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

Germany - DTT surpasses digital cable
Aug 30, 2007 – The proportion of German digital households has now risen to 40% as compared with 31.6% a year ago, according to Dr Oliver Ecke of research institute TNS Infratest.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

LG's Pause & Play TVs Highest Rated by Digital Television Group
Aug 30, 2007 – LG Electronics (LG) has announced that its Pause & Play TVs with built-in digital video recorders (DVR), received Freeview Playback certification from the UK's Digital Television Group.
News categories: DVR, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Gemstar-TV Guide Releases Digital Terrestrial Service in Spain
Aug 29, 2007 – Gemstar-TV Guide International (NASDAQ: GMST) has announced that the company has released its digital services in Spain under an agreement with Veo Television S.A., one of Spain's leading digital terrestrial channels.
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Spain, Terrestrial

Portuguese govt approves draft bill to launch tender for terrestrial digital TV
Aug 29, 2007 – The Portuguese government has approved a draft bill to launch a tender for terrestrial digital TV, an official at the public works ministry said.
News categories: Digital TV, Portugal, Terrestrial

TiVo Announces Results for Second Quarter Ended July 31, 2007
Aug 29, 2007 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2007. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the second quarter were 41,000, compared to 74,000 gross additions for the year-ago period. Overall, TiVo-Owned subscriptions totaled 1.71 million, up 136,000 on an annual basis compared to the year ago-period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, USA

Smaller Players Gain Larger Share of Worldwide Digital STB Market
Aug 28, 2007 – The worldwide market for digital set-top boxes (STBs) experienced continued strong growth in 2006, with smaller Asian manufacturers advancing up the market share ladder. Traditional STB stalwarts still remain the worldwide leaders, but are facing increased competition from lower tier manufacturers.
News categories: Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

BT 'more than doubles' IPTV customer base
Aug 28, 2007 – BT's hybrid digital terrestrial and internet protocol television (IPTV) service, BT Vision, has reportedly added an additional 24,000 customers over the past two months.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Kudelski Group 1st half 2007 results: continued growth and investments in the future
Aug 24, 2007 – Digital TV is on its way to successfully meet the target to more than double revenues in new business areas and exceed the CHF 100 million mark for the full year. New business areas include new segments (terrestrial TV, IPTV and mobile TV) and new products (PVR/pushVOD/EPG, advanced smart cards and conditional access modules).
News categories: Kudelski, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Terrestrial

UK benefits from communications anytime, anywhere and at a lower cost
Aug 23, 2007 – Ofcom today published its annual Communications Market Report 2007 which reveals new trends in the UK's GBP50bn electronic communications sector.
News categories: Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK