Digital TV News: MEO

SES-12 now operational over Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
Feb 26, 2019 – SES has announced that SES-12 is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The satellite, which is designed with wide and high throughput beams, will join SES-8 at 95°E.
News categories: SES S.A, Ruy Pinto, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, Satellite

Fibre becomes leading way of accessing pay TV in Portugal
Nov 26, 2018 – According to Anacom, optical fibre (FTTH/B) became the principal means of accessing subscription television in Portugal in the first half of 2018, with 1.47 million subscribers, 38.2% of the total.
News categories: Anacom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

SES-12 successfully launched
Jun 3, 2018 – SES has announced that SES-12 was successfully launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. SES-12 will join SES-8 at 95°E to meet the needs of video, fixed data, mobility and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
News categories: SES S.A, Martin Halliwell, Asia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middle-East, Satellite

Pay TV subscribers in Portugal up 116,000 in 3Q 2017
Dec 18, 2017 – At the end of 3rd quarter 2017, there were around 3.8 million subscribers to the subscription television signal distribution services in Portugal, an increase of 33 thousand from the previous quarter and an increase of 116 thousand Y-o-Y.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

WeTek develops streaming service for children with TV4You
Nov 3, 2017 – At the next Web Summit in Lisbon, WeTek will unveil PlayTimeTV, a streaming service for children developed in partnership with the Portuguese content provider TV4You. The service is based on WeTek’s OVP platform - WeCast.
News categories: WeTek, TV4You, Hugo Condesa, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Portugal, Set Top Box, Streaming

Altice strengthens partnership with ARRIS for video in the US and Europe
Sep 15, 2017 – Altice has expanded its partnership with ARRIS (NASDAQ: ARRS) to deploy 4K HDR set-tops across its global footprint, in the US and Europe, starting in 2018. Altice-owned Portugal Telecom has selected ARRIS set-tops to deliver its MEO 4K TV service across Portugal.
News categories: ARRIS International, Altice, Larry Robinson, Bruno Zebib, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Set Top Box

Inside Secure announces successful fundraising of €16 million
Sep 11, 2017 – Inside Secure (Paris:INSD) has announced the completion of fundraising in the amount of €16 million through the issuance of convertible bonds. The proceeds will enable the company to pursue its acquisition strategy related to software security.
News categories: Inside Secure, Amedeo D’Angel, Content Protection, Finance, Worldwide

21 billion IoT devices with embedded RTOS to ship by 2022
Mar 6, 2017 – IoT's future will rely in part on using embedded Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), which support many IoT application features. ABI Research forecasts 21 billion IoT devices will ship with embedded RTOS by 2022.
News categories: ABI Research, Michela Menting, Smart Home, Software, Worldwide

Portugal adds 44,000 pay TV subscribers in 3Q 2016
Dec 19, 2016 – According to ANACOM there were 3.639 million subscribers to subscription TV in Portugal at the end of the third quarter of 2016, 44,000 more than in the previous quarter, and an extra 159,000 compared to the same point in 2015.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers