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

DVRs Now in Over One-Quarter of US Households
Sep 15, 2008 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that 27% of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and 30% of those households have more than one DVR.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Mediascape Launches New Philippines DTH Platform on NSS-11
Sep 15, 2008 – SES NEW SKIES (Paris,LuxX:SESG) has announced that it has been contracted by Mediascape to provide transponder capacity on the NSS-11 satellite for their new direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service targeting the Philippines.
News categories: SES NEW SKIES, Digital TV, Philippines, Satellite

Portugal Telecom Deploys Harmonic's IP-Based Solutions for Nationwide Satellite DTH TV Service
Sep 14, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Portugal Telecom (NYSE: PT) has used a broad range of Harmonic's IP-based MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) compression and stream processing products for its nationwide launch of satellite DTH television.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Portugal Telecom, Novabase, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Portugal, Satellite

Irdeto DVB SmartStart Solution Chosen to Protect and Enable Russian TV Time expat DTH service
Sep 12, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that Russian TV Time (RTVT) has selected and begun deployment of the Irdeto DVB SmartStart solution for its direct-to-home (DTH) service for Russian-speakers across the globe.
News categories: Irdeto, RTVT, Conditional Access, Europe, IBCShow, Middleware, Russia, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Irdeto Secures Africa Debut of High Definition Personal Video Recorder
Sep 12, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has collaborated with MultiChoice (JSE: NPN) in launching its DStv HD PVR. Content stored on the PVR hard drive is encrypted using a unique key stored on the Irdeto smart card, unlike other systems that use fixed encryption keys.
News categories: Irdeto, MultiChoice, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa

Irdeto Delivers End-to-End DVB SmartStart Solution To Videocon's D2H+
Sep 12, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that it has signed an agreement to provide its end-to-end DVB SmartStart solution for the DTH operations of Videocon (Mumbai: 511389) media arm, Bharat Business Channel, under the brand name "D2H+".
News categories: Irdeto, Videocon, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, India, Middleware, Satellite

Portugal - 2.1 million pay TV subscribers in June
Sep 11, 2008 – According to Portugal's Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), at the end of June, the total number of pay TV subscribers in the country reached 2.1 million, or approximately 20 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

América Móvil launches DTH in Central America
Sep 11, 2008 – América Móvil is planning to launch Claro TV through DTH in Central America: Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
News categories: América Móvil, Digital TV, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Satellite

Sun Direct TV expands into West India
Sep 11, 2008 – Sun Direct TV, a leading direct-to-home (DTH) service provider in south India, is all set to replicate the success story in the other parts of the country. Starting with Ahmedabad, the company plans to re-run its success in western Indian markets.
News categories: Sun Direct, Digital TV, India, Satellite