Europe Digital TV News

Satellite overtakes cable in Germany
Feb 8, 2012 – SES (Paris;LuxX:SESG) has announced that for the first time in the history of television in Germany, more viewers are watching TV via satellite than via cable. At the end of 2011, 17.5 million households were watching TV via satellite.
News categories: SES S.A., Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Moscow's National Cable Networks reconfirms commitment to Conax security
Feb 7, 2012 – National Cable Networks (NCN) has reconfirmed its commitment to long-time security partner, Conax, with a contract to provide internet provider and operator of digital TV, OnLime.net, with a comprehensive solution for securing the video rental.
News categories: Conax, NCN, OnLime.net, Humax, Cable TV, Content Protection, CSTB, Digital TV, Russia, Set Top Box

Hungary finishes 2011 with 1.658 million pay TV subscribers
Feb 7, 2012 – In December 2011, the number of households with digital television subscriptions in the network of Hungary's largest broadcasters was 1,658,000, according to the latest Flash Report released by Hungary's Office of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH).
News categories: NMHH, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Divitel delivers HbbTV to SBS in the Netherlands
Feb 7, 2012 – Divitel has annouces the delivery of an HbbTV system to SBS Broadcasting. The HbbTV system is the first production play-out system that goes live in the Netherlands. SBS is to start offering HbbTV services from Q2 2012.
News categories: Divitel, SBS Broadcasting, Content Distribution, HbbTV, Netherlands

EBU Members offered free applications to 'fast-track' launch of HbbTV
Feb 2, 2012 – European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Members will be offered generic applications to deploy Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) during the Olympics and the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), when audiences peak.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Apps, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, HbbTV, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

Russia releases DVB-T2 receiver specification
Feb 2, 2012 – The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network has released minimum technical requirements for DVB-T/T2 set-top boxes, TVs and CAM modules. Broadcasting could begin as early as March this year.
News categories: Rostelecom, Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Russia, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Sky Deutschland surpasses 3 million customers
Feb 2, 2012 – Sky Deutschland has announced that it had reached 3,012,000 customers at the end of 2011. In total the company grew by 359,000 customers, almost twice the net growth of 2010 (183,000), and the highest net growth in the company's history.
News categories: Sky Deutschland, Austria, DVR, Germany, Results, Satellite

Portugal ends 2011 with 2.9 million pay TV subscribers
Jan 31, 2012 – According to Portugal's Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), there were 2.9 million subscribers to subscription TV in the country at the end of Q4 2011, 69,000 more than in the previous quarter and 202,000 more than in the same period of 2010.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

BSkyB HD customers reach 4 million
Jan 31, 2012 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced results for the six months ended 31 December 2011. Total HD customers reached four million, with 138,000 net additions in the final quarter of 2011. Sky added 40,000 TV customers in total in the same period.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK