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

Chinese Satellite Market to Generate 5.3% Rate of Growth Despite Regulatory and Business Hurdles
Jul 15, 2008 – NSR has released a new market survey and forecast report offering the most in-depth and detailed assessment of commercial C- and Ku-band transponder demand in China.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, China, Content Distribution, Hong Kong, Market Research, Satellite

SES ASTRA Orders New Satellite From Astrium
Jul 15, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that it has awarded the construction of a new satellite, ASTRA 1N, to Astrium. The spacecraft is scheduled for launch in 2011 and will be positioned at ASTRA's prime orbital position 19.2°E.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Astrium, Content Distribution, Satellite

SkyLife Broadens Relationship with NDS by Selecting VideoGuard® and MediaHighway® for New HD Service
Jul 14, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting (SkyLife) has extended its relationship with NDS by selecting NDS' VideoGuard® conditional access (CA) and MediaHighway® middleware for its new HDTV service.
News categories: NDS Group, SkyLife, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Korea, Middleware, Satellite

New Zealand - Freeview Take-Up Tracking Strongly
Jul 11, 2008 – Freeview continues to prove attractive to New Zealanders. At the end of June 2008 123,903 receivers had been sold. That equates to 7.8% of New Zealand homes having access to the service, or 300,000 Kiwis.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Two-thirds of all UK television sets now linked to digital
Jul 11, 2008 – Over two-thirds (68%) of the 60 million television sets in the UK are now digitally-linked via cable, satellite or digital terrestrial - according to the latest figures from Ofcom.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Facing Competition, Operators Take More Set-Top Box Risks
Jul 10, 2008 – Faced with stiff competition, cable operators are supporting a roadmap that may require the deployment of new STBs with more advanced features and functions, while also apparently aiming to drive the ubiquitous STB to extinction.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Sun Direct DTH Crosses 1 Million Subscriber Mark in 200 Days
Jul 7, 2008 – Sun Direct TV, one of the leading DTH service providers in India, has announced the achievement of 1 Million DTH subscribers in 200 days. The one million subscriber base comes from only 4 southern states.
News categories: Sun Direct, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Digital television now in 40% of Dutch households
Jul 4, 2008 – According to Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO) the rising penetration of LCD/plasma displays (28%) and hard drive recorders (13%) in Dutch households has been accompanied by a growth in digital television (from 35% to 40%) in the first half of 2008.
News categories: Stichting KijkOnderzoek, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Streaming, Terrestrial

SKY Perfect Subscribers as of the end of June 2008
Jul 2, 2008 – SKY Perfect Communications (Tokyo: 9412) has announced the number of total registrations and individual subscribers as of the end of June 2008.
News categories: SKY Perfect, Digital TV, Japan, Satellite, Subscribers