Europe Digital TV News

Germany: Consumer Electronics market displays sound growth in the first half of 2011
Aug 22, 2011 – Results from the latest Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX) show that the industry continues to grow. In the first half of the year, the market demonstrated a value increase of 4.3% compared to HY1 2010.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Mobile, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

TTK Chooses Netris for IPTV Roll Out in Western Siberia
Aug 19, 2011 – Netris has deployed for TTK, one of the largest service providers in Russia, its Netris End-to-end Solution to deliver IPTV services to Novosibirsk and other cities of the Western Siberia Region.
News categories: Netris, TTK, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia

Vodafone Netherlands launches broadband, phone and TV over fibre
Aug 15, 2011 – Vodafone (LSE: VOD, NASDAQ: VOD) has launched a triple play service of broadband, telephony and television in the Netherlands. The service offers a basic package with more than sixty television channels and broadband speeds up to 100Mb/s.
News categories: Vodafone, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Netherlands

Montenegro gets fourth cable TV operator
Aug 12, 2011 – Montenegro's Agency for Electronic Media has authorised a fourth cable TV operator, MEDIA NET d.o.o., for the country. The service offers a basic package consisting of 35 channels and will be available in Podgorica, Rožaje and Berane.
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, MEDIA NET d.o.o., Cable TV, Digital TV, Montenegro

Telfort launches IPTV for its broadband customers
Aug 9, 2011 – Telfort (Amsterdam:KPN) of the Netherlands is now making available IPTV (Interactieve TV) to all of its broadband customers. The basic package includes 55 TV channels and 90 radio stations, with customers receiving a PVR as part of the service.
News categories: Telfort, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Netherlands

Number of UK Quad Play Homes Will Treble by 2016
Aug 9, 2011 – Slightly fewer than half of UK households today are 'multiplay'. A new report by Strategy Analytics says that this number will grow to 67 percent by 2016. By the end of 2011, an estimated 613,000 UK subscribers will take a 'quad play' service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

BBC launches new BBC iPlayer for TV
Aug 8, 2011 – The BBC has launched a new version of BBC iPlayer for TV. For the first time, BBC iPlayer on TV is personalised, specifically designed for the living room, and easy to use.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Gaming, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

ASTRA 1N Roars into Space on Board Ariane 5
Aug 7, 2011 – SES (Paris, LuxX: SESG) has announced that its new ASTRA 1N satellite has been successfully launched on board an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, on August 6th at 19:52 pm local time (0:52 am Central European Summer Time on August 7th).
News categories: SES S.A., Europe, Satellite

Connected SHARP TVs powered by Onyx reach Italian consumers
Aug 5, 2011 – SHARP's connected HDTVs, incorporating Oregan's Onyx browser, are now available for purchase by Italian consumers. The Oregan connectivity technology works as the OTT media delivery engine powering the TV's AQUOS NET functionality.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Sharp Corp, Italy, Middleware, Smart Home, Smart TV