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

Direct-to-home TV draws Shin Satellite
Sep 25, 2007 – Shin Satellite Plc is jumping onto the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television bandwagon in Southeast and South Asia through government partnerships.
News categories: Thaicom, Asia, Digital TV, Satellite, Thailand

Half of families in Western Europe are now receiving digital television
Sep 24, 2007 – Digital television in Western Europe is reaching a decisive milestone this month, overtaking the analogue system for the first time. There are now about 83 million households in the region's 20 countries receiving digital television signals out of a total of 166 million TV households.
News categories: e-Media Institute, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

EchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling Media, Inc.
Sep 24, 2007 – EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) has announced that it has agreed to acquire Sling Media, Inc., a privately-held digital lifestyle products company.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, Digital TV, MandA, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Japan - August 2007 Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment
Sep 21, 2007 – Japan Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (August 2007) - TVs (Plasma, LCD TV), DVD players/Recorders, Tuners for satellite broadcasting, ...
News categories: JEITA, Digital TV, DVD, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

India Pay TV market may go up to $10bn by 2010
Sep 20, 2007 – According to a survey conducted by Hong Kong-based independent organisation, Media Partners Asia (MPA), over 90% of the TV homes in India will be enjoying pay TV by 2015, of which 37% will have digital set-top boxes (STB).
News categories: Media Partners Asia (MPA), Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Ofcom UK Digital Television Update - 2007 Q2
Sep 20, 2007 – In the three months to the end of June 2007 (Q2 2007) there were 944,000 net UK household conversions to digital television (DTV), following 870,000 additions in the previous quarter.
News categories: Digital Television Update - 2007 Q2 [pdf], Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

Bharti Selects TANDBERG Television MPEG-4 AVC IP Head-End for Indian DTH Satellite Launch
Sep 19, 2007 – TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group (NASDAQ: ERIC), has announced that Bharti Telemedia, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Ltd., has chosen its market-leading advanced IP head-end for the launch of a new Direct to Home (DTH) satellite TV service in India.
News categories: TANDBERG Television, Bharti Airtel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Satellite

Satellite Platform Propels Hybrids to 25% of Global STB Market
Sep 19, 2007 – The hybrid set-top box market, although still small today, is forecast by IMS Research to account for over 25% of worldwide STB unit shipments in 2012, translating into nearly $2.9 billion in manufacturer revenues.
News categories: IMS Research, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

BBC Trust Unit publishes Public Value Assessment of BBC's HDTV proposals
Sep 18, 2007 – The BBC Trust Unit has published its Public Value Assessment (PVA) of the BBC's proposals for a high definition television (HDTV) channel.
News categories: BBC Trust, PVA Document, MIA (Ofcom), BBC HDTV Proposal, Cable TV, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK