EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Piksel OTT solution for Belgium's VRT
Mar 6, 2014 – Piksel has been commissioned by VRT, Belgium's national public television broadcaster, to deliver an OTT solution supporting VOD, catch-up and live content on multiple devices.
News categories: Piksel, VRT, Tom Caljon, Belgium, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, Streaming, Video Exchange

Sky Italia OTT TV to launch in two weeks
Mar 5, 2014 – Sky Italia has begun pre-registration for its new OTT television service in Italy, called Sky Online. The service is expected to be officially launched in two weeks.
News categories: Sky Italia, Sky Online, Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Streaming

Roku announces HDMI Roku Streaming Stick
Mar 4, 2014 – Roku has announced the new Roku® Streaming Stick™ (HDMI® version). The compact stick plugs into an HDMI port for a streamlined look suitable for wall-mounted TVs.
News categories: Roku, Jim Funk, Canada, Ireland, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK, USA

Mobistar selects Viaccess-Orca CA to secure cable TV services
Mar 3, 2014 – Viaccess-Orca and Mobistar have announced that Belgian telecommunications operator Mobistar has selected a content protection solution from Viaccess-Orca to support its cable TV service.
News categories: Viaccess-Orca, Mobistar, Jean Marc Harion, François Moreau de Saint Martin, Belgium, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV

České Radiokomunikace to extend DVB-T2 trial to cover Ultra HD
Feb 28, 2014 – České Radiokomunikace has been given permission for the continuation of its DVB-T2 broadcasting trial. The company will work with Czech TV to test Ultra HD broadcasting and will also investigate interference to DVB-T2 reception from LTE mobile networks.
News categories: České Radiokomunikace, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial

Portugal adds 49,000 pay TV subscribers in 2013
Feb 28, 2014 – According to Portugal's Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), there were 3.171 million subscribers to subscription TV in the country at the end of the 4th Quarter of 2013, nine thousand (+0.3 percent) more than in the previous quarter, and an extra 49 thousand (+1.6 percent) compared with the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

TiVo adds 313,000 MSO cable subscribers in 4Q 2013
Feb 26, 2014 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has reported results to the end of January 31, 2014. The company added a record 313,000 MSO cable subscriptions in the quarter. TiVo-owned net additions were also positive for first time in six years.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Tom Rogers, Scott Kewley, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, UK, USA

ZTE, E-Plus and CloudStreet develop live HD video broadcast capability for TD-LTE
Feb 26, 2014 – ZTE (0763.HK/000063.SZ), in association with German mobile operator E-Plus and CloudStreet, has developed a cost-efficient technology to transmit high quality HD video over TD-LTE wireless networks.
News categories: ZTE, E-Plus, CloudStreet, Dr. Zhao Xianming, 5G, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Mobile

Malta releases TV Consumer Perception Survey
Feb 25, 2014 – Between August and October 2013, the MCA commissioned a survey to gauge consumer sentiment on TV distribution services, in particular their perceptions on the general quality of service and prices.
News categories: Malta Communications Authority, Digital TV, Malta, Market Research