Digital TV News: CANALSAT
Orange and Canal+ Group sign agreement to broadcast Canal+ and Canalsat channels via Astra satellite
Jan 6, 2009 – Orange (Paris, NYSE:FTE) and Canal+ (Paris: VIV) have signed a multi-annual agreement to allow Orange triple play customers who are not eligible for TV by ADSL to subscribe to Canal+ and/or Canalsat, as well as Foot+ via satellite.
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Orange, Groupe CANAL+, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box
CANAL OVERSEAS begins DVB-H trial in Côte d'Ivoire
Dec 4, 2008 – CANAL OVERSEAS AFRICA, a subsidiary of CANAL OVERSEAS and operator of CANALSAT HORIZONS in sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a CANALSAT MOBILE trial in Côte d'Ivoire - the first DVB-H mobile television service in Francophone Africa.
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CANAL OVERSEAS, Côte d'Ivoire, Digital TV, Mobile
Pace exclusively delivers +LE CUBE, its new HD PVR for Canal+ Group
Nov 26, 2008 – Europe's first Satellite/IP hybrid set-top box to use the Ethernet port for VOD services, +LE CUBE, was delivered to CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) on November 4th by Pace (LSE:PIC).
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Pace plc, Canal+ Group, Digital TV, DVR, France, Satellite, Set Top Box
Vivendi (Canal+ Group) Third Quarter Earnings
Nov 13, 2008 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) revenues were €17,777 million compared to €15,643 million for the first nine months of 2007. Net Canal+ Group portfolio growth over the past 12 months amounted to approximately 40,000 subscriptions.
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Vivendi, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial
HD Channels On ASTRA Increase By 30 Percent In Three Months
Oct 20, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that the number of HD channels broadcast via the ASTRA Satellite System has increased significantly in the last three months. At the beginning of October, the number of HD channels reached 55.
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SES ASTRA, Austria, Belgium, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, France, Germany, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Satellite, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, UK
Canal+ Switzerland to launch on October 1st
Sep 9, 2008 – CANAL+ (Paris: VIV) has announced that from October 1st, CANAL+ SUISSE will make it possible for French-speaking homes in Switzerland to legally receive the CANAL+ LE BOUQUET satellite service and, in addition, a dedicated CANALSAT SUISSE bouquet.
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Canal+, Digital TV, Satellite, Switzerland
Vivendi Reports First Half 2008 Revenues Up 10.2%
Jul 24, 2008 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) had revenues in the first half 2008 of €11,268 million. As of June 30, 2008, 80% of TPS subscribers had been transferred to the CanalSat platform confirming the goal of having a single platform by end 2008.
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Vivendi, Digital TV, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers
CANAL+ Group and Nagravision Expand Partnership in Securing Content Protection and Revenues
Jun 23, 2008 – CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) is adopting the newest version of the Nagravision (SWX:KUD) conditional access system (CAS) and is in the process of replacing all smart cards for more than 3 million subscribers.
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Nagravision, CANAL+ Group, CAM, Conditional Access, France, Satellite
Price squeeze looms as telcos compete for pay-TV customers
Jun 9, 2008 – According to the latest research from media analysts Screen Digest, IPTV is rapidly becoming a commodity - bundled for no extra cost with a broadband and/or telephony package.
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Screen Digest, Broadband, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
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