EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Portugal's Digital Television Migration Monitoring Group issues final report
Nov 8, 2012 – The final report has been released on the process of transition in Portugal from analogue to digital terrestrial television public broadcasting. The report was prepared by the country's Digital Television Migration Monitoring Group.
News categories: ANACOM, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Netherlands adds 700,000 digital TV subscribers in year to June 2012
Nov 6, 2012 – The Netherlands' Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) has published new figures on the communication markets in the country for Q2 2012. The number of TV subscriptions at the end of the quarter was 7.7 million.
News categories: Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

HD+ records more than 750,000 paying households for the first time
Oct 31, 2012 – Almost three years after its launch, HD PLUS has reported that the company had more than three quarters of a million paying HD+ households at the end of September. HD+ gained over 127,000 new customers from July to September this year.
News categories: HD PLUS, Germany, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

A sustained boom forecast for global online TV and video
Oct 31, 2012 – Global online TV and video revenues will reach $28.72 billion in 2017, a massive increase from the $3.79 billion recorded in 2010 and the $11.14 billion expected in 2012, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Streaming, UK, USA

Telenet to close INDI digital TV service
Oct 22, 2012 – Belgium's Telenet has announced that from November 26th it will begin phased withdrawal of the INDI digital TV service that it acquired with the purchase of Interkabel in October 2008. Closure will be completed by December 3rd.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box

Orange Slovakia extends services with Interactive TV and Mobile Apps
Oct 18, 2012 – nangu.TV has announced that Orange Slovensko is using its nangu.TV Media Platform for IPTV and OTT delivery. nangu.TV worked in cooperation with iP4.tv on the development of hybrid STBs, specifically for the Orange implementation.
News categories: nangu.TV, Orange, Apps, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Slovakia

Telenet shows preview of Horizon-based Yelo TV
Oct 17, 2012 – Belgium's Telenet has presented 'Yelo TV' in a sneak preview. With Yelo TV, Telenet unites digital TV with the Yelo application. The customer can then watch his favourite content on any screen in the house using a single service.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

15 million new IPTV subscribers added globally over the past year
Oct 16, 2012 – According to the latest figures published by the Broadband Forum, and prepared by broadband industry analysts Point Topic, globally 15.9 million IPTV subscribers were added over the last 12 months, and 3.57 million over the last quarter.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Netherlands, Russia, Subscribers, USA

OTE TV exceeds 100,000 subscribers in Greece
Oct 15, 2012 – OTE (ASE: HTO, OTC:HLTOY), the largest telecommunications provider in the Greek market, has announced that its OTE TV subscriber base has exceeded 100,000 subscribers, as the service is steadily gaining in viewer preference and trust.
News categories: OTE TV, Greece, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers