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

ICO Teams with Delphi to Develop Next-Generation Mobile Video Devices
Apr 17, 2008 – ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (NASDAQ: ICOG) has announced that it has entered into a contract with Delphi Corp. (PINKSHEETS: DPHIQ) to develop advanced DVB-SH user terminals for its ICO mim™ mobile interactive media service.
News categories: ICO Global, Delphi, Automotive, Digital TV, Mobile, North America, Satellite, USA

ORF Starts HDTV Channel on ASTRA
Apr 17, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has announced the launch of ORF HD on ASTRA. The new channel will start broadcasting first of May and offer the complete program of ORF1 in HD format.
News categories: SES ASTRA, ORF, Austria, Digital TV, Satellite

500,000 customers for Romania's Dolce digital TV service
Apr 16, 2008 – The digital television service Dolce has reached half a million clients, in only 16 months since its launch on the market.
News categories: Romtelecom, Digital TV, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

SNL Kagan study sees growth in Latin American DTH and IPTV
Apr 16, 2008 – SNL Kagan's newest study, 'Global Multichannel Special Report: Trends in LatAm Telecom Insurgence,' explores pay-TV competition in Latin America and how international telecoms Telefónica and Telmex are capitalizing on market opportunities.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Peru, Satellite

Thomson: First Quarter Revenues, Near-term Priorities and Dividend Policy
Apr 16, 2008 – Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) shipped 2.2 million satellite set-top boxes in 1Q08, 0.4 million cable set-top boxes, and 2.2 million access products for telecom operators - making a total of 4.8 million access products in the quarter.
News categories: Thomson, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

MTG Launches Viasat Ukraine Satellite Pay-TV Platform
Apr 16, 2008 – Modern Times Group MTG AB (MTG) has announced that the Viasat Ukraine DTH satellite platform will be launched on Monday 21 April.
News categories: MTG, Digital TV, Satellite, Ukraine

Premiere to Introduce Next Generation Nagravision Smartcards
Apr 15, 2008 – Premiere and the Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD.VX) confirm that Premiere will continue to secure its pay TV revenues with Nagravision technology. The latest generation of smartcards will be introduced from May 2008 onwards.
News categories: Nagravision, Premiere, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite

Ten Emerging Countries Primed for Impressive Growth of DTH Services
Apr 15, 2008 – NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report: 'Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Services: An Analysis of Ten Emerging DTH Markets.'
News categories: NSR, Brazil, Czech Republic, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Market Research, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Slovakia, Turkey, Vietnam

Premiere Chooses NDS VideoGuard® to Secure its Pay-TV Platforms in Germany and Austria
Apr 15, 2008 – NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that Premiere will deploy VideoGuard®, the market-leading content protection solution from NDS, to secure its pay-TV satellite platforms in Germany and Austria.
News categories: NDS Group, Premiere, Austria, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite, Set Top Box