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

PT Multimédia announces approval of Strategic Plan
Dec 12, 2007 – The Board of Directors of PT Multimédia have approved the Company's Stategic Plan until 2010.
News categories: PT Multimédia, Multimédia Strategic Plan Presentation, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Finance, Portugal, Satellite

S2M and Space Systems/Loral Sign Innovative Mobile TV Satellite Contract
Dec 12, 2007 – S2M has announced the formal contract with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for the S2M-1 satellite - the first mobile TV satellite covering the Middle East and North Africa.
News categories: S2M, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Digital TV, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mobile, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Weak Cable Set-top Box Sales Cause Third Quarter Contraction
Dec 11, 2007 – Dell'Oro Group has reported that the worldwide set-top box market contracted 2 percent on a sequential basis in the third quarter of this year, despite strong growth in the IPTV and satellite set-top box market that was not enough to offset the decline in the cable market.
News categories: Dell'Oro, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Siano, Huaqi, and CMBSat Join Forces to Deliver Mobile TV in China
Dec 11, 2007 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with CMB Satellite and Huaqi to provide advanced solutions for China's up-coming mobile TV service known as CMMB, or STiMi, starting at the 2008 Olympics.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Huaqi, China Mobile Broadcasting Satellite (CMBSat), China, Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor

Macrovision Agrees to Acquire Gemstar-TV Guide
Dec 7, 2007 – Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN) and Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST) have announced a definitive agreement for Macrovision to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash and stock transaction.
News categories: Macrovision, Gemstar-TV Guide, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Austria: DVB-T the new standard
Dec 6, 2007 – Although Set Top Boxes have become the second largest product group (20% of total CE turnover) within the last year and are still showing a respectable growth rate, the increase has slowed down and will continue to do so in the near future.
News categories: GfK, Austria, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, TV Services

Germany: Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q3
Dec 6, 2007 – Results from Q1-Q3 2007 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, BVT, gfu, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Fitch: U.S. Cable Industry Positioned to Manage Slowdown of Subscriber Growth in 2008
Dec 6, 2007 – While digital television subscribers are expected to grow in 2008 due to higher penetration rates of high definition (HD) television and digital video recorders (DVRs), the pace will slow compared to 2007.
News categories: Fitch Ratings, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Finance, Market Research, Satellite, USA

Innova and SKY Brasil Sign Agreement with Intelsat to Build and Launch New Satellite
Dec 5, 2007 – Innova and SKY Brasil have announced that they have reached an agreement with Intelsat to build and launch a new 24-transponder satellite. Innova plans to use this extra capacity for HD and other value-added services.
News categories: Intelsat, Innova, SKY Brasil, DIRECTV Group, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico, Satellite