Europe Digital TV News

Video Revenue in Italy's Telecom Market will Triple its Share by 2014
Jul 7, 2009 – In Italy's telecom market, video revenue will triple its share of total revenue by 2014, presenting a US$4.4 billion revenue opportunity for operators, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

Number of U.K. Online Videos Viewed up 47 Percent Vs. Year Ago
Jul 6, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released data from the comScore Video Metrix service, indicating that the total number of videos viewed online in the U.K. in April 2009 grew 47 percent versus year ago to 4.7 billion videos.
News categories: comScore, Advertising, Market Research, Streaming, UK

TechniSat Digital expands range of STBs for Cyfrowy Dom's 'Telewizja na kartę'
Jul 2, 2009 – TechniSat Digital is now offering two new set-top-boxes for Poland's Telewizja na kartę, completing the range of satellite receivers for the biggest pre-paid platform in Central Europe.
News categories: TechniSat, Telewizja na kartę, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box

NorDig releases a DVB-T2 specification
Jul 1, 2009 – NorDig has specified the minimum requirements for receivers that can receive NorDig compliant signals based on the DVB-T2 specification.
News categories: NorDig, Denmark, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial

DVB-T2 trial begins in Seville
Jun 30, 2009 – Since June 1st, 2009, Spain's FURIA project has been running a pilot in the city of Seville to perform validation testing on high-definition TV transmission via DVB-T2. The trial is the first of its kind in Spain.
News categories: FURIA, Abertis Telecom, SIDSA, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Spain, Terrestrial

CANAL+ content to be available on Xbox in France
Jun 29, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and the the CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) have announced a strategic partnership for the distribution of CANAL+ products and services on Microsoft platforms in France.
News categories: Xbox, CANAL+, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Streaming

FRANSAT, Free DTT Via Satellite Offering, Launches across France
Jun 29, 2009 – Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced the full commercial launch of FRANSAT, the new service giving satellite access in metropolitan France to all French free DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) channels.
News categories: FRANSAT, Eutelsat, Digital TV, France, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Nine million digital video recorders sold in the UK
Jun 29, 2009 – Latest research from Ofcom reveals that more viewers are taking greater control over the way they watch television as the total number of digital video recorders sold reaches almost nine million (8.9 million).
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Belgacom expands IPTV services with Nokia Siemens Networks
Jun 25, 2009 – Belgacom TV (Euronext: BELG) has added 250,000 customers since January 2008 driven by the implementation of an IPTV platform from Nokia Siemens Networks that introduced HDTV, VoD, PVR and interactive services for both new and existing Belgacom TV subscribers.
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Belgacom, Belgium, Content Distribution, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Subscribers