Europe Digital TV News

ADB To Deliver HD DVR-Enabled IPTV Service To Altibox
Sep 13, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX:ADBN) has announced that it signed an agreement to supply two advanced IPTV devices, which will enable Altibox to offer its customers an HD IPTV service with PVR functionality.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Altibox, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Norway

ADB delivers hybrid HD set-top box for ITI Neovision
Sep 12, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX:ADBN) has announced that it will deliver hybrid set-top boxes to ITI Neovision (Luxembourg: ITIH), to help strengthen ITI Neovision's satellite pay-TV service 'n's leadership in the fast-changing Polish DTH market.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, ITI Neovision, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home

SFR Selects WYPLAY for its Next Generation of HD IP-STB
Sep 11, 2009 – WYPLAY has been selected by SFR (Paris: VIV) to collaborate with its technical team to develop the software for its next generation of HD IP-STB (Set Top Box).
News categories: WYPLAY, SFR, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

SmarDTV Ships New Product in Spain to Support DTT Pay TV Services
Sep 11, 2009 – SmarDTV (SWX:KUD.VX) has announced the deployment of its SmarCAM-3 module. The module supports the launch of the 'TDT Premium' pay DTT service operated by Spain's Abertis Telecom (Madrid: ABE.MC).
News categories: SmarDTV, Abertis Telecom, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Spain, Terrestrial

Market Ready For Launch Of DVB-T2 Services
Sep 11, 2009 – The launch of DVB-T2 HD services is on schedule to take place later this year in the United Kingdom, with further launches expected in several other European countries including Finland and Serbia.
News categories: DVB Project, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Finland, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Serbia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Nagravision and Deutsche Telekom to Bring Tvister Recommendation Service to TV Screens
Sep 11, 2009 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD) and Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) have announced they have partnered to port the tvister recommendation service to TV screens. The companies will demonstrate Deutsche Telekom's tvister service at IBC 2009.
News categories: Nagravision, Deutsche Telekom, Digital TV, Germany, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

Pace Unveils DVB-T2 Freeview HD Box at IBC 09
Sep 11, 2009 – At this year's IBC, Pace (LSE:PIC) will unveil its set-top box based on the DVB-T2 transmission standard. The box, expected to be one of the first to market for Freeview HD, will be available through retail distribution in the UK.
News categories: Pace plc, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Norway's Altibox Selects Harmonic's VOD and Digital Mosaic Solutions
Sep 11, 2009 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) has announced that Altibox (formerly Lyse Tele) has deployed Harmonic's StreamLiner® video servers, Armada® intelligent asset management, and ProStream™ 8000 digital mosaic solution across Norway and Denmark.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Altibox, Content Distribution, Denmark, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Norway

APRICO, Axel Springer and TVBLOB OTT CE device lets consumers build custom TV channels
Sep 11, 2009 – APRICO Solutions has announced a deal with TVBLOB that will result in the world's first over-the-top (OTT) CE device enabling consumers to create custom TV channels based around their favorite television programs.
News categories: APRICO, TVBLOB, Axel Springer, IBCShow, Italy, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming