Europe Digital TV News

VolgaTelecom launches IPTV in Russia
Jan 19, 2011 – VolgaTelecom, operating in 11 regions of Russia's Volga Federal District, has announced that it has begun offering IPTV services in all parts of its operational footprint.
News categories: VolgaTelecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia

2.65 million connected TVs for France this year
Jan 18, 2011 – SIMAVELEC expects that of the 8.95 million TVs to be sold in France this year 900,000 will be 3D capable and 2.65 million will be connectable to the internet.
News categories: SIMAVELEC, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV, Streaming

Ofcom releases 3Q 2010 UK Digital Television Update
Jan 18, 2011 – Consumer survey results for the third quarter of 2010 show that take-up of digital television in UK households stood at 92.6%, up by 3.1 percentage points year on year. This figure was flat quarter on quarter.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

SES ASTRA Expands in Central and Eastern Europe and Enters the Bulgarian Market
Jan 17, 2011 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG, LuxX:SESG) has announced that the Bulgarian Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator Satellite BG will use three transponders at SES ASTRA's 23.5°E orbital position for broadcasting its channel portfolio to TV homes across Bulgaria.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite

T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) Selects Eutelsat to Roll-out MAXtv Pay-TV Across Croatia
Jan 14, 2011 – T-Hrvatski Telekom (Reuters:THTC.L, HT.ZA; Bloomberg:THTC LI, HTRA CZ) has selected the 16°E satellite neighbourhood operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) to extend reach of its MAXtv pay-TV platform to all homes across Croatia.
News categories: Eutelsat, T-Hrvatski Telekom, Content Distribution, Croatia, Satellite

Vodafone Iceland Selects Amino's Next Generation IPTV Set-Top Boxes For Rollout
Jan 10, 2011 – Vodafone Iceland has selected Amino Communications' (LSE AIM: AMO) next generation HD set-top boxes (STB) for the next phase of its IPTV service rollout.
News categories: Amino, Vodafone, Digital TV, Iceland, IPTV, Set Top Box

ACCESS DTV Browser and DLNA Solutions to Support Electra Entertainment's Hybrid DVB/IP Connected TV
Jan 7, 2011 – ACCESS CO. (TOKYO: 4813) has signed a software license agreement with Electra Entertainment. The agreement brings ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser for TV and NetFront™ Living Connect to Electra's Trove™ hybrid DVB/IP connected TV software platform.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Electra Entertainment, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

TiVo and Virgin Media Deploy the World's Most Advanced Cable Set-Top Box
Jan 6, 2011 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) (LSE: VMED) is deploying Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo, its new next-generation TV offering to its customers across the United Kingdom.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Virgin Media, Cable TV, CES2025, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

Albania's DigitAlb Pay-TV Platform Extends to 2020 its Eutelsat Satellite Capacity
Jan 6, 2011 – DigitAlb has announced that it has secured its satellite resources for digital broadcasting with Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) to June 2020. The company has extended for an extra three years its contract with Eutelsat for transponders at 16degrees East.
News categories: Eutelsat, DigitAlb, Albania, Satellite