Digital TV News: Mike Paxton

Cable Modem Services Drive Growth for Cable TV Operators
May 19, 2009 – There are currently 124 million digital cable TV subscriber households around the world, reports In-Stat in its latest cable TV market research. Strong growth in cable modem services is complementing cable pay TV services.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Market Research, Subscribers

India Satellite TV Market is Bright Spot, Propelling Worldwide Market
Feb 19, 2009 – The worldwide market for pay-Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television rose significantly in 2008, with an estimated 18 percent rise in subscriptions, reports In-Stat. The primary reason for this increase was strong growth in the Indian market.
News categories: In-Stat, China, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Russia, Satellite

Significant Gap Between HDTV Ownership and HD Programming Usage Among US Households
Jan 26, 2009 – The number of households with an installed HDTV continues to grow, particularly in the US and Japan. However, within the US market, there is a significant gap between HDTV ownership and households utilizing HD programming, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial, USA

Bharti Airtel Launches Its Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV Service in India Powered by Broadcom® Technology
Dec 16, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Bharti Airtel has selected Broadcom's highly integrated satellite set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions to power its direct-to-home (DTH) TV services - Airtel digital TV.
News categories: Broadcom, Bharti Airtel, Digital TV, DVB-S2, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Cable Set Top Box Market Looking Strong After Record Growth in 2007
Apr 30, 2008 – In 2007, the cable set top box (STB) market experienced record-setting growth, as both worldwide unit shipments and revenues reached new highs, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Long-Term Prospects Bright For Maturing PVR Market According to In-Stat
Jan 14, 2008 – The Personal Video Recorder (PVR) market is starting to show signs of maturation, reports In-Stat. These signs include expanding geographic availability of PVR products, particularly into Europe and Asia, and a leveling out of both PVR unit shipments and product revenues.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box

Increased Competition Pushes US Cable Operators to Continue Investing
Jan 2, 2008 – The increasing competitiveness of the US pay-TV market continues to drive cable TV operators in the United States to invest in their networks and roll out new services, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Verimatrix Enters the Cable Market with VCAS for Cable IPTV
Sep 4, 2007 – Verimatrix has announced its latest content security solution VCAS™ for Cable IPTV, an innovative solution for affordable delivery of secure IPTV services over cable.
News categories: Verimatrix, GoBackTV, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, DOCSIS, IBC2023, IPTV

Growth of Digital TV Boosts Demand for Conditional Access Technologies
Jan 22, 2007 – The strong worldwide growth of digital TV services is driving demand for conditional access (CA) products and technologies, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research