Digital TV News: HD+

SES Reports Solid Nine Months Core Infrastructure Performance
Oct 23, 2009 – SES (Paris, LuxX:SESG) has reported results for the nine months to 30 September 2009. No satellites were launched in the quarter, however preparations are well advanced for the launch of NSS-12 which will deliver a mix of DTH, VSAT and telecom applications.
News categories: SES S.A., Content Distribution, Results, Satellite

FOXTEL Next Generation To Launch November 15
Sep 29, 2009 – FOXTEL has unveiled details of its next generation services. FOXTEL will launch 30 additional channels this year. Along with the new channels will come an online television service. FOXTEL Next Generation launches on November 15, 2009.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Satellite, Streaming

Inverto to Support HbbTV on its hybrid set-top boxes
Sep 9, 2009 – Inverto Digital Labs has announced that its retail HD+ hybrid set-top box (STB), Scena 6, planned to hit the German market in Q1 2010, will support Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV). The hybrid STB will incorporate a CE-HTML browser from Pleyo.
News categories: Inverto, Pleyo, HbbTV, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV, IBC2023, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

Nagravision Selected by HD+ in Germany
Sep 9, 2009 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD) has announced that HD PLUS has selected a Nagra Media turnkey end-to-end CA system to support the operator's new HD offering in Germany. Named HD+, the SES ASTRA service is scheduled to launch in late autumn.
News categories: Nagravision, SES ASTRA, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite

Kudelski completes transition of CA to a service model
Aug 28, 2009 – The Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.VX) has announced its half year 2009 results. During this period, the Group started to reap the fruits of the migration of a significant share of its digital TV conditional access deployed base to the service model.
News categories: Kudelski, Advertising, Brazil, Cable TV, CAM, Canada, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Germany, IBC2023, IPTV, Mexico, Middleware, Mobile, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, USA, Vietnam

European Initiative Merges Television with the Power of the Internet
Aug 27, 2009 – A European consortium has announced the launch of 'Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV' or 'HbbTV', an initiative aimed at harmonising the delivery of content to the end consumer through TVs and set-top boxes with an optional web connection.
News categories: Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, HbbTV, IBC2023, IFABerlin, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

FOXTEL Announces Solid Subscriber and Financial Growth in a Tough Environment
Aug 13, 2009 – FOXTEL has announced results for the year ended 30 June 2009. At end-June, FOXTEL had 1.63m direct and wholesale subscribers. FOXTEL managed subscribers increased by 110k (8%) over the previous year while wholesale subscribers fell by 15%.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Inverto announces receiver upgrade for HD+
Aug 12, 2009 – Inverto Digital Labs has released a plan for Inverto-branded products in Germany to deliver to the German consumer products and accessories designed for the new HD+ service from HD PLUS GmbH, a subsidiary of SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG).
News categories: Inverto, SES ASTRA, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite, Set Top Box

FOXTEL Delivers Subscriber, Profit and TV Viewing Share Growth
Aug 13, 2008 – FOXTEL has announced steady growth in subscribers, improved profitability and solid revenue increases in the year ended 30 June 2008. As at 30 June 2008, FOXTEL had a total of 1.54m direct and wholesale subscribers (including installation queue).
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Satellite, Subscribers