Europe Digital TV News

ProSieben adds DVB-T to mobile broadband with Vodafone
Oct 18, 2009 – Germany's ProSieben, in co-operation with Vodafone (London:VOD), has launched a mobile broadband dongle with a built-in DVB-T receiver.
News categories: ProSieben, Vodafone, Germany, Peripherals / Accessories, Terrestrial

Mediaset plans internet TV service
Oct 17, 2009 – In documents sent to potential suppliers, Mediaset has revealed plans to launch television via the internet from December 2009. Initially channels will be accessible only via a PC with a set-top box for TV viewing planned for 2010.
News categories: Mediaset, Digital TV, Italy, Set Top Box, Streaming

Slovak Telekom starts Magio TV DTH trial
Oct 16, 2009 – Slovak Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE, NYSE: DT) has taken preparatory steps towards launching satellite DTH in Slovakia. The company has registered the brand name MagioSat TV for the service and is running trials on the Amos 3 satellite at 4°W.
News categories: Slovak Telekom, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Slovakia

BBC and Arqiva agree UK terrestrial HD network roll out
Oct 16, 2009 – The BBC and Arqiva have announced that the agreement to upgrade the relevant parts of the UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission network to DVB-T2 has been confirmed.
News categories: Arqiva, BBC, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, UK

TEO LT passes 90k TV subscriber mark
Oct 16, 2009 – TEO LT (Vilnius:TEO1L) has released its third quarter 2009 results. During the last 12 months the number of TV service (IPTV and DTT) users almost doubled and at the end of September amounted to 91.7 thousand.
News categories: TEO LT, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

More than 700 on-demand audiovisual services available in Europe
Oct 16, 2009 – The European Audiovisual Observatory and the Direction du développement des médias (France) have published a new study entitled Video on Demand and Catch-Up Television in Europe.
News categories: European Audiovisual Observatory, DDM, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Terrestrial, Turkey, UK

Vectra leads in digital cable in Poland
Oct 16, 2009 – According to Poland's Chamber for Electronic Communication (Polska Izba Komunikacji Elektronicznej - PIKE), Vectra has the largest number of subscribers in Poland receiving digital cable TV, with a total of 220,000.
News categories: Polska Izba Komunikacji Elektronicznej, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Poland, Subscribers

Cablecom and Swiss Television launch TV on demand
Oct 15, 2009 – In cooperation with Swiss Television, cablecom has launched TV on demand. cablecom customers in the greater Zurich area can now catch up on all programmes produced by Swiss Television at any time for up to a week after their initial broadcast.
News categories: cablecom, Swiss Television, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, Switzerland

Sky Player to launch on IP Vision's Fetch TV
Oct 15, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced an agreement with IP Vision to make its online TV service, Sky Player, available via IP Vision's Fetch TV devices. From early 2010, the deal will allow customers to receive some of Sky's channels through Fetch TV's set-top boxes.
News categories: IP Vision, BSkyB, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK