Europe Digital TV News

Nearly 300 million BBC iPlayer viewings
Dec 4, 2008 – According to Jana Bennett, Director BBC Vision, total requests for BBC iPlayer views online are 237 million (to the end of November) with a further 61 million TV requests to view via Virgin Media (to the end of October).
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Sky Player TV Uses Microsoft Silverlight and PlayReady Technology
Dec 4, 2008 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and BSkyB (LSE:BSY) have announced that Microsoft Silverlight and PlayReady technologies are enabling Sky Player TV, Sky's new online TV service.
News categories: BSkyB, Microsoft, Digital TV, Ireland, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Dutch digital TV connections rise 5.4%, 4 million mark in sight
Dec 4, 2008 – The total number of digital TV connections rose during the third quarter by 5.4 percent, or 195,700 net additions, to 3.82 million, increasing its share of the entire TV market to 49.5 percent, according to Telecompaper's Dutch TV quarterly report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers

Romanian Pay-TV subscribers up 22%
Dec 3, 2008 – According to the latest half yearly report published by Romania's Autoritatii Nationale pentru Comunicatii (ANC), the total number of pay TV subscribers in the country has risen from 4.56 million at the end of June 2007 to 5.58 million by mid-2008.
News categories: Autoritatea Naţională pentru Administrare şi Reglementare în Comunicaţii, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Swedish AirplusTV closes Digital Terrestrial pay-TV deal with Telecom Italia
Dec 2, 2008 – AirplusTV Group and Telecom Italia Media finalized the agreement for the transfer of all activities concerning the Digital Terrestrial pay-TV platform La7 Cartapi'u to the Italian division of AirplusTV.
News categories: AirplusTV, Telecom Italia Media, Italy, MandA, Terrestrial

Parks Associates research shows U.K. the Leading European Nation for DVRs
Dec 2, 2008 – The United Kingdom is the first European nation to adopt digital video recorders (DVRs) in significant numbers, according to international research firm Parks Associates' new study Entertainment 2.0 in Europe.
News categories: Parks Associates, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Spain, UK

Antenna Hungária 'MinDig TV' digital terrestrial television service launched on December 1
Dec 1, 2008 – Antenna Hungária's MinDig TV, the subscription-free digital terrestrial television service, was launched on December 1, 2008 at 5:30 PM with Duna TV HD and Duna II Autonómia SD format programs.
News categories: Antenna Hungária, MinDig TV, Digital TV, Hungary, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Telekom Slovenije Income Still Increasing
Nov 28, 2008 – Telekom Slovenije (Ljubljana: TLSG) has announced its results for the January to September 2008 period. The number of IPTV (SiOL TV) ports increased by 96% to 65,929 connections compared with 33,580 at the end of September 2007.
News categories: Telekom Slovenije, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Slovenia, Subscribers

Comstar-United Telesystems OJSC Financial Results For The Third Quarter
Nov 28, 2008 – COMSTAR-United TeleSystems (LSE: CMST) has announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. The consolidation of STREAM-TV's regional operations will boost Comstar's pay-TV subscriber base to more than 2 million users.
News categories: Comstar, STREAM-TV, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers