking the total base to over nine million customers (9.067 million).
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

Telemar (Oi) 3rd Quarter 2008
Oct 30, 2008 – Tele Norte Leste (Bovespa: TNLP4,TNLP3) and Telemar Norte Leste (Bovespa: TMAR3,TMAR,TMAR6) have announced results for the third quarter of 2008. Oi has acquired licenses to offer DTH pay-TV and plans to share its infrastructure with Telefônica.
News categories: Oi, Brazil, Cable TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Meko Reports Cable Dominates European TV Format Through 2011
Oct 30, 2008 – At next week's DisplayForum 2008, Meko will reveal the findings of its DisplayCast Digital TV Report, indicating that in 2011, the most popular way of watching TV on a household's main set will still be via existing cable providers.
News categories: Meko, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

France Telecom third quarter 2008 financial information
Oct 30, 2008 – France Telecom (Paris:FTE)(NYSE:FTE) group's revenue rose to 39.854 billion euros in the first nine months. ADSL digital TV services (IPTV) had a total of 1.746 million subscribers in Europe at 30 September 2008, a 72% increase in one year.
News categories: France Telecom, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Qwest Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
Oct 29, 2008 – In the third quarter, Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) reported steady gains in DIRECTV subscribers. Video subscribers increased by 39,000 during the quarter resulting in total video subscribers of 761,000.
News categories: Qwest, Fibre, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Telenor (Canal Digital) Third Quarter 2008
Oct 29, 2008 – Revenues for Telenor (Oslo:TEL) in the first three quarters of 2008 increased by NOK 2,094 million, or 3%. Revenues in the Canal Digital Group increased primarily due to higher sales of additional services to Cable TV subscribers.
News categories: Telenor, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Denmark, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

CASBAA hails "digital cushion"
Oct 28, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced new data for Asia's pay-TV market, showing 71 million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia.
News categories: CASBAA, Standard Chartered, Australia, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Subscribers, Thailand, Vietnam

Telekomunikacja Polska digital satellite television now available
Oct 28, 2008 – Telekomunikacja Polska (Warsaw: TPS) has launched its satellite TV service 'neostrada tp with television' (neostrada tp z telewizją). For the same price as its neostrada tp broadband, customers additionally receive more than 30 TV channels.
News categories: Telekomunikacja Polska, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Poland, Router, Satellite, Set Top Box