Europe Digital TV News

Cyfrowy Polsat Launches EchoStar Europe's High Definition STBs
Nov 24, 2008 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced that its advanced, high definition (HD) set-top box (STB) has been introduced by Cyfrowy Polsat (Warsaw: CPS).
News categories: EchoStar Europe, Cyfrowy Polsat, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box

Digital television available to 80% of Belarusians by 2011
Nov 21, 2008 – By the end of 2010 digital television will become available to 80% of the Belarusians. It will be made available in line with a plan of measures developed by the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus.
News categories: Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus, Digital TV, Regulation, Terrestrial

Four bid for Slovak DVB-T multiplexes
Nov 20, 2008 – The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (TÚ SR) has announced that four candidates have bid for the first two DVB-T multiplexes in Slovakia.
News categories: TÚ SR, ORS, Valtech Communications, Towercom, Telecom Corp, Digital TV, Slovakia, Terrestrial

Airfield Media Group Selects Eutelsat's HOT BIRD™ Neighbourhood To Broadcast Belgian French-Language Channels In Its TéléSAT Platform
Nov 20, 2008 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has announced the signature of a contract with Airfield Media Group for satellite capacity at the HOT BIRD™ video neighbourhood to broadcast the five Belgian French-language channels in the new TéléSAT, pay-TV platform.
News categories: Eutelsat, TéléSAT, Belgium, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite

Switchover completed in Scottish Borders
Nov 20, 2008 – The final stage of digital TV switchover in the Scottish Borders has been completed, extending digital terrestrial television (Freeview) coverage to all households served by the Selkirk transmitter group.
News categories: Digital UK, Terrestrial, UK

UK leading internationally as a digitally advanced nation
Nov 20, 2008 – UK consumers are embracing new digital TV services, such as High Definition TV and Digital Video Recorders, alongside many other leading economies across the world, new Ofcom research reveals.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Regulation, Satellite, Spain, Streaming, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

ITI Group ('n') 2008 Nine months financial results
Nov 19, 2008 – ITI Holdings (Luxembourg: ITIH) has announced results for the nine months ended 30 September 2008. ITI Neovision launched its 'n' digital TV platform in October 2006. In just two years of operations 'n' has attracted more than 400,000 subscribers.
News categories: ITI Group, DVR, Poland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Unitymedia Q3 2008 Financial Results
Nov 19, 2008 – Unitymedia and its subsidiary arena have announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. In the coming months Unitymedia plans to introduce a DVR to further enhance the TV viewing experience of its customers.
News categories: Unitymedia, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Satellite, Subscribers

German utilities Stadtwerke Sindelfingen/Boeblingen select Alcatel-Lucent's fiber-based triple play solution
Nov 18, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has been selected by Stadtwerke Sindelfingen and Stadtwerke Boeblingen, utility companies near Stuttgart, for the deployment of a fiber to the home (FTTH)-based triple play solution.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Stadtwerke Sindelfingen, Stadtwerke Boeblingen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, Germany, IPTV