Europe Digital TV News

47% of DSL subscribers in France had TV-over-DSL at the end of 2009
May 5, 2010 – France's telecoms authority, ARCEP, has published its latest market survey up to the end of the second quarter 2009.At the end of the period, 44% of ADSL subscribers, or 7.7 million, were also subscribing to TV-over-DSL.
News categories: ARCEP, Broadband, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Numericable Builds True HD 3-D Video-on-Demand Platform With Cisco
May 5, 2010 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that France-based cable service provider Numericable is building one of the world's first High-Definition (HD) 3-D video-on-demand (VOD) services based on the Cisco® Content Delivery System platform.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Numericable, Cable TV, Content Distribution, France, Metaverse

Finecom Deploys Software-based Security for DVB-C/IP Hybrid Network from Verimatrix
May 5, 2010 – Verimatrix has announced the deployment of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for DVB Hybrid on the Finecom Telecommunications DVB-C/IP hybrid network. Finecom is the second largest cable operator in Switzerland.
News categories: Verimatrix, Finecom, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Switzerland

Five Digital TV industry players join forces to promote 3D"HD TV in France
May 5, 2010 – Numericable, Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), Nagravision (SWX:KUD.VX) and Sagemcom have joined together into a '3D"HD ALLIANCE' to promote 3D in high definition (3D"HD) in France.
News categories: Sagemcom, Nagravision, Cisco Systems, Panasonic, Numericable, Cable TV, France, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SKY Italia subscribers down 39,000 in 1Q10
May 4, 2010 – News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has reported results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2010. SKY Italia reported a quarter-end subscriber base of 4.7 million, a decline of 39,000 from the previous quarter end.
News categories: SKY Italia, News Corp, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

e-téra selects Anevia to deploy advanced IPTV services over FTTH
May 4, 2010 – Anevia has announced that e-téra has chosen Anevia's IPTV and video on demand servers to deploy IPTV services over fiber to the home (FTTH) in the French towns of Toulouse and Albi.
News categories: Anevia, e-téra, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV

MaxLinear Partners with Cocom to Deliver DVB-T2 Certified Freeview HD Set-Top Box
May 4, 2010 – MaxLinear has announced that its MxL5007T global digital terrestrial TV RF receiver IC has passed DVB-T2 certification in the UK as part of a set-top box (STB) designed by Cocom Consumer Electronics.
News categories: MaxLinear, Cocom, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Kabel Deutschland First to Launch CI+ Modules in Germany
May 4, 2010 – NDS has announced that Kabel Deutschland, Germany's largest cable network operator and biggest triple play provider, is to introduce Common Interface Plus (CI+) modules based on the NDS VideoGuard® conditional access (CA) system.
News categories: NDS Group, Kabel Deutschland, ANGA COM, Cable TV, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, Germany

Kabelsignal Deploys Harmonic IP-Based Digital Video and Edge Processing Solutions
May 4, 2010 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Kabelsignal has deployed Harmonic's market-leading IP-based video processing solutions for its kabelDigitalTV service in Austria.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Kabelsignal, ANGA COM, Austria, Cable TV, Content Distribution