Europe Digital TV News

Tough competition in Swedish digital-TV market continues for Boxer
Apr 16, 2009 – As at 31 March, Boxer had 680,000 digital-TV subscribers. This figure applies to both Sweden and the new operation in Denmark. Overall, the number of customers in Sweden continues to fall as a result of increasing competition.
News categories: Boxer, Denmark, Digital TV, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

Croatia - Iskon launches IPTV service
Apr 16, 2009 – Iskon, part of T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT), has launched its Iskon.TV IPTV digital television service in Croatia. The service is available in Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Pula, Osijek, Velika Gorica, Samobor, Opatija and Solina.
News categories: Iskon, Croatia, Digital TV, IPTV

Lattelecom Terrestrial to be Available Throughout Latvia by Year-End
Apr 15, 2009 – Lattelecom's Terrestrial TV services will be available throughout Latvia by the end of 2009, the company has announced. The system is being tested right now and, at the end of April, Lattelecom will begin to also test pay channels.
News categories: Lattelecom, Digital TV, Latvia, Terrestrial

Terrestrial high-definition TV pilot launched in UK with Arqiva and Enensys
Apr 15, 2009 – Arqiva and Enensys are playing a leading role in the terrestrial high-definition TV (HDTV) pilot launched recently from the Crystal Palace transmitter in south London, utilising the new DVB-T2 standard.
News categories: Arqiva, Enensys, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, UK

4.5 million digital TV subscribers in Russia
Apr 14, 2009 – According to estimates by iKS-Consulting, the number of digital TV subscribers in Russia at the end of 2008 was 4.5 million, with around 30 providers operating in the region.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Spain - April DTT monthly update and annual report released
Apr 13, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, February sales of DTV tuners in Spain exceeded 576,000. The total volume of DTT receivers sold since 2003 is now around 17 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

COGECO passes 500k digital cable subscriber mark
Apr 9, 2009 – COGECO (TSX: CGO) has announced its financial results for the latest period. Digital Television service net additions stood at 25,102 and 48,719 customers for the quarter and first six months ended February 28, 2009, respectively.
News categories: COGECO, Cabovisão, Cable TV, Canada, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

Italy - February 2009 DTT decoder market
Apr 9, 2009 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of February 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Russia's North-West Telecom has 6,000 IPTV subscribers
Apr 9, 2009 – North-West Telecom has announced that its broadband subscriber base has exceeded 700,000. In December 2007, N.W.Telecom was one of the first companies in Russia to launch IPTV commercially and now has almost 6,000 connections.
News categories: North-West Telecom, Avangard, Fibre, IPTV, Russia, Subscribers