Europe Digital TV News

Kabel Deutschland launches new generation HD DVR
Sep 6, 2010 – Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has launched its new High Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR) from Sagemcom. The HD DVR will serve as the technical platform for KDG's VoD product which will be commercially launched later in the fiscal year.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Sagemcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, IFABerlin, Set Top Box

Russia's Continent TV offers STB from Topfield
Sep 3, 2010 – Continent TV in Russia has announced a new satellite set-top box (STB) from Topfield (CSD-03/IR). The standard definition box is pre-programmed for reception of Continent TV and Eastern Express with conditional access from Irdeto built-in.
News categories: Continent TV, Topfield, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box

Philips, Sharp and Loewe aim to create common platform for connected TVs
Sep 3, 2010 – Philips, creator of Net TV - a portal for online content applications on Philips TVs - is cooperating with Sharp and Loewe to define a common internet platform for connected TVs and other internet-enabled electronic devices across Europe and Russia.
News categories: Philips, Sharp, Loewe, Europe, HbbTV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Russia, Smart TV, Streaming

Dutch digital TV connections are more than 5 million
Sep 3, 2010 – According to Telecompaper, at the end of June 2010 cable accounted for 54.8 percent of digital TV connections in the Netherlands, up by 0.4 percentage points during the quarter. IPTV also increased its share by 2.3 percent y-o-y to 8.3 percent.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

NTV-Plus and Panasonic to launch 3D channel in Russia
Sep 3, 2010 – At a joint press conference, Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) and NTV-Plus officially announced the launch of Russia's first 3-D channel. Broadcast on the satellite platform of NTV-Plus, the service is scheduled to begin on October 15, 2010.
News categories: Panasonic, NTV-Plus, Metaverse, Russia, Satellite

DVB-T2 trial authorised in Slovakia
Sep 3, 2010 – Slovakia's Telecommunications Office (Telekomunikačný úrad SR - TÚ SR) has announced that it has given a licence to Towercom for DVB-H, DVB-T and DVB-T2 broadcasting on an experimental basis.
News categories: TÚ SR, Towercom, DVB-T2, Mobile, Regulation, Slovakia, Terrestrial

3D for Entertain: Deutsche Telekom conquers the third dimension
Sep 3, 2010 – Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) propels its Entertain TV offer into the third dimension: At the start of IFA 2010, all Entertain customers can call up the content of their choice via Videoload, the online video store.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Metaverse

DivX and Arcelik A.S. to Distribute DivX Plus™ HD Certified TVs in Europe
Sep 3, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Arcelik have announced a partnership to distribute DivX Plus HD Certified digital TVs (DTVs) in Europe. Arcelik's Arcelik, Beko and Grundig-branded DivX Plus HD Certified TVs will be available this fall.
News categories: DivX, Arcelik, Europe, Media Player, Smart TV, Turkey

Nova selects Pace to enable its nation-wide transition to HD
Sep 2, 2010 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has announced that it has been selected as the high definition (HD) PVR delivery partner for Nova, the sole satellite pay TV platform in Greece and part of the Forthnet Group, Greece's largest privately owned telco operator.
News categories: Pace plc, Forthnet, Nova, Digital TV, DVR, Greece, Satellite, Set Top Box