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

DIRECTV Extends Partnership with NDS
Dec 5, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has signed an agreement with DIRECTV to extend the term of their relationship. NDS has been contracted to continue to provide conditional access technology and services to DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America until June 2013.
News categories: NDS Group, DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Satellite, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

BIS Pay-TV Platform to Launch From Eutelsat's Two Leading Video Neighbourhoods Serving France
Dec 5, 2007 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced the upcoming launch by AB Groupe of a new pay-TV platform called BIS, which will be broadcast from its two key video neighbourhoods for satellite television in France.
News categories: Eutelsat, AB Groupe, Viaccess, Conditional Access, Digital TV, France, Satellite

Broadcom's Satellite System-On-A-Chip Provides the Highest Level of System Integration for Low Cost, High Definition Satellite Set-Top Boxes
Dec 5, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new single-channel, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite receiver chip. The system-on-a-chip (SoC) includes a single tuner/demodulator, as well as an AVC decoder that supports multiple video formats.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, DVB-S2, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ZVEI estimates 18mn digital set-top boxes in German homes
Dec 3, 2007 – There are currently around 18mn digital set-top boxes (STBs) in German homes, according to consumer electronics association Zentralverbandes Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI).
News categories: Zentralverbandes Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI), Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

World Video Encoders Market to Exceed US$3.2 Billion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Dec 3, 2007 – World Video Encoders market is forecast to maintain an impressive CAGR of over 22% over the 2005-2015 analysis period and exceed US$3.2 billion by 2015.
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Report Overview, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Streaming, Terrestrial, TV Services

UK - BBC HD to launch on 1 December
Nov 30, 2007 – BBC HD, the UK's first free-to-air high definition television channel, launched on Saturday 1 December on satellite and cable.
News categories: BBC, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, UK

Brazil - Digital TV to be transmitted via satellite to the entire country
Nov 30, 2007 – With satellite technology it is possible to receive digital TV anywhere in the country, even an indigenous tribal areas in the middle of the Amazon. A successful trial has been conducted in Brasilia in front of the Minister for Communications, Hélio Costa.
News categories: Brazil, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, TV Services

Cyfra+ hits the million mark
Nov 30, 2007 – The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has announced that it now has one million subscribers.
News categories: Cyfra+, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Subscribers

TDA (Télédiffusion d'Algérie) selects Eutelsat ATLANTIC BIRD™ 3
Nov 29, 2007 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has inked a contract for capacity on its ATLANTIC BIRD™ 3 satellite with Télédiffusion d'Algérie (TDA) to broadcast Algeria's national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) package of television and radio channels.
News categories: Eutelsat, Télédiffusion d'Algérie (TDA), Algeria, Digital TV, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services