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SES Brings Demo Channel Across Channel

by Tom Allen

SES Astra has extended its UltraHD demo channel for continental Europe to the UK and Ireland. It is broadcast using UltraHD Phase 1 specifications and encoded in the HEVC Main 10 standard. Analyst Comment …

Tags:4k| Ireland| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| SES| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 08

South Africa Dominates African Pay-TV

by Tom Allen

Sub-Saharan African pay-TV revenues will climb from $3.54 billion last year to $6.22 billion in 2020, says Digital TV Research (DTVR). Revenues will be $4.12 billion, up from $1.73 billion, excluding South Africa. Satellite …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Pay TV| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 06

DirecTV Market Share Shifts Regions

by Tom Allen

The DirecTV group will end 2015 with a higher number of pay-TV subscribers in Latin American than in the USA for the first time, according to research from Dataxis. As of Q3’14, US customers …

Tags:DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Satellite| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Pay-TV Doubles in MENA

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV homes in the MENA region will double between 2010 and 2020, to 21.3 million, according to Digital TV Research. 18% of households in MENA legitimately paid for TV signals last year, set to …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Pay TV| Satellite| Vol 22 - Issue 06

DVB-T Rises in Poland at Expense of DTH

by Tom Allen

Nielsen estimates that, between July 2014 and January 2015, the number of TV households in Poland rose 0.6%, or 77,000 homes, to 13.05 million. Satellite households fell 1% (53,000) to 4.6 million and viewers …

Tags:Cable| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Satellite| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Montenegro digital TV connections

IPTV Continues to Lead in Montenegro

by Tom Allen

At the end of 2014 digital TV subscribers in Montenegro, across all platforms, fell 0.8% (1,242) QoQ, but were up 3.8% (5,692) YoY. The total subscriber base was 154,393, representing 79.26% of households. IPTV …

Tags:Cable| DTV| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Satellite| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Chilean Satellite Overtook Wired Pay-TV in 2014

by Tom Allen

At the end of Q3’14, Chile had gained almost 200,000 satellite subscribers (up 16.1%), to more than 1.4 million, according to the Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel). Cable and IPTV subscribers rose from 1.26 million to …

Tags:Cable| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Pay TV| Satellite| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Eutelsat TV Observatory Satellite TV reception

Satellite Dominates Europe

by Vanessa Browning

The Eutelsat TV Observatory has said that satellite DTH was the primary TV reception mode in Europe at the end of 2014. Surveying 15 countries in Western Europe, the ETVO found that 32% of …

Tags:Cable| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Hybrid Box Proposal Raised in Brazil

by Bob Raikes

A proposal has been presented by Brazilian regulator Anatel, for satellite DTH operators to supply hybrid STBs. Anatel says it wants pay-TV operators to give equal treatment to local broadcasters. The measure is controversial …

Tags:Brazil| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 22 - Issue 01

TVs Fall But Remain Popular French Screen

by Bob Raikes

France’s Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has said that, in the first half of 2014, the number of TV homes in the country was slightly down, for the first time ever. 96.7% of households …

Tags:Cable| France| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Brazil Approaches 20 Million Pay TV Subs

by Bob Raikes

Brazilian regulator Anatel has said that the country is likely to exceed 20 million pay-TV subscribers this year. Anatel believes that the growth seen in October (210,000 new subscribers, boosting the total to 19.65 …

Tags:Cable| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Pay TV| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 50