Digital TV News: SKY Italia

SatLink launches Hot Bird DVB-S2 platform for HD in Europe
Apr 7, 2014 – SatLink Communications has announced the launch of a DVB-S2 platform on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite. The service has been developed to meet the growing demand for HD content via satellite.
News categories: SatLink, David Hochner, Content Distribution, Europe, Satellite

Sky Italia OTT TV to launch in two weeks
Mar 5, 2014 – Sky Italia has begun pre-registration for its new OTT television service in Italy, called Sky Online. The service is expected to be officially launched in two weeks.
News categories: Sky Italia, Sky Online, Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Streaming

Sky Italia subscribers unchanged in 4Q 2013 at 4.76 million
Feb 6, 2014 – Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX; ASX: FOXLV, FOX) has reported results for the three months ending December 31, 2013. SKY Italia maintained its subscriber base during the quarter, with total subscribers at 4.76 million.
News categories: SKY Italia, Twenty-First Century Fox, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

EU investigates restrictions affecting cross border provision of pay TV services
Jan 13, 2014 – The European Commission has opened formal antitrust proceedings to examine certain provisions in licensing agreements between several major US film studios and the largest European pay-TV broadcasters.
News categories: European Commission, Digital TV, EU, Regulation

INSIDE Secure protects premium mobile entertainment for Sky Italia
Dec 3, 2013 – INSIDE Secure (Paris: INSD) has announced that it has licensed its downloadable DRM Fusion Agent™ software to Sky Italia, who is using it to protect premium video content delivery for their Sky Go OTT video service.
News categories: INSIDE Secure, Sky Italia, Pier Paolo Tamma, Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, Apps, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Italy, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Liberty Global extends its dominance in Europe
Nov 13, 2013 – Pay TV subscriptions for the 102 operators across 26 countries covered in a new report from Digital TV Research will increase from a collective 105.8 million in 2008 to 131.9 million in 2012 and onto 147.1 million by 2018.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Entropic reports third quarter 2013 results
Oct 29, 2013 – Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Entropic reported third quarter net revenues of $56.4 million. This compares to net revenues of $70.6 million in the second quarter of 2013, and $89.8 million in the third quarter of 2012.
News categories: Entropic, LNB, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

SKY Italia subscribers down 27,000 in 2Q 2013
Aug 6, 2013 – Twenty-First Century Fox has reported results for the three months and full year ended June 30, 2013. SKY Italia experienced a net reduction of 27,000 subscribers during the quarter, bringing total subscribers to 4.76 million.
News categories: SKY Italia, Twenty-First Century Fox, Germany, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

SKY Italia subscribers down another 51,000 in 1Q 2013
May 8, 2013 – News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has reported results for the three months ending March 31, 2013. SKY Italia experienced a net reduction of approximately 51,000 subscribers during the quarter, bringing total subscribers to 4.78 million.
News categories: Sky Italia, News Corp, Germany, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers