Austria Digital TV News

2007: Record Year for ASTRA in Austria
Apr 2, 2008 – In 2007, ASTRA further increased the number of digital satellite TV homes in Austria by 470,000 to 1.44 million (+48.4%). ASTRA thus is not only the infrastructure most used in Austria, but also the driving force and the motor of digital TV.
News categories: SES ASTRA, GfK Austria, Austria, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Launch of MAVISE - a new database on television channels and television companies in the European Union
Apr 1, 2008 – On 9 April 2008, the European Commission and the European Audiovisual Observatory will launch a new TV database set up to provide basic data on all the television channels accessible in the EU and the two candidate countries (Croatia and Turkey).
News categories: European Commission, European Audiovisual Observatory, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, Turkey, UK

Mobile TV across Europe: Commission endorses addition of DVB-H to EU List of Official Standards
Mar 17, 2008 – The European Commission has decided to add the Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld standard (DVB-H) to the EU List of Standards, which serves as a basis for encouraging the harmonised provision of telecommunications across the EU.
News categories: European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

KommAustria Awards Mobile TV Network Contract to MEDIA BROADCAST
Mar 6, 2008 – MEDIA BROADCAST has received approval from the Austrian regulatory authority KommAustria to establish and operate a national multiplex platform for mobile, terrestrial broadcasting in Austria.
News categories: MEDIA&BROADCAST, KommAustria, Austria, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation

ADB Selected by Telekom Austria
Feb 28, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast has announced that it has been selected to supply high definition, Advanced Video Coding (AVC) ADB-3800W IPTV set-top boxes (STB) to Telekom Austria for their IPTV television services.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Telekom Austria, Austria, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Telekom Austria Results for the Financial Year 2007
Feb 27, 2008 – Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) has announced its results for the Financial Year 2007 and the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2007. aonTV had 20,900 customers by year-end 2007.
News categories: Telekom Austria, Austria, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Liberty Global Reports Fiscal 2007 Results
Feb 26, 2008 – At December 31, 2007, the Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) video subscriber base of 14.7 million included 3.4 million digital cable and 1.1 million direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Earnings Release, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

UPC Austria Launches Digital TV at the Same Price as Analogue
Feb 26, 2008 – A new generation of digital TV is now available on UPC's cable network in Austria. The digital line-up of up to 140 TV channels, with a digital video recorder (DVR), is offered at the same price as the existing analogue Telekabel service.
News categories: UPC, Austria, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box

Austria reaches 400,000 DTT receivers
Feb 22, 2008 – Digital terrestrial television is a success in Austria, with 400,000 receivers in the market at the end of last year.
News categories: Digitales Fernsehen Förder, Austria, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial