Austria Digital TV News

Austria to get 15 channels of mobile TV
Oct 26, 2007 – The Austrian transmitter facilities company ORS has invited all interested parties to a roundtable discussion on November 14 on the introduction of DVB-H.
News categories: Österreichische Rundfunksender (ORS), Austria, Digital TV, Mobile, TV Services

Triple-Play Bundles Work, but Quadruple-Play Packages are not yet Proven, says Analysys
Oct 8, 2007 – Experience demonstrates that triple-play bundles of TV, voice and broadband services have proven themselves as a means of increasing market share. Incumbent operators have used quadruple-play services as a defence against competitors' TV-based triple-play bundles, but without noticeable success.
News categories: Analysys, Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Digital TV, France, Hong Kong, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Sweden, UK, USA

Liberty Global Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 8, 2007 – Liberty Global had 23.1 million total RGUs at June 30, 2007, with 14.7 million video, 4.9 million broadband Internet and 3.5 million telephony subscribers. The 14.7 million video subscribers consisted of 10.9 million analog cable, 2.8 million digital cable and 1.0 million DTH subscribers.
News categories: Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

How many will watch IPTV?
Jun 6, 2007 – At the end of 2006, Europe held the largest IPTV market share. For the four largest continental countries, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, the number of IPTV users in 2005 has doubled to some 1.65 million at the end of 2006.
News categories: InfoCom, Austria, Belgium, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Netherlands, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, UK

Austria opens up DVB-H for new entrants
May 31, 2007 – The Austrian government will quickly introduce mobile TV in the country using the DVB-H standard. More …
News categories: Austria, Digital TV, Mobile

UPC Subscriber Statistics for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2007
May 11, 2007 – UPC Holding B.V. has provided selected, preliminary financial and operating information for the three months ended March 31, 2007. More …
News categories: Austria, Broadband, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

1st quarter 2007: Premiere shows bottom line in the black
May 10, 2007 – On March 31, 2007 Premiere reports 3,460,572 subscribers – 50,582 or 1.5 per cent more than at year end 2006. Growth was therefore stronger than in the 4th quarter 2006 (plus 36,058). More …
News categories: Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Austria's RTR to subsidise set-top boxes
Mar 22, 2007 – The Austrian media regulator RTR is to spend 5 million Euros on subsidising 66,666 boxes at 60 Euros each to encourage the transition to digital broadcasting. More …
News categories: Austria, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

'mobile tv austria' Starts a DVB-H Pilot Project
Mar 3, 2007 – The Telekom Austria Group (VSE: TKA, NYSE: TKA) has announced that its mobile subsidiary, mobilkom austria, has started a DVB-H pilot project. The pilot project, which was started on September 1, 2006, will be carried out until June 2007. More …
News categories: Austria, Digital TV, Mobile