Europe Digital TV News

Espial Selected To Power Vodafone Iceland IPTV Services
Aug 31, 2011 – Espial (TSX:ESP) has announced that it has been selected to provide an IPTV solution for Vodafone (LSE: VOD, NASDAQ: VOD) Iceland. Espial is providing its Evo TV Service Platform, Evo STB Client and Espial MediaBase VOD platform.
News categories: Espial, Vodafone, Digital TV, Iceland, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

NDS VideoGuard Connect™ Enables BSkyB to Take TV Service to iPhones and iPads
Aug 31, 2011 – NDS has announced that NDS VideoGuard Connect™ is helping enable BSkyB (LSE:BSY) to deliver Sky Go to iOS devices. Sky Go provides flexible access to Sky content across multiple devices.
News categories: NDS Group, BSkyB, Digital TV, DRM, IBCShow, Ireland, Satellite, Tablet, UK

Wyplay Offers the New 'YouTube on TV' Application in Its Client Middleware for Operators
Aug 31, 2011 – WYPLAY has integrated the 'YouTube on TV' application into its client middleware and is now deploying it with its Vodafone customers.
News categories: WYPLAY, France, Middleware, Streaming

Waoo! Selects RGB Networks' Video Multiprocessing Gateway and TransAct Packager for Delivery of Over-the-Top Video Service
Aug 30, 2011 – RGB Networks has announced that Waoo!, a Danish broadband provider, has selected and deployed RGB's Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG™) and TransAct Packager to provide a complete transcoding and packaging solution for its new OTT video service.
News categories: RGB Networks, Waoo!, Content Distribution, Denmark, IPTV, Streaming

BBC Research & Development demonstrates implementation of DVB-T2-Lite at IBC 2011
Aug 25, 2011 – On the DVB stand at IBC 2011, BBC Research & Development will conduct its first public demonstration of DVB-T2-Lite, the new T2 profile set to transform audience's experience of watching programmes on the move.
News categories: BBC, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Mobile, Terrestrial, UK

Forthnet Group Signs New Contracts With Eutelsat to Launch Triple Play Services
Aug 24, 2011 – A five-year distribution agreement enabling Forthnet Group (Athens:FORTH) to market the new-generation Tooway™ broadband service to users across Greece and Cyprus has been signed with Skylogic, a Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) affiliate.
News categories: Eutelsat, Forthnet, Broadband, Greece, Satellite

94% of UK households will be HDTV-ready by 2016
Aug 24, 2011 – 94% of UK households will have a TV set capable of receiving HD programming by 2016, according to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media. This compares favorably with the worldwide average of 48% and puts the UK third globally.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Market Research, Smart TV, UK

European Pay TV Alive and Well, Despite Struggling Economy
Aug 23, 2011 – Despite a bleak economic climate, European Pay TV providers continue to add new subscribers. Collectively, Europe's top ten providers added nearly 1.5 million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2011, according to Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

UK pay TV revenues reaching their peak
Aug 23, 2011 – UK pay TV revenues are fast reaching maturity, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. UK pay TV revenues are forecast to reach US$9.3 billion in 2011, but revenues are only expected to reach US$9.6 billion in 2016.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK