Terrestrial Digital TV (DTT, DTTV, DTV, DVB-T, DVB-T2, …) News

Mediaset: approval for 2007 results
Mar 11, 2008 – The excellent performance of Mediaset Premium continues and as of 5 March active clients had grown to 2,420,000, compared with 2,067,000 on 31 December 2007, an increase of 353,000 clinets in just two months.
News categories: Mediaset, Mediaset Premium, Earnings Release, CAM, Digital TV, Italy, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Lithuania's TEO Chooses Widevine to Protect "Gala" IPTV Service
Mar 11, 2008 – Widevine® Technologies has announced that TEO LT, AB has selected Widevine Cypher® to secure delivery of premium broadcast and video-on-demand content for its GALA IPTV service.
News categories: Widevine, TEO LT, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Freeview UK Sales Hit an All-time High
Mar 11, 2008 – Freeview has confirmed that sales for 2007 hit an all-time high with 9.7 million Freeview branded products sold, up 64% year-on-year.
News categories: Freeview, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Microtune Introduces World's First Low-Power Universal Tuner Chip; Enables Digital TV on PCs, Portables, and Set-Tops across Worldwide Markets
Mar 10, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has introduced an optimized tuner unique in meeting multiple TV reception standards (analog/digital and off-air/cable) across worldwide markets.
News categories: Microtune, ATSC 3, Cable TV, CCBN, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, ISDB-T, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Spain - March DTT monthly update released
Mar 10, 2008 – According to Impulsa-TDT, the number of DTT receivers purchased by households over the Christmas period (December 2007 - January 2008) was 1,371,000, a 48% increase over the previous Christmas season.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Intel, SMG Cooperate on Terrestrial DTV
Mar 10, 2008 – In a joint announcement, Intel (INTC) and the Shanghai Media Group (SMG) have announced that the two companies would join forces to promote wireless DTV.
News categories: Intel Corp, Shanghai Media Group, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Smart Home, Streaming, Terrestrial

UK - Digital TV Summit 2008
Mar 7, 2008 – This event brought together key figures from Ofcom, BSkyB, Microsoft, Orange, Pace and others in a meeting to examine key advances in broadcasting, mobile and IP as well as discuss the regulatory issues these advancements may cause and the digital dividend.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-T2, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Pirelli Broadband Solutions annouces its OpenSet SDK for IPTV set top boxes
Mar 6, 2008 – Pirelli Broadband has announced the creation of OpenSet™, a complete hardware and software platform of Set Top Boxes for IPTV applications, with an associated SDK that allows 3rd parties to access Pirelli's embedded middleware for service customisation.
News categories: Pirelli Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Video Exchange

Broadcasting Commission of Ireland announces details of DTT Multiplex Licensing Process
Mar 6, 2008 – The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has announced details of its application process for three national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) multiplex contracts.
News categories: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Digital TV, Ireland, Regulation, Terrestrial