Digital TV News: T-2

ATSC Establishes Planning Teams For Next Generation TV Technologies
May 21, 2010 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced plans to explore opportunities in three important areas: terrestrial broadcast delivery of 3D TV, next-generation television broadcasting systems and Internet-connected TV technologies.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

Indonesia targets 2018 for analogue switch-off
Mar 25, 2010 – The Indonesian government is putting plans in place with the country's TV operators for switch-over to digital TV. The deadline for completion is to be set at 2018.
News categories: Departemen Komunikasi dan Informatika, Digital TV, Indonesia, Regulation, Terrestrial

Butler-Bremer Launches Cable IPTV with Harmonic and Falcon IP/Complete
Nov 10, 2009 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) and Falcon IP/Complete have announced that Butler-Bremer Communications has selected the IP/Complete 'bird to box' video solution and Harmonic's Direct-2 Edge™ (D2E) solution for its new cable IPTV service.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Falcon IP/Complete, Butler-Bremer, Cable TV, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

Harmonic to Demonstrate New Solutions for Multi-Screen Video at IBC 2009
Aug 28, 2009 – At IBC 2009, Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) will showcase its comprehensive solution portfolio for video delivery to a variety of devices, including the TV, PC, iPhone, and other mobile devices.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Content Distribution, IBC2023

KDG digital video RGUs up 49k in 2Q09
Aug 27, 2009 – Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. Kabel Digital pay TV RGUs coupled with Digital Access RGUs contributed to a total of 2.1 million digital video RGUs at the end of the period.
News categories: KDG, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Results, Subscribers

SingTel to launch ST-3/ABS-2 satellite in 2011
Jun 17, 2009 – SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) has announced an agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite to build and launch the ST-3/ABS-2 satellite to provide fixed and mobile services including broadcast and Direct-to-Home (DTH) offerings.
News categories: SingTel, Asia Broadcast Satellite, Africa, Asia, Content Distribution, Middle-East, Satellite

SK Broadband Selects Harmonic for the World's Largest Commercial Launch of Cable IPTV to Date
May 27, 2009 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) has announced that SK Broadband (KOSDAQ:033630) has deployed Harmonic's Direct-2-Edge (D2E) solution, for the world's largest commercial launch of cable IPTV to date, across its cable, xDSL, and FTTx access networks.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, SK Broadband, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Fibre, IPTV, Korea

Telekom Slovenije continues as IPTV leader in Slovenia
Jul 9, 2008 – According to a report from the Agencija za pošto in elektronske komunikacije (APEK), Telekom Slovenije, with its SiOL TV service, continues to be the largest provider of IPTV services in Slovenia.
News categories: APEK, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Slovenia, Subscribers

Swisscom announces Q1 2008 results
May 7, 2008 – At the end of March 2008 Swisscom's «Bluewin TV» was used by 64,000 paying customers. Net growth in the first quarter of 2008 amounted to around 5,000 customers.
News categories: Swisscom, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Switzerland