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

Tricolor expands to Siberia
Nov 29, 2007 – The Russian MPEG-4-delivered DTH platform Tricolor TV has announced that it will extend its coverage to Siberia from December 10 this year.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite

MultiChoice celebrates 2 million subscribers
Nov 28, 2007 – MultiChoice South Africa has announced that its combined subscriber base in South Africa and the Africa business has reached the two million mark.
News categories: MultiChoice, Africa, Digital TV, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers

TiVo Announces Results for Third Quarter Ended October 31, 2007
Nov 28, 2007 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 31, 2007. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the third quarter were 69,000 for a total of 1.7 million from 1.6 million in the year ago-period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Ku-band Supply Crisis in South Asia: Myth or Reality?
Nov 27, 2007 – Direct-to-Home (DTH) services are the red hot topic in the South Asian commercial transponder market. Many within the industry are even raising the question if there simply is enough Ku-band transponder supply available and planned for the coming years to meet the rapid increase in Ku-band capacity demand in the region.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Bangladesh, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Pakistan, Satellite, Sri Lanka, TV Services

Naspers Reports Growth And Increased Investment Activity
Nov 27, 2007 – Over the period the total pay-TV subscriber base grew by 109,000 to 2.3 million subscribers, with strong growth across the African continent. Irdeto shipped 26% more smart cards compared with the same period last year.
News categories: Naspers, Results Presentation, Africa, Broadband, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Greece, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers

Portugal - Cable TV records 17 thousand new customers in third quarter
Nov 26, 2007 – During the third quarter of 2007 there were around 17 thousand new subscribers to cable television in Portugal, corresponding to an increase of 1% to around 1.5 million subscribers.
News categories: Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

S&T wins Freesat MHEG5 biz
Nov 25, 2007 – Freesat is the BBC-backed free-to-view satellite service due for launch early next year. Strategy & Technology Ltd has won the contract to integrate MHEG5 into the system.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Satellite, UK

China driving digital TV growth
Nov 22, 2007 – New research published by Informa Telecoms & Media shows that nearly 54 million digital TV households will be added in 2007, bringing the global total to 239 million.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Asia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

South Africa's MWeb to offer 'triple-play' service
Nov 22, 2007 – On November 25, MWeb will launch a discounted "triple-play" bundle of satellite pay-TV, broadband Internet access and voice telephony.
News categories: MWeb, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa