Europe Digital TV News

Digital Pay TV in Russia reaches 6 million subscribers
Apr 20, 2010 – According to iKS-Consulting, in Russia the number of subscribers to digital television in 2009 exceeded 6 million with 85% receiving digital by satellite and 6% through IPTV.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Portugal to switch off analogue in April 2012
Apr 20, 2010 – Portugal's Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) has approved its draft detailed plan for the cessation of analogue terrestrial broadcasting in the country.
News categories: ANACOM, Digital TV, Portugal, Regulation, Terrestrial

724k subscribers for n DTH in Poland at end-1Q10
Apr 19, 2010 – TVN S.A. has provided selected data for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The 'n' DTH platform had 724 thousand subscribers while 'Telewizja na kartę' (TNK) had 307 thousand active pre-paid customers at the end of the period.
News categories: TVN Group, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

TEO LT adds 6k DVB-T and IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 19, 2010 – TEO LT (Vilnius:TEO1L) has released its results for the first quarter of 2010. During January-March 2010, the number of TV subscribers increased 6.1 thousand (DVB-T users up 3.9 thousand; IPTV users up 2.2 thousand) to a total of 108.5 thousand.
News categories: TEO LT, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Sky Player Continues Online Expansion with Humax Deal
Apr 14, 2010 – The BSkyB (LSE:BSY) online TV service is soon to launch across Humax's new range of IP-enabled digital boxes for Freeview HD. This includes the already launched Humax HD-FOX T2, and an HD digital TV recorder planned for the coming months.
News categories: BSkyB, Humax, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Selects Harmonic for Digital Transition Project
Apr 13, 2010 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) has selected Harmonic's IP-based digital terrestrial transmission technologies and related services to support CyBC's rollout of digital public television.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, CyBC, Content Distribution, Cyprus, NABShow, Terrestrial

Edgeware Advances Amis TV in Slovenia and Croatia
Apr 12, 2010 – Edgeware has announced that Amis Telekom has selected the company's video servers to power their advanced on-demand TV services, which have been rolled out in record time in Slovenia and Croatia.
News categories: Edgeware, Amis Telekom, Content Distribution, Croatia, IPTV, Slovenia

Cablecom broadcasts the first 3D television in Switzerland
Apr 12, 2010 – In the framework of a pilot project, cablecom is the first cable network operator to broadcast a programme in 3D in Switzerland. The final of the US Masters golf tournament in Augusta was broadcast in 3D.
News categories: cablecom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Metaverse, Switzerland

CSA authorises 16 DVB-H channels for France
Apr 9, 2010 – France's CSA has issued broadcasting licences to 13 private channels that it has selected following a call for applications to provide mobile TV (TMP). It has also granted licences to three public channels selected by the Government.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Regulation