Czech Republic (Czechia) Digital TV News

Telefonica Europe pay TV subscribers continue to decline
May 8, 2013 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its first quarter (January to March) 2013 results. Pay TV accesses in Latin America reached 2.5 million, up 7% year-on-year. In Europe pay TV subscribers declined to 852 thousand from 1.03 million at the end of March 2012, a fall of 17%.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela

Telefónica pay TV subscribers stable over 2012 at 3.3 million
Feb 28, 2013 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its fourth quarter and 2012 results. The company finished 2012 with 3.3 million pay TV subscribers, 0.8% up on the end of 2011. Losses in Europe and Brazil were offset by growth elsewhere in Latin America.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela

Liberty Global adds 920,000 digital cable subscribers in 2012
Feb 13, 2013 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the three months ended December 31, 2012. The company finished 2012 with a digital video base of 9.1 million RGUs, adding 920,000 digital cable RGUs during the year.
News categories: Liberty Global, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Set Top Box, Slovakia, Subscribers, Switzerland

700,000 subscribers at UPC DTH
Dec 17, 2012 – UPC DTH has announced that its customer base has reached 700,000. Since UPC separated its satellite business from its cable operations in Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, UPC DTH has managed to grow its subscriber base more than 10% annually.
News categories: UPC DTH, Czech Republic, Hungary, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers

100,000 subscribers reached in Czech Republic on freeSAT
Nov 28, 2012 – UPC DTH has announced that its freeSAT service in the Czech Republic has reached the milestone of 100,000 customers.
News categories: freeSAT, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Satellite, Subscribers

CME Goes Over The Top with Alticast Throughout Central & Eastern Europe
Sep 6, 2012 – Alticast has announced that CME (Central European Media Enterprises) has chosen Alticast solutions to power new services such as OTT, DVB-T+OTT hybrid in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
News categories: Alticast, CME, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Middleware, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Streaming, Terrestrial

Czech Republic updates DTT 'D-Book' specification
Aug 14, 2012 – The Czech Telecommunication Office (ČTÚ) has published an updated 'D-Book' specification. The document summarises the recommended technical parameters for DVB-T and DVB-T2 receivers and other devices to be used in the Czech Republic.
News categories: ČTÚ, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Liberty Global Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results
Aug 2, 2012 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Video subscriber losses were 83,000 and 169,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.
News categories: Liberty Global, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers, Switzerland

České Radiokomunikace to run 12-month DVB-T2 broadcasting trial
Jul 11, 2012 – České Radiokomunikace has been granted frequency allocation for experimental DVB-T2 broadcasting in the Czech Republic. The trial will use the Žižkov transmitter in Prague for one year, and also the Krkavec transmitter in Pilsen until 31 December, 2012.
News categories: České Radiokomunikace, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial