Digital TV News: BSkyB

LG to supply 15,000 TVs for BSkyB live 3D broadcasts (or maybe not!)
Mar 16, 2010 – LG Electronics (Seoul:066570) has announced a strategic partnership with BSkyB (LSE:BSY) to supply TVs for Sky's live 3D broadcasts. The deal is to supply 15,000 3D TVs which Sky plans to install in public venues across the UK.
News categories: LG Electronics, BSkyB, Digital TV, Metaverse, Satellite, Smart TV, UK

Global 3-D TV Shipments Set to Soar to 78 Million Units in 2015
Mar 1, 2010 – Global 3-D television shipments will soar to 78 million units by 2015, rising at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 80 percent from 4.2 million in 2010, iSuppli Corp. predicts.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

SES' Growth Continues Through 2009
Feb 12, 2010 – SES S.A. (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has reported financial results for the twelve months to 31 December 2009. Solid progress resulted from the commercialisation of new and existing capacity across the group.
News categories: SES S.A., Results, Satellite

Technicolor reaches 100 million digital set-top box milestone
Feb 4, 2010 – Technicolor (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TCH), formerly Thomson, has reached the milestone of delivering 100 million digital set-top boxes over multi networks since it entered the market in 1994.
News categories: Technicolor, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

BSkyB to make TV history with the launch of 3D TV
Jan 28, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe's first dedicated 3D TV channel, this April. Sky will preview the service this Sunday, becoming the first TV company to broadcast a live 3D TV sports event to a public audience.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

BSkyB adds 482,000 HD customers in 4Q09
Jan 28, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released results for the six months ended 31 December 2009. The quarter saw record growth in Sky+HD. Sky added 482,000 net Sky+HD customers, an increase of 1.3 million HD customers in the last 12 months.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Metaverse, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

Satellite TV platforms maintain growth despite tight consumer spending
Jan 14, 2010 – Euroconsult has announced that growth in the satellite pay-TV market remained strong in 2009 despite the global economic downturn. According to their report, the number of TV platforms in service increased to 113 in 2009 (+38% in three years).
News categories: Euroconsult, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite

3ality Digital to Support the Launch of BSkyB 3D TV Services
Jan 14, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) and 3ality Digital have announced they are to collaborate on the launch of what will become the first 3D TV services in the UK and Ireland.
News categories: 3ality, BSkyB, Content Distribution, Ireland, Metaverse, Satellite, UK

BSkyB Confirms Compatibility with LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony '3D Ready' TVs
Jan 6, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has confirmed that its forthcoming Sky 3D TV service, which is to launch later this year, will be compatible with a wide range of 3D Ready TVs being launched in the UK and Ireland during 2010.
News categories: BSkyB, Ireland, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK