Czech Republic (Czechia) Digital TV News

Czech set-top figure grows
Nov 28, 2007 – There were 289,000 set-top boxes used to receive digital terrestrial TV services in the Czech Republic as of this August, according to local reports.
News categories: Czech Republic, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Telefónica breaks a new record, increasing net profit by 51% to 7,848 million euros through September
Nov 12, 2007 – Telefónica continues to spearhead the development of the pay TV market in Spain, reaching a 12% estimated share of the Spanish pay TV market by September 2007. Net adds in the third quarter amounted 18,142, to bring overall customer base to 469,067 subscribers at the end of September.
News categories: Telefónica, Earnings Release, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Spain, Subscribers

Liberty Global Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 8, 2007 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Digital cable additions continued to accelerate in the third quarter, with the addition of 234,000 organic RGUs, a 19% improvement over the comparable period in 2006.
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

OECD broadband statistics (June 2007)
Nov 5, 2007 – Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 24% from 178 million in June 2006 to 221 million subscribers in June 2007. Broadband penetration rates increased from 15.1 in June 2006 to 18.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later.
News categories: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Broadband Statistics Portal, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Broadband, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fibre, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Market Research, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2007 First Nine Months Financial Results
Oct 25, 2007 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its unaudited financial results for the first nine months of 2007. The total number of O2 TV's customers increased to 53 thousand at the end of September 2007, representing 16 thousand net adds in 3Q 2007, up from 12 thousand in 2Q 2007.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Broadband, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Slovakia, Subscribers

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

Czech MPs approve amendment aimed to support TV digitalisation
Sep 27, 2007 – The Czech lower house has approved an amendment to several media laws in an effort to unblock the launch of digital terrestrial television broadcasting in the country.
News categories: Czech Republic, Digital TV, Terrestrial, TV Services

Czech Republic - O2TV celebrates 50,000 customers!
Sep 21, 2007 – Interest in O2 TV digital television is extraordinary. This can be seen in the continuously growing number of customers who use this unique fixed-line digital television service. As confirmed by Telefónica O2 Czech Republic statistics, the number of subscribers has exceeded the 50,000 border.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

Verimatrix Secures VOLNÃ's New IPTV Service
Sep 5, 2007 – Verimatrix has announced at IBC2007 that its Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) has been deployed to secure VOLNÃ's new IPTV offering. VOLNÃ TV is using Verimatrix's VCAS for IPTV system to protect premium content on its TV service.
News categories: Broadband, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV