EU (European Union) Digital TV News

eircom's eVision TV launches with Netgem STBs
Oct 17, 2013 – Netgem has announced that Ireland's eircom has started rolling out its new eVision TV service based on Netgem's technologies. The service is delivered via Netgem's 7700 series STB and its mediacenter 8000 PVR series allowing eircom to offer both main room and multiroom options.
News categories: Netgem, eircom, Christophe Aulnette, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Ireland, Set Top Box

Romania announces timetable for transition to digital television
Oct 17, 2013 – Romania's National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has announced a preliminary timetable for the country's transition to digital television.
News categories: ANCOM, Digital TV, Romania, Terrestrial

BSkyB results for the three months ended 30 September 2013
Oct 17, 2013 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released unaudited results for the three months ended 30 September 2013. Sky added 37,000 net new TV customers and 107,000 new customers to HD. A record 642,000 customers connected their Sky+HD boxes to broadband in the quarter.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

eircom Launches eVision
Oct 16, 2013 – eVision, eircom’s new TV service, has been introduced to the Irish market offering a range of the most popular channels. eVision comes with a free eVision+ set-top box and includes features such as the ability to pause and rewind live TV.
News categories: eircom, Herb Hribar, Kevin White, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Ireland, Set Top Box

TEO IPTV passes the 100,000 subscriber mark in 3Q 2013
Oct 15, 2013 – Lithuania's TEO Group has announced results for the third quarter of 2013. The number of customers using the company's 'Interactive GALA' IPTV service exceeded 100 thousand during the period, up 15.2% year-on-year.
News categories: IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Pay TV subscribers down 500,000 year-on-year in Spain to end-Q2 2013
Sep 27, 2013 – Spain's Telecommunications Market Commission has published telecommunications statistics for the country for the second quarter of 2013. Total pay TV subscribers dropped below 3.8 million at the end of the quarter, down from around 4.3 million at the same point in 2012.
News categories: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Slingbox 350 now available in the UK and Nordic countries
Sep 27, 2013 – Sling Media (NASDAQ: SATS) is launching the Slingbox 350 in the UK and Europe, and it will be available to customers through leading online and high-street retailers beginning Friday 27th September.
News categories: Sling Media, Michael Hawkey, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Placeshifting, Sweden, UK

Caiway selects Entone Hybrid Media Hub for new fiber roll-out
Sep 25, 2013 – Entone and Divitel have announced that Dutch cable operator, Caiway, has selected Entone's Amulet Hybrid Media Hub for their new fiber roll-out.
News categories: Entone, Caiway, Divitel, Paul van Doorne, Mark Evensen, Jeroen van Vliet, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, Netherlands, Set Top Box

Satellite TV up 21% year-on-year in Croatia in 2Q 2013
Sep 25, 2013 – The Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has reported market data for the country for the end of the second quarter of 2013. Satellite TV was the fastest growing established segment whilst IPTV remains as the leading pay TV platform.
News categories: HAKOM, Cable TV, Croatia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial