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

US - HDTV and Digital Cable Make a Match
Jul 10, 2007 – The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) reports that 29% of cable TV customers own an HDTV set; just one year ago 15% of those customers had an HD set.
News categories: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, USA

Alcatel-Lucent tests DVB-SH S-Band mobile TV with SFR
Jul 9, 2007 – Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) has announced that it is performing a technical test of its solution for broadcast mobile TV using the DVB-SH standard in the S-Band (2.2GHz). This pilot will take place from June to September 2007 in the South-West of France. More …
News categories: 5G, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Satellite

DIRECTV 10 Launch A Giant Leap for HD
Jul 8, 2007 – The DIRECTV 10 satellite soared into space yesterday, beginning the first leg of its mission to dramatically expand HD programming for millions of DIRECTV customers nationwide and establish DIRECTV as the industry’s HD pace-setter. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Satellite, USA

NDS leads CA, but for how much longer?
Jul 1, 2007 – A Screen Digest study just published says News Corp-owned conditional access (CA) supplier NDS has a 47% market share, and is Europe’s largest supplier. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Telefonica, Sogecable Team For Triple Play
Jun 30, 2007 – Telefónica and Sogecable have signed an agreement to offer telecommunications and digital satellite television services and to work together to buy pay-TV content in the Spanish market. More …
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Spain

ST Digital Satellite Broadcast Chips Enable SIRIUS In-Vehicle TV
Jun 28, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced it is providing the digital broadcasting chipset for SIRIUS Backseat TV(TM), a ground-breaking TV service that delivers live TV from the best family TV programmers directly to vehicles. More …
News categories: Automotive, Digital TV, Satellite, Semiconductor, USA

Sirius TV Slated for Retailers This Fall in $299 Range
Jun 28, 2007 – Sirius has revealed specific plans for selling its long-anticipated Sirius TV system through retailers. More …
News categories: Automotive, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

Turning Digital: Horizontal Markets and New Business Models
Jun 27, 2007 – As every year, ITMedia Consulting, sketches a picture of the DTV market, reporting whatever has happened in the recently ended year, and analyses actual trends. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Terrestrial

New Sub-Saharan pay television to broadcast in 18 African countries
Jun 23, 2007 – A new Pay TV company has begun beaming its programmes in the five East African countries before rolling out to 13 other African countries in an ambitious project. More …
News categories: Africa, Digital TV, Kenya, Malawi, Satellite, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe