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IPTV now in more than 40% of French households
Jun 24, 2014 – France's Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has announced the publication of the results of its audiovisual household equipment survey for the second half of 2013.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Entone provides Live TIM Blue Box for Telecom Italia in Brazil
Jun 23, 2014 – Entone has announced that it has been selected by TIM Brasil for their 'Live TIM Blue Box' launch. The product provides a blend of live free-to-air television and OTT video.
News categories: Entone, Telecom Italia, Rogerio Takayanagi, Steve McKay, Brazil, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Dutch digital TV subscribers grow to 6.72 million in Q1 2014
Jun 20, 2014 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 0.9 percent during the first quarter of 2014 to 6.72 million on 31 March 2014, according to Telecompaper's latest quarterly Dutch Television Market report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Kamiel Albrecht, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

DVB demonstrates UHD and mobile over DVB-T2 at BroadcastAsia
Jun 16, 2014 – This year at Broadcast Asia, visitors to the DVB stand can witness DVB-T2 being used to deliver a wide range of resolutions from UHD down to the smaller screen resolutions for mobile devices including smartphones.
News categories: DVB Project, Peter Siebert, BroadcastAsia, DVB-T2, Mobile, Terrestrial, Worldwide

Polaroid launches ATSC-capable tablets in Mexico
Jun 11, 2014 – Polaroid is providing consumers in Mexico a new way to watch TV on-the-go with their new tablet line. The line marks the first tablets to feature ATSC receivers able to receive digital or HD TV in Mexico.
News categories: Polaroid, One Diamond, Scott W. Hardy, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Mexico, Tablet, Terrestrial

European pay TV revenues flatten in 2014
Jun 11, 2014 – European pay TV revenues will reach $40.35 billion in 2014, up from $36.87 billion in 2010, according to a report from Digital TV Research. However, the 2014 total will only be up 0.6% on 2013.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

Romania concludes DTT multiplex auction
Jun 10, 2014 – Following an auction by Romania's National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), three multiplexes were awarded to the National Broadcasting Company S.A., for a €1,020,002 licence fee.
News categories: ANCOM, RADIOCOM, Content Distribution, Romania, Terrestrial

ALi launches STB SoC with integrated DVB-T2 demod
Jun 5, 2014 – ALi has announced its latest set-top box SoC, the M3821, with integrated DVB-T2 demodulator. ALi has also announced a solution that combines the M3821 with MaxLinear's MxL608 RF tuner to add protection against 4G/LTE, WiFi and FM signal interference.
News categories: ALi Corp, MaxLinear, Tony Chang, Brian Sprague, Digital TV, DVB-T2, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Worldwide

BBC R&D announces Ultra-High Definition trials
Jun 5, 2014 – BBC R&D has announced that it will work with Arqiva, major consumer electronics vendors and technology providers to explore the delivery of live Ultra-High Definition (UHD) content over broadcast and broadband networks.
News categories: BBC, Arqiva, Matthew Postgate, Steve Holebrook, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK