Europe Digital TV News

KPN to withdraw DVB-H mobile TV service
Mar 30, 2011 – KPN (Amsterdam:KPN) of the Netherlands plans to discontinue its MobielTV DVB-H mobile television service from June 1st, owing to lack of demand.
News categories: KPN, Digital TV, Mobile, Netherlands

Romtelecom to take over customers and assets of AKTA Satelit
Mar 29, 2011 – Romtelecom (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE) has signed a contract with Digital Cable Systems (DCS) for the takeover of the assets and the customer base of DCS' AKTA Satelit satellite TV service.
News categories: Romtelecom, AKTA, MandA, Romania, Satellite

Belarus plans DVB-T2 broadcasting trial
Mar 29, 2011 – Belarusian telecommunications company Giprosvjaz has announced that it plans to conduct DVB-T2 DTT trials in the country in the May-June 2011 timeframe.
News categories: Giprosvjaz, BelGIE, Beltelecom, BRTBC, Belarus, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial

European Digital Television market continues to be dynamic: more platforms, channels and HD
Mar 28, 2011 – Information in the MAVISE database, created for the European Commission by the European Audiovisual Observatory, shows that more than 400 HD channels were operating in the EU in December 2010.
News categories: MAVISE, European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Amino secures further order to support Telecom Italia's Cubovison rollout
Mar 28, 2011 – Amino (AIM:AMO) has secured a follow-on order to provide its hybrid/OTT technology to support Telecom Italia's (Milan:TIT) deployment of its Cubovision all-in-one multimedia broadband service.
News categories: Amino, Telecom Italia, Digital TV, Italy, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

ASTRA Reach Grows by 40 Percent on 23.5 Degrees East in Benelux Markets
Mar 24, 2011 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has announced that it increased its technical reach from the orbital position 23.5 degrees East in the Benelux markets by more than 200,000 households to a total of 740,000.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Belgium, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite

ASTRA Increases Reach over All Platforms
Mar 23, 2011 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) has announced that it has extended its technical reach across Europe, and now serves 135 million TV homes in Europe and North Africa via its satellite fleet.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Middle-East, Satellite, Set Top Box

Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6% growth in 2010
Mar 23, 2011 – Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6% growth in 2010 according to figures prepared by Point Topic and announced by the Broadband Forum. 2010 was also a landmark year for broadband subscriptions.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, USA, Video Exchange

EchoStar Europe Launches the World's First Freesat+ DVR With SlingLoaded® TV Anywhere
Mar 22, 2011 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ:SATS) has announced their SlingLoaded® HDS-600RS, the world's first HD digital video recorder to combine Freesat+ features with Sling Media's unique place-shifting ability, enabling TV anywhere, on all popular smartphones and tablets.
News categories: EchoStar Europe, Sling Media, Digital TV, DVR, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK