Digital TV News: NexTV Latam

Supercanal and CableHOGAR adopt Conax CA in Argentina
Aug 13, 2010 – Supercanal is using DVB-C to continue the expansion of its cable TV network in Argentina, with conditional access coming from Conax and set-top boxes from Grandvision.
News categories: Conax, Supercanal, CableHOGAR, Argentina, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box

MaxLinear Announces Three Set-Top Box Design Wins for Brazil and Argentina Digital TV Markets
Aug 4, 2010 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that three leading set-top box (STB) manufacturers have started shipping the MxL135RF silicon tuner in STBs targeted at Brazil and Argentina.
News categories: MaxLinear, Skyworth, Argentina, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Kenya and Tanzania favouring ISDB-T for DTT
Jul 14, 2010 – Ministers of Communications from Kenya and Tanzania have told Brazilian Presidential adviser André Barbosa that they are working in favour of the adoption of ISDB-T for digital terrestrial television (DTT) in their countries.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, Kenya, Tanzania, Terrestrial

Colombia's UNE-EPM already at 120,000 IPTV subscribers
Jul 12, 2010 – UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones of Colombia has added more than 120,000 IPTV subscribers since launch, adding new users at a rate of 10,000 per month.
News categories: UNE-EPM, Sagem, Colombia, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Argentina to deploy Ginga STB middleware
Jul 5, 2010 – A group of researchers in Argentina is working on a local version of Brazil's Ginga DTT middleware. The software is due for deployment in set-top boxes to be distributed by the Argentinian government from August/September this year.
News categories: Ginga, UNLP, Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas, Argentina, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Middleware, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Brazil wants 15 million STBs to be produced over the next three years
Jun 24, 2010 – Brazil's government has a goal for the country to produce 15 million digital TV converters between 2011 and 2013. The government is considering possible subsidies or tax concessions in order to motivate manufacturers.
News categories: Brazil, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

27.8 million will have IP Hybrid TV in Latin America by 2015
Jun 24, 2010 – According to a new report by NexTV Latam, there will be 27.8 million households with IP Hybrid TV in Latin America in 2015. 41.4% of the households with Hybrid IPTV will have an IP-DTH option, 38.4% IP-DTT and 20.2% IP-Digital Cable.
News categories: NexTV Latam, Argentina, Bolivia, Cable TV, Colombia, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Skyworth delivering ISDB STBs to Argentina
Jun 10, 2010 – Skyworth has told NexTV Latam that it is cooperating with a customer in Argentina on the government's ISDB-T project, and will deliver 250,000 set-top boxes in the coming month.
News categories: Skyworth, Argentina, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

53.5 million free-to-air DTT homes in Latin America in 2015
May 20, 2010 – NexTV Consulting has released a new report on Latin America's DTT and free-to-air markets. In 2015, 60 million Latin American homes will be fitted with receivers that will capture Free-To-Air Digital TV.
News categories: NexTV Latam, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Latin America, Market Research, Satellite, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial