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

French Digital Terrestrial Free-TV TNTSAT Already Reaches 350,000 Households
Feb 25, 2008 – SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), and French pay-TV group CANAL+ have announced that 350,000 receivers have already been sold to French households.
News categories: TNTSAT, Canal+, SES ASTRA, Digital TV, France, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Israel - Yes has 100,000 PVR users
Feb 24, 2008 – Israel's digital satellite service provider 'yes' now has more than 100,000 subscribers to its PVR service YES Max.
News categories: 'yes', Digital TV, DVR, Israel, Satellite, Subscribers

Germany: CE Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
Feb 22, 2008 – Results from Q1-Q4 2007 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

News Corporation Increases Stake in German Pay-TV Operator, Premiere AG
Feb 21, 2008 – News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has announced that it has secured additional shares in leading German pay-TV operator, Premiere AG, increasing its total stake to 19.9 percent.
News categories: News Corporation, Premiere AG, Digital TV, Germany, MandA, Satellite

Foxtel Delivers Subscriber, Profit and TV Viewing Share Growth
Feb 20, 2008 – At 31 December 2007, FOXTEL had 1,335,000 direct subscribers, an increase of 13% over the year ended December 2006. FOXTEL's HD+ service will be launched in mid-2008.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Digital TV Set-top Box Sales Break 100M Barrier
Feb 20, 2008 – Worldwide sales of digital TV set-top boxes broke through the 100 million barrier for the first time in 2007, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

OpenTV Announces New Customer Win in Partnership With Nagravision
Feb 20, 2008 – OpenTV (NASDAQ GM: OPTV) has announced that its middleware and enterprise solutions have been selected by ZON TV Cabo in Portugal to support the operator's upcoming HD PVR launch.
News categories: OpenTV, Nagravision, ZON TV Cabo, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box

Thomson Full Year 2007 Results and Fourth Quarter Revenues
Feb 14, 2008 – Cable registered volume growth with 2.3 million cable set-top boxes (2006: 2.0 million), while volume decreased in satellite STBs to 10.1 million in 2007 (2006: 11.1 million), outweighed by the improved mix with an increased proportion of HD boxes.
News categories: Thomson, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

MTG Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and 12 months ended 31 December 2007
Feb 14, 2008 – Modern Times Group MTG AB (The OMX Nordic Exchange Large Cap market: MTGA, MTGB) has announced its preliminary quarterly and twelve months reports. 4000 net new Viasat DTH premium subscribers were added to the platform during the fourth quarter.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden