Europe Digital TV News

Continued growth for COGECO despite the difficult economic climate
Jan 14, 2009 – COGECO (TSX: CGO) has announced its results for the first quarter of 2009, ended November 30, 2008. Digital Television service net additions stood at 23,617 customers compared to 16,253 customers for the same period in the prior year.
News categories: COGECO, Cable TV, Canada, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

Nortel Obtains Court Orders for Creditor Protection
Jan 14, 2009 – Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE/TSX: NT) has announced that the Company, Nortel Networks Limited and certain other Canadian subsidiaries have obtained an Order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for creditor protection.
News categories: Nortel, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Finance, IPTV, UK, USA

Boxer subscriptions fall slightly due to tough competition in the mature Swedish digital TV market
Jan 14, 2009 – On 31 December 2008, Boxer had 689,000 digital TV subscriptions. The number of subscriptions fell by just under three percent during the year, from 709,000 at the beginning of the year.
News categories: Boxer, Denmark, Digital TV, Ireland, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

Portugal Telecom announces creation of DTT Forum
Jan 13, 2009 – Portugal Telecom (PT) [Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT] has announced the constitution of the DTT Forum. The new DTT Forum ensures access by the Portuguese to all information related to the transition from analogue television to DTT.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, DVR, Portugal, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Technology Alliance to launch pay DTT in Spain
Jan 13, 2009 – The digital technology companies SIDSA and Secuenzia have entered into an alliance to launch pay Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), possibly in 2009, with new, attractive and high quality content.
News categories: SIDSA, Secuenzia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Bis TV Online, France's first P2P Internet TV
Jan 13, 2009 – AB Groupe has launched, for the first time in France, a television service over the Internet, Bis TV Online, using peer-to-peer (P2P) technology.
News categories: AB Groupe, RayV, Bis TV Online, Digital TV, France, Media Player, Streaming

Babelgum launches with Vodafone UK a 'free tv' service for 3g mobile phones
Jan 12, 2009 – Babelgum has launched a six month trial with Vodafone UK for Babelgum Mobile, a new Internet Mobile TV service which allows Vodafone UK (London: VOD) contract customers with mobile internet bundles to enjoy a range of video clips free of charge.
News categories: Babelgum, Vodafone, 5G, Mobile, UK

Spain - January DTT monthly update released
Jan 12, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, DTT coverage in Spain increased further to reach over 90% at the close of 2008. Equipment with built-in DTT, mainly TVs, achieved some of the highest sales figures of the year in November.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

French Digital TV Satellite Offer Tops One Million Households At End 2008
Jan 12, 2009 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that TNTSAT has further extended its reach. Only 16 months after its launch more than one million TNTSAT receivers have already been distributed to French households.
News categories: TNTSAT, SES ASTRA, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box