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

Broadcom Announces High Definition PVR Satellite System-on-a-Chip Solution for Direct Broadcast Satellite Set-Top Boxes
Jan 3, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new single-chip, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite set-top box solution that enables manufacturers to develop low cost satellite set-top boxes (STBs) with personal video recorder (PVR) functionality.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

TRAI releases draft recommendations on issues relating to mobile television service
Jan 3, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released its draft recommendations on issues relating to mobile television service to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, Mobile, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services

India - One year later, DTH steals a march over CAS
Jan 2, 2008 – DTH is still growing month-on-month, while the figures of CAS subscribers have begun to stagnate.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

SARFT Plans CMMB Coverage of 324 Cities by July 2008
Jan 1, 2008 – A member of the CMMB working group has revealed that SARFT plans to provide CMMB coverage to over 324 cities by July 2008.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite

EchoStar Communications Corporation Announces Distribution Date for the Separation of Its Businesses
Dec 28, 2007 – EchoStar Communications (Nasdaq:DISH) (re-named DISH Network Corporation) will retain the pay-TV business, with EchoStar Holding Corporation holding the technology and certain infrastructure assets, including the set-top box business and certain satellite assets.
News categories: EchoStar, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, MandA, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Digital TV Penetration Rate Will Be 43% in 2012
Dec 27, 2007 – According to the Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI), the proportion of digital TV subscribers in the world is expected to exceed 40% by 2012.
News categories: Korea Information Society Development Institute, Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Europe, India, IPTV, Japan, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Satellite, Terrestrial, USA

Cyfrowy Polsat hits 2 million mark
Dec 21, 2007 – The Polish DTG platform Cyfrowy Polsat has announced that it now has 2 million subscribers.
News categories: Cyfrowy Polsat, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Subscribers

STMicroelectronics Introduces Low-Cost Standard-Definition Set-Top Box Decoder Supporting Leading Security Standards and Multiple Codecs
Dec 20, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a new low-cost STB decoder chip - the STi5202 - intended for standard-definition TV applications, sharing the same architecture as ST's STi7109 single-chip H.264 high-definition (HD) decoder.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Japan, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

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