Europe Digital TV News

Multimedia Polska releases quarterly report
Feb 25, 2009 – As at 31 December 2008, Multimedia Polska (Warsaw:MMP) had 1,129,226 revenue generating units (RGUs), including 624,336 cable TV RGUs (of which 4,974 were IPTV RGUs and 70,732 were Digital TV RGUs).
News categories: Multimedia Polska, Cable TV, IPTV, Poland, Results, Subscribers

More than 5 million IPTV customers in Germany in 2013
Feb 25, 2009 – The market for IPTV in Germany will grow more strongly over the coming five years than previously predicted. According to a study by Detecon International, the sector can expect the 5-million-user threshold to be crossed as early as 2013.
News categories: Detecon, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

COMSTAR-UTS Launches IPTV For Mass Market
Feb 25, 2009 – COMSTAR-UTS (LSE: CMST) has announced that Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS), a member of COMSTAR-UTS, has launched interactive digital Internet TV services (IPTV). MGTS provides IPTV services as an agent of COMSTAR.
News categories: COMSTAR-UTS, Moscow City Telephone Network, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia

Tele Columbus and PrimaCom Choose NDS MediaHighway®
Feb 25, 2009 – NDS has announced that Tele Columbus and PrimaCom have selected NDS' advanced MediaHighway® middleware solution to power their pay-TV business, further reinforcing MediaHighway's leadership in the German pay-TV industry.
News categories: NDS Group, Tele Columbus, PrimaCom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Middleware, Set Top Box

Virgin Media Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Results
Feb 25, 2009 – Virgin Media (Nasdaq:VMED) has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. Total TV net additions were 44,500 in the quarter. 1.8m of Virgin Media's digital TV customers are now using VOD, representing a reach of 51.8%.
News categories: Virgin Media, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, UK

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2008 Full Year Financial Results
Feb 24, 2009 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its audited financial results for the fiscal year 2008. The total number of reported O2TV's customers reached 115 thousand at the end of 2008.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Magyar Telekom announces 2008 full year results
Feb 24, 2009 – Magyar Telekom (NYSE: MTA)(Budapest: MTELEKOM) has reported its results for 2008. Demand for the new satellite TV product was very strong, the number of customers reached 5,000 by the end of the year with additional 13,000 orders received.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, Hungary, IPTV, Montenegro, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

TechniSat Digital announced as Freesat manufacturer
Feb 24, 2009 – The UK's Freesat has appointed TechniSat Digital as a manufacturer of high definition digital satellite receivers for 2009.
News categories: TechniSat, Freesat, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

TechnoTrend integrated into the Kathrein Group
Feb 23, 2009 – Grassau based Görler Telekom GmbH, a Kathrein Group company, is taking over TechnoTrend GmbH in a so-called asset deal. TechnoTrend GmbH has sites in Erfurt and Unterfoehring near Munich.
News categories: TechnoTrend, Kathrein, Germany, MandA, Set Top Box