Europe Digital TV News

Portuguese pay TV market continues to grow
Feb 26, 2009 – According to Portugal's Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), at the end of December 2008 the total number of subscribers to pay TV in the country reached 2.29 million, 75 thousand more than in the previous quarter.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Panasonic Announces First Line of DivX Certified® HDTVs
Feb 26, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced the first line of DivX Certified® HDTVs from Panasonic (Tokyo:6752; NYSE:PC), available in Europe. The Panasonic VIERA® 1080p full-HD flat panel TV enables consumers to playback DivX® video directly on the television.
News categories: DivX, Panasonic, Digital TV, Europe, Media Player, Smart TV

Telekomunikacja Polska (TP) Group selected data
Feb 26, 2009 – Telekomunikacja Polska (Warsaw: TPS) has provided selected data for the full year ended December 31, 2008. TV subscribers nearly doubled in the fourth quarter to 113 thousand, owing to the launch of TP's satellite TV service.
News categories: Telekomunikacja Polska, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Kabel Deutschland with double digit growth rates in revenue and EBITDA
Feb 26, 2009 – KDG was able to further expand its customer base despite the financial and economic crisis. RGUs for digital pay TV grew by 82,900 to a total of 846,300 units. At the end of 2008 the number of all digital pay TV users reached 2 million.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

IPTV Leads the Telco Transformation in 2009 Says Frost & Sullivan
Feb 26, 2009 – Since growing almost 85% from less than 3 million subscribers in 2006, to 5.5 million in 2007, IPTV adoption rates are slowing steadily. With this in mind, Frost & Sullivan has revised its 3-year CAGR downwards to less than 15%.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, UK

FASTWEB Full Year 2008 Results
Feb 26, 2009 – The Board of Directors of FASTWEB (Milan: FWB) has approved the draft financial statement for the year ending 31 December 2008. The IPTV service recorded a positive trend, with subscribers increasing by 13% in the year.
News categories: FASTWEB, IPTV, Italy, Results

BBC Trust launches public consultation on proposal for internet protocol television
Feb 26, 2009 – The BBC Trust has launched a public consultation on the BBC's proposal (Project Canvas) to develop a partnership to help enable the delivery of internet protocol TV. The proposal would allow viewers to watch on-demand services via TV sets.
News categories: BBC Trust, Project Canvas, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Cyfrowy Polsat report for the three months to 31 December 2008
Feb 26, 2009 – As at 31 December 2008 Cyfrowy Polsat (Warsaw: CPS) had 2,726,993 subscribers, 31.8% more than as at 31 December 2007, when the number was 2,068,328.
News categories: Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Telefónica Quarterly Results 2008 January - December
Feb 26, 2009 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its 2008 results. Pay TV accesses stood at over 2.2 million at the end of 2008, up almost 30% on the prior year, driven by net adds of 109,500 in the fourth quarter and some 519,500 in the year.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela