Digital TV News: MultiChoice Africa

MultiChoice and Pace bring new digital TV options to Africa
Sep 7, 2011 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced that it has been selected by MultiChoice Africa to support MultiChoice's launch of its GOtv offering, which is bringing digital TV services to terrestrial subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
News categories: Pace plc, MultiChoice, GOtv, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Uganda, Zambia

DStv Mobile Deploys Irdeto to Deliver Content to Viewers on the Go
Jun 6, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that it is securing and delivering live TV to mobile devices for DStv Mobile. In partnership with Korean manufacturer Valups, Irdeto is delivering content from DStv Mobile to a variety of different devices on the go.
News categories: Irdeto, DStv, Valups, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Ghana, Kenya, Mobile, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

Demand for Securing Premium Content on Any Device Drives Rapid Growth for Irdeto in U.S. Market
Apr 11, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced a successful close to fiscal year 2011, with increased market penetration in the U.S. and a solidified position as the top security partner for operators offering premium content on a vast array of consumer devices.
News categories: Irdeto, Content Protection, NABShow, USA

Zoran Announces Irdeto Certification for Pay-TV Set-Top Box Products
Sep 20, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has certified its SupraXD® 170 and SupraXD® 180 processors for the secure delivery of digital content to pay-TV set-top boxes that use Irdeto's Conditional Access System (CAS).
News categories: Zoran, Irdeto, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

MultiChoice selects Pace to develop second-generation HD PVR
Jun 9, 2010 – South Africa-based pay TV operator, Multichoice (JSE: NPN)(LSE:NPSN), has chosen Pace plc (LSE:PIC), its existing HD technology partner, to develop a second generation high definition (HD) personal video recorder (PVR).
News categories: Pace plc, MultiChoice, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa

Multichoice Africa DTH reaches 1 million subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 26, 2009 – Naspers (JSE: NPN)(LSE:NPSN) has announced results for the six months ended 30 September 2009. In South Africa the base grew by 238,000 to 2,639,000 households. In the rest of sub-Saharan Africa the base grew by 114,000 to 1,030,000 homes.
News categories: Naspers, MultiChoice, Irdeto, Angola, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DVR, Ghana, Kenya, Middleware, Namibia, Nigeria, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Experience the best in digital TV with Pace @ IBC
Sep 12, 2008 – At IBC, Pace (LSE:PIC) will be demonstrating how it is bringing the worlds of broadcast and broadband closer together as we move towards convergence in home entertainment technologies.
News categories: Pace plc, Broadband, IBC2023, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

MultiChoice South Africa to launch HD service with Pace in time for 2008 Olympics
Aug 8, 2008 – Pace (LSE:PIC) is supplying its TDS850IMC HD personal video recorder (PVR) for the launch of MultiChoice South Africa's high definition (HD) service.
News categories: Pace plc, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa

South Africa Announces Satellite And Cable Broadcasting Licences
Sep 12, 2007 – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has granted broadcasting licences to: Walking on Water; On Digital Media; e-SAT; Telkom Media; and, MultiChoice Africa
News categories: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, Official Press Announcement, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, South Africa, TV Services