Europe Digital TV News

Free Deploys Movea's MotionIC™ In Next Generation Remote Controls
Jan 4, 2011 – Iliad's Free has announced that it is deploying Movea's MotionIC™ technologies in next generation remote controls that will come with the new Freebox set-top box (STB) launched in late December 2010 in France.
News categories: Iliad, Movea, France, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

European CE Market to End 2010 with a Positive Performance
Dec 21, 2010 – By the end of 2010, the European Consumer Electronics market will have recorded positive growth of +2%, signalling the end of the impact of the financial crisis on this sector, according to GfK.
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Europe, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

Telewizja Polsat Renews Capacity Lease at Eutelsat's Hot Bird Position
Dec 20, 2010 – Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Telewizja Polsat have announced the long-term renewal of a capacity contract on the HOT BIRD™ 6 satellite located at Eutelsat's prime video neighbourhood at 13degrees East.
News categories: Eutelsat, Polsat, Content Distribution, Poland, Satellite

Telenet launches Yelo: watching TV on iPad, iPhone, laptop and PC
Dec 17, 2010 – Telenet has launched Yelo (pronounced as 'yellow') a multimedia platform enabling digital TV customers to watch television programmes and videos not only on the familiar TV screen, but also on an iPad, an iPhone.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, IPTV, Mobile, Streaming, Tablet

HD TV broadcasts via LTE pilot networks of Telefónica O2 Germany
Dec 17, 2010 – The LTE pilot networks of Telefónica O2 Germany (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) in Halle an der Saale and Teutschenthal have been successfully put into operation. Telefónica O2 Germany has given an impressive display of the applications that are possible with LTE.
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Telefónica O2, 5G, Broadband, Content Distribution, Germany, IPTV, Streaming

MTG Launches Viasat 3D
Dec 16, 2010 – Modern Times Group (STO:MTGB, MTGA) has announced that Viasat Broadcasting is the first Scandinavian pay-TV operator to launch a 3D TV service. Viasat 3D is now available to satellite subscribers through Viasat's digital OnDemand set-top box.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, Metaverse, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

Telecom Italia announces new Cubovision platform for digital content
Dec 15, 2010 – Telecom Italia (Milan:TIT) has launched Cubovision® a broadband service that combines broadcast and broadband to deliver interactive TV, taking advantage of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) processors to transform home TVs into online multimedia centres.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Intel Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Free introduces Freebox Revolution Gateway and Set-top Box
Dec 14, 2010 – As part of its new Freebox Revolution offer, Iliad subsidiary Free has introduced the 'freebox server' home gateway and Intel® (NASDAQ: INTC) ATOM™ CE4100 processor-based 'freebox player' set-top box to the French market.
News categories: Iliad, Intel Corp, Apps, Blu-ray, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, France, Gateway, Home Server, IPTV, Router, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Sky Deutschland launches cable PVR
Dec 14, 2010 – Sky Deutschland (XETRA: SKYD.DE) has launched a version of it Sky+ personal video recorder (PVR) for cable networks in Germany. The HD box has a 160GB hard disk, and supports the reception of 3D-HD with a 3D-capable TV
News categories: Sky Deutschland, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Metaverse, Set Top Box