Europe Digital TV News

Pan-European 3D Channel Brava3D Starts on Astra
Nov 22, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris, LuxX: SESG) has announced that the Dutch TV channel Brava3D started broadcasting via the ASTRA satellite at 23.5 degrees East. Brava3D is the first pan-European 3D channel providing a mix of classical music, opera and ballet in 3D quality.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite

TiVo and Telenor's Canal Digital to Bring the TiVo Revolution to Scandinavia
Nov 19, 2010 – Canal Digital and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced the start of a strategic alliance which will see TiVo products introduced as the premier consumer experience for Canal Digital DTH customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Telenor, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Middleware, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

Belgacom Signs Strategic Partnership with blinkx to Power Video Search
Nov 17, 2010 – blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) has announced a strategic partnership with Belgacom (Brussels: BELG) to power TV and Video Search across Belgacom's new entertainment platform. The strategic partnership is exclusive for Belgium and Luxembourg.
News categories: blinkx, Belgacom, Belgium, Content Distribution, IPTV, Luxembourg, Mobile, Streaming

SFR launches 'neufbox EVOLUTION' home gateway and STB
Nov 16, 2010 – SFR (Paris:VIV), France's second-biggest telecom operator, has launched a new triple-play home gateway and personal video recorder combination supporting DSL and fibre for broadband and 3D and 1080p HD for TV viewing.
News categories: SFR, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, France, Gateway, IPTV, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Towercom Bulgaria Selects Thomson for New DTTV Network
Nov 16, 2010 – Towercom Bulgaria has selected Thomson Broadcast as a strategic supplier in the rollout of a DVB-T-based digital terrestrial television (DTTV) network across Bulgaria.
News categories: Thomson Broadcast, Towercom, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Terrestrial

MTG Makes OnDemand Pay-TV Offering Available on Internet Enabled Televisions
Nov 11, 2010 – MTG (OMX: MTGA, MTGB) has entered into a cooperation with LG Electronics (KSE: 066570) in the Nordic region. Viasat is making its Viasat OnDemand internet pay-TV services available directly on all LG TV sets enabled with NetCast functionality.
News categories: MTG, LG Electronics, Denmark, Digital TV, Norway, Smart TV, Streaming, Sweden

BT Vision adds a new dimension to films
Nov 10, 2010 – BT (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) has entered into an agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the video-on-demand rights in the UK to all the 3D movie titles the studio will release over the next 12 months.
News categories: BT Vision, IPTV, Metaverse, UK

10 million customers now choose BSkyB
Nov 8, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that it has reached its target of 10 million TV customers, making it the choice of 36% of households in the UK and Ireland. Since the target was set in August 2004, a further 2.6 million customers have joined Sky.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Virgin Media announces details of new TiVo-powered next generation connected TV service
Nov 3, 2010 – Virgin Media (NASDAQ:VMED, LSE:VMED) has announced the first details of its upcoming TiVo-powered (NASDAQ: TIVO) HD/3D set top box which will give customers a whopping 1 TeraByte of storage for personal recordings.
News categories: Virgin Media, TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK