Digital TV News: SES AMERICOM

Star One C2 satellite successfully launched by Embratel
Apr 24, 2008 – Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel, has launched a new satellite - Star One C2. Thanks to the enhanced coverage of the new satellite, telecommunications in Brazil are in line with the demands of new satellite HDTV transmission technology.
News categories: Embratel, Brazil, Digital TV, Satellite

A-VSB Initiative Demonstrates the First end-to-end ATSC-Compatible Mobile Broadcast TV Platform
Apr 14, 2008 – The A-VSB Initiative, whose members include Samsung Electronics, MobiTV, Nokia Siemens Networks, Rohde & Schwarz and SES AMERICOM's IP-PRIME®, announced a live demonstration of an end-to-end broadcast mobile TV platform at NAB.
News categories: Content Protection, Digital TV, Mobile, NABShow, Satellite

Amino Technologies Results For The Year Ended 30 November 2007
Jan 28, 2008 – Amino Technologies (stock code: AMO) has announced its audited final results for the year ended 30 November 2007. Shipments of AmiNET products for the period increased 45% to 598,000.
News categories: Amino, Earnings Release, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming

Telco TV Emerges As True Multi-play Competitor
Jan 8, 2008 – IMS Research forecasts that by 2012, over 52 million pay-TV subscribers worldwide will have adopted IPTV service with IP STB shipments growing nearly 30% annually during this time period.
News categories: IMS Research, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Broadcasters, Network Operators and Leading Technology Companies to Conduct Consumer Mobile Digital Television Trials
Jan 8, 2008 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has announced that it plans to work with SES AMERICOM's IP-PRIME® to test two new mobile digital television technologies in separate consumer trials in 2008.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, SES AMERICOM, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

ICO and Alcatel-Lucent to Demonstrate First Mobile TV Broadcast in North America Based on the DVB-SH Satellite/Terrestrial Standard at CES
Dec 19, 2007 – ICO Global Communications (NASDAQ:ICOG) and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:ALU) will demonstrate North America's first video broadcast based on the DVB-SH mobile broadcasting standard at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month in Las Vegas.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, ICO Global Communications, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, North America, USA

Cisco® Announces Comprehensive IPTV Strategy for Asia Pacific
Dec 5, 2007 – Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced its strategy to help service providers in Asia Pacific deliver end-to-end Internet Protocol television (IPTV). The solution will be demonstrated at its booth at the IPTV World Forum Asia 2007.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Asia, Content Distribution, IPTV, Video Exchange

SES: Third Quarter Delivers Strong Recurring Revenue And EBITDA Growth
Oct 29, 2007 – SES, the pre-eminent satellite operator worldwide (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchanges: SESG), reports on financial performance for the three months ended 30 September 2007.
News categories: SES, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Satellite

More Rural Telcos Sign on to IP-PRIME
Oct 24, 2007 – Bob Phillips, president and chief executive officer of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has announced that more rural telcos are adopting the innovative and cost-effective, end-to-end IPTV service, IP-PRIME®.
News categories: IP-PRIME, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA