Europe Digital TV News

Viaccess and Orca Interactive Power Boxer TV Service with Pace and SoftAtHome
Sep 2, 2010 – Viaccess (Paris and NYSE: FTE) and its subsidiary Orca Interactive have announced that their integrated solution will power Swedish broadcaster Boxer's hybrid services with live premium content and video on-demand (VOD).
News categories: Viaccess, Orca Interactive, Boxer, SoftAtHome, Pace plc, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVB-T2, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Sweden, Terrestrial

Sky Deutschland 3D service to launch October 2010
Sep 2, 2010 – Following on from the first ever HD 3D live football broadcast in Germany, Sky Deutschland (XETRA: SKYD.DE) is again the first to bring the experience of 3D to homes all across Germany and Austria with the launch of the new service this October.
News categories: Sky Deutschland, Austria, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box

DivX Supports New Video-on-Demand Service From Media Markt
Sep 2, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced at the IFA trade show a new cooperation with Media Markt, Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer, to launch a online movie store for the German market.
News categories: DivX, Media Markt, Germany, IFABerlin, Media Player, Streaming

BSkyB reaches high definition landmarks
Sep 2, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has now attracted more than three million HD subscribers, over 30% of its subscribers. In the three months ending 30th June, Sky increased its HD customer base by 429,000, bringing twelve month cumulative growth to 1.6 million.
News categories: BSkyB, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Technicolor Updates Its Set-top Boxes to Enhance the TV Experience for Bouygues Telecom Bbox Customers
Sep 2, 2010 – Technicolor (Paris: FR0010918292; NYSE: TCH) and Bouygues Telecom have announced the development of a new TV user interface for Bouygues Telecom Bbox customers and new software for the Technicolor DBI 8500 set-top boxes used by Bouygues.
News categories: Technicolor, Bouygues Telecom, France, Middleware, Set Top Box

SES ASTRA Takes 3D Initiative
Sep 2, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG; LuxX:SESG) has announced an initiative to support the introduction of 3D TV in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite

MRI Progress Licenses Virage Logic ARC® Video 401V Subsystem for Digital TV Applications
Sep 1, 2010 – Virage Logic (NASDAQ:VIRL) has announced that MRI (Microelectronics Research Institute) Progress has licensed Virage Logic's ARC Video 401V subsystem. MRI Progress will integrate the subsystem into a SoC targeting digital TV applications.
News categories: Virage Logic, MRI Progress, ICs, Russia, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Romania cancels tender for DTT multiplexes
Aug 31, 2010 – Following the official announcement that the switch to digital terrestrial broadcasting will be delayed by three years to 2015, Romania's Communications Authority (ANCOM) has cancelled the auction of the country's first two DTT multiplexes.
News categories: ANCOM, Content Distribution, Regulation, Romania, Terrestrial

Telekom Slovenia Chooses Netgem For Next Generation Hybrid IPTV
Aug 31, 2010 – Telekom Slovenia (Ljubljana:TLSG) has announced the deployment of Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) smart Set Top Box technology and NetgemTV middleware to upgrade its legacy IPTV infrastructure.
News categories: Netgem, Telekom Slovenia, Planet9, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Slovenia