EU (European Union) Digital TV News

NAGRA deploys with Portugal's Cabovisão
Jan 14, 2013 – NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that its content protection technology, NAGRA MediaAccess, has deployed with Cabovisão, one of Portugal's leading telecommunications providers and second largest cable network operator.
News categories: NAGRA, Cabovisão, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, Portugal

Accedo Powers Orange Live Box Play
Jan 9, 2013 – Accedo has announced that the Orange Live Box Play set-top-box from Orange (Paris:FTE; NYSE:FTE) will use Accedo's application management solution which provides a front-end user interface including multiple applications as well as a secure back-end system.
News categories: Accedo, Orange, Apps, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Set Top Box

HD PLUS and NAGRA partner on Internet TV launch
Jan 8, 2013 – NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S) and HD PLUS (Paris;LuxX: SESG) have announced the launch of an HD PLUS over-the-top catch-up service of private channels (Mediathek) called HD+ Replay, extending the companies' content protection partnership from satellite to Internet TV.
News categories: NAGRA, HD PLUS, Content Protection, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV, Satellite, Streaming

Orange selects Movea for gesture-controlled set-top box
Jan 3, 2013 – Movea has announced a collaboration with Orange on the first large scale commercial deployment of a gesture-control set-top box. The Orange Livebox Play TV® set-top box will run Movea's SmartMotion Server to deliver a more fun and intuitive way for people to enjoy digital content on the TV.
News categories: Movea, Orange, Digital TV, France, Middleware, Set Top Box

Accedo and Viaplay launch media service for Xbox in Nordic region
Dec 20, 2012 – Accedo and Viaplay, the Nordic online streaming service, have announced the launch of Viaplay on Xbox in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The new media app gives access to Viaplay's content offering through the games console.
News categories: Accedo, Viaplay, Xbox, Apps, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Gaming, Norway, Streaming, Sweden

Fortis to launch HTML5 and HbbTV Set-Top Box with ACCESS NetFront Browser
Dec 20, 2012 – ACCESS CO. has announced that its NetFront™ Browser NX 2.0, one of the industry's earliest HbbTV 1.5-compliant WebKit-based browsers, has been integrated with Fortis' HbbTV ready set-top box and is available in German retail outlets.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Fortis, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Canal+ Group selects Wyplay for next generation set-top software
Dec 19, 2012 – The CANAL+ Group has teamed with Wyplay to develop its next generation set-top box software including the implementation of an HTML5 user interface, improved overall performance and the use of open software.
News categories: Wyplay, CANAL+ Group, Digital TV, France, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

700,000 subscribers at UPC DTH
Dec 17, 2012 – UPC DTH has announced that its customer base has reached 700,000. Since UPC separated its satellite business from its cable operations in Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, UPC DTH has managed to grow its subscriber base more than 10% annually.
News categories: UPC DTH, Czech Republic, Hungary, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers

Spain's TV industry proposes Marlin and Playready DRMs for HbbTV
Dec 13, 2012 – Spain's Asociación Española de Empresas de Televisión Interactiva (AEDETI) has proposed the adoption of DRMs from Intertrust (Marlin) and Microsoft (Playready) for HbbTV-based connected TV in the country.
News categories: AEDETI, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming