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

TRAI takes steps to facilitate faster growth of IPTV service
Jun 13, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has held discussions with pay TV broadcasters regarding the rates and packaging of channels for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in order to facilitate faster growth of IPTV services in the country.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite

Entropic Communications Announces Its Channel Stacking Switch Technology Supports ASTRA'S Single Cable LNB Specifications
Jun 12, 2008 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that its Channel Stacking Switch products support the ASTRA Single Cable Low Noise Block (LNB) down converter technical specification.
News categories: Entropic Communications, MTI, SES-ASTRA, DVR, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor

ITV HD launches for Euro 2008
Jun 4, 2008 – ITV has confirmed that its high definition television service will launch on Saturday June 7th.
News categories: ITV plc, Satellite, UK

Indian Pay TV Market Forecast is Steady Growth
Jun 4, 2008 – The market for pay-TV in India will continue steady growth for the next several years, with DTH subscribers growing at a CAGR of 38.9% during 2007-2012, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

485 Million to Receive Mobile TV by 2013
Jun 4, 2008 – The number of people receiving Mobile TV will reach 485 million by 2013, with subscriber growth anticipated to be strongest in Asia at first, especially in Korea and Japan, according to predictions made by Cantab Wireless.
News categories: Cantab Wireless, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Smart TV, Subscribers

New landmark for Russian DTH
Jun 2, 2008 – The Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has announced that it ended last month with 2 million registered viewers.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Service Operators Look to Existing Home Wiring for Networking Set-Top Boxes
Jun 2, 2008 – Service providers are moving toward networking their set-top boxes together, and they have been looking for existing-wire networking solutions (alternatives to Ethernet) for WAN access and in-home LAN nodes, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, North America, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Netherlands - Digital television in more than 3 million households
May 30, 2008 – At the end of the first quarter of 2008, the number of digital connections in the Netherlands grew to 3.2 million, or 45% of households. Ziggo has now become undisputed leader in terms of connected households.
News categories: GfK, iMMovator, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Germany: Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
May 30, 2008 – Results from Q1 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV