españolCosta Rica Reviewing Digital TV StandardsFriday, January 22, 2010 Representatives from the different Digital TV standards are in the country, explaining the benefits of their technologies. On March 30th, a public-private Digital TV commission will have to deliver a recommendation to the Executive indicating which standard should be adopted by the country. Digital TV for Costa Rica in 2017Monday, November 8, 2010 With the approval of the "Act of Implementation of Digital Television”, the government will announce by the end of the year the transition of technologies. The Minister of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications, Teofilo de la Torre said that in 2017 the transition of technologies would take place and with this the end of analog television. El Salvador: Digital TV in 2019Monday, July 12, 2010 The country has set 31 December 2018 as the date from which all broadcasts will be digital. El Salvador's electricity and telecommunications regulator (Siget) will be in charge of supervising the transition to digital only broadcasting. Claro TV launches new satellite service in GuatemalaTuesday, October 7, 2008 With this announcement, Claro Satellite TV will become the only competitor of American Sky TV which began operations last May. Erick Behner, regional director of Claro TV, explained that part of the advantages is that the new service is a complement of the digital cable system and can be installed anywhere in the country. Brazilian-Japanese Format for Digital TV in NicaraguaThursday, August 19, 2010 The country is negotiating the use of new Brazilian technology for digital television broadcasts. Orlando Castillo, director of Nicaragua's Telecommunications and Postal Regulator (Telcor), stated that the reason for using the Brazilian-Japanese developed technology is its greater coverage capacity and additional functionality. Costa Rica: Bureaucracy Slows Digital TelevisionThursday, May 9, 2013 Lack of coordination among the agencies involved in the start-up of digital tv has caused its introduction to be delayed until at least July. "The schedule was to start digital signals in January, but we could not do it because we didn't have the legal discretion of the Procuraduría, who sets out the field and defines the legal model to be used. The entity in this case, said that it will grant experimental use permits (probationary periods) to companies ," said Rowland Espinosa, Deputy Minister of Telecommunications. Tender for Telecommunications Supplies for $3 millionMonday, January 14, 2013 The National Public Services Authority of Panama is putting out to tender the supply of 50,000 digital boxes for digital TV signals. This tender is being performed as part of the transition to digital terrestrial television (DTT). Problems in Transition to Digital TVTuesday, October 14, 2014 Costa Rica has initiated meetings to address the change to digital television looking to the Spanish company Ingenia-Telecom as neutral mediator between the government and operators. In a forum held by the National Chamber of Radio and Television, companies operating open channels emphasized the lack of a public policy to order the transition to digital television. El Salvador Starts Process of Changeover to Digital TVWednesday, September 12, 2012 In a maximum period of six years the country will migrate to digital TV and discard analog television. The owner of the Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (Siget), Luis Mendez, said that within a month hearings will begin to determine the digital TV standard to be used in the country. Panama: To Implement Digital TV Starting SeptemberWednesday, January 26, 2011 In September authorities will start the program to implementation Digital Terrestrial Television using Europe's DVB-T format. The National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) indicated that the implementation will include technical guidelines and regulations for radio and digital TV. El Salvador: From Broadcast TV to Digital TVFriday, July 17, 2015 A study by the Superintendency of Competition highlights concentration in the market for broadcast TV and suggests accelerating the transition to digital in order to incorporate new operators. The full report has not yet been released by the Superintendency of Competition (SC), but it has been revealed that the main point is the strong concentration in the market, which could be reduced if it faster progress is made in moving towards a scheme of digital television, allowing the entry of more operators. One alternative is to reserve part of the spectrum for the entry of future operators. Japanese-Brazilian Standard for Digital TV in GuatemalaMonday, June 3, 2013 The government has made the decision to replace conventional analog TV broadcasts with the digital TV system ISDB-Tb. The Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing, has instructed the Superintendency of Telecommunications (SIT) to begin the process of replacing analogue TV systems with the new digital system. The SIT will have to set the time for the start of operations for digital television which will replace the current system. Brazil Negotiates Digital TV with Guatemala and NicaraguaTuesday, March 22, 2011 Brazil wants both countries to use the Digital TV system it has developed along with Japan. The advisor to the Ministry of Telecommunications of Brazil, Flavio Lenz, during his participation at a seminar in the city of Quito, said that Brazilian-Japanese ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting), is "best suited for developing countries." Trends in Consumption of Paid TVTuesday, August 13, 2013 Starting from very low levels, pay TV is growing in Central America, with 4.4 million subscribers foreseen by 2018. "... In just four years between 2008 and 2012, all of the six Central American countries saw increases in the average subscription rates of pay TV from between 21.4% to 31.3% of households with televisions. Measured in nominal terms, it amounted to a net addition of nearly 1.15 million new subscribers during the period, going from 1.5 million customers at the end of 2008 to over 2.6 million by the end of 2012 .... this upward trend will continue in the medium term. Towards 2018, it is expected that over 40% of households with televisions in the region (4.4 million) will subscribe to a pay TV service, which still generates significant room for future growth. " Panama: $20 Million in Digital TVMonday, November 9, 2009 Company Cable Onda announced they will invest in a country-wide digital television platform. Its marketing chief, Manuel García, explained that most of the resources will be used in buying equipment and infrastructure for signal reproduction. |
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