Digital TV News: Canal+ Group

Canal+ converts 240,000 to digital in 1st half 2009
Sep 1, 2009 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) has released results for the first half of 2009. Canal+'s migration of analog subscribers accelerated over the past six months with nearly 240,000 upgrades to digital since January 2009, ahead of targets.
News categories: Vivendi, Canal+ Group, SFR, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Vietnam

Kudelski completes transition of CA to a service model
Aug 28, 2009 – The Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.VX) has announced its half year 2009 results. During this period, the Group started to reap the fruits of the migration of a significant share of its digital TV conditional access deployed base to the service model.
News categories: Kudelski, Advertising, Brazil, Cable TV, CAM, Canada, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Germany, IBC2023, IPTV, Mexico, Middleware, Mobile, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, USA, Vietnam

CANAL+ content to be available on Xbox in France
Jun 29, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and the the CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) have announced a strategic partnership for the distribution of CANAL+ products and services on Microsoft platforms in France.
News categories: Xbox, CANAL+, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Streaming

Canal+ and VTV to launch pay-TV platform in Vietnam
Jun 15, 2009 – CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) and VTV, the Vietnamese state broadcaster, have announced the launch of a satellite pay-TV bouquet in Vietnam.
News categories: CANAL OVERSEAS, VTV, Digital TV, Satellite, Vietnam

STRONG signs with Canal+ for CANAL READY receivers
May 5, 2009 – The STRONG Group has signed an agreement with the CANAL+ Group that will allow it to label its satellite receivers 'CANAL READY', i.e. compatible with the services of the leading French pay-TV operator.
News categories: STRONG, CANAL+ Group, France, Satellite, Set Top Box

CANAL+ launches 'CANAL READY' label
Apr 27, 2009 – CANAL+ (Paris: VIV) has announced the creation of CANAL READY, a labelling scheme for new TV equipment. The objective of the label is to reassure consumers of the full compatibility of the equipment with CANAL+ products and services.
News categories: CANAL+ Group, Conditional Access, France, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Canal+ goes all-digital
Apr 2, 2009 – The Canal+ Group (Paris: VIV) is switching all Canal+ terrestrial-broadcast sales to DTT. New subscribers will enjoy an enhanced service, which includes HDTV, and a decoder that lets subscribers watch 18 free DTT channels.
News categories: Canal+ Group, Digital TV, France, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Pace pushes forward with IPTV
Mar 25, 2009 – Pace (LSE:PIC) is showcasing its range of IPTV technologies at the IPTV World Forum including: an IP-Terrestrial HD PVR with Microsoft Mediaroom; the +Le Cube IP-Satellite HD PVR; a DLNA integrated server set-top box (STB); and, a TR-069 enabled STB.
News categories: Pace plc, Mathias Hautefort, DVR, Home Server, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial, Video Exchange

Vivendi: 2008 Goals Reached
Mar 2, 2009 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) revenues reached €25,392 million compared to €21,657 million in 2007. In 2008, the digitization of the Canal+ subscriber base accelerated with nearly 350,000 upgrades from analog to digital offers.
News categories: Vivendi, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers