EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Global Tablet Usage for Viewing TV/Video Content Doubles Y/Y
Jun 27, 2012 – Use of tablets such as the iPad and Android-based devices by consumers for viewing TV/video content more than doubled in 14 regional markets surveyed, according to the latest Global TV Replacement Study, conducted by NPD DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Brazil, China, Digital TV, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Market Research, Russia, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet, TV Everywhere, UK, USA

Digital TV in 99.3% of French households at end-2011
Jun 27, 2012 – France's Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has reported results from its survey on the penetration of digital TV in French households. At the end of 2011, 99.3% of French households had at least one TV connected to a digital TV source.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Global digital TV penetration crosses halfway mark
Jun 27, 2012 – About 370 million digital homes were added around the world between end-2007 and end-2011 - or an average of 93 million more digital homes each year - according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Brazil, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Jinni and Belgacom release taste-powered set-top box
Jun 26, 2012 – Jinni has announced the launch of the first Jinni-powered set-top-box providing TV subscribers with a truly user-centric content discovery and viewing experience over linear TV and VOD. The box will be introduced progressively by Belgacom.
News categories: Jinni, Belgacom, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Com Hem Signs Exclusive Agreement With TiVo
Jun 25, 2012 – Com Hem and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced a mutually exclusive distribution agreement. The offering will deliver access to traditional television content, VOD libraries, OTT content and applications through a fully integrated viewing experience.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Com Hem, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smartphone, Sweden, Tablet

Google TV from Sony Launches Outside the U.S.
Jun 25, 2012 – Sony (Tokyo:6758; NYSE:SNE) has announced the availability and pricing of the NSZ-GS7, Internet Player with Google TV. Powered by the Google TV platform, the Internet Player will be available to buy in UK stores from week commencing July 16.
News categories: Sony Corp, Google TV, Australia, Blu-ray, Brazil, Canada, Digital TV, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Malta digital pay TV grows 5.7% in 2011
Jun 21, 2012 – The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) has published its Communications Market Review for December 2011. During the year, DTTV subscriptions increased by 4,221 or nearly 7%, whilst digital cable subscriptions increased by 3,265 or 4.6%..
News categories: Malta Communications Authority, Cable TV, Digital TV, Malta, Market Research, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Telenet to launch Teletenne DTT in Belgium
Jun 21, 2012 – Belgium's Telenet has announced the launch of Teletenne. With an aerial and a special decoder, customers in Flanders and Brussels will be able to watch TV with superior picture and sound quality, even where a cable connection is difficult or impossible.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Global IPTV subscribers grow by 3.8 million in Q1 2012 to 65.6 million
Jun 20, 2012 – According to figures published by the Broadband Forum and prepared by Point Topic, IPTV now has 65.6 million subscribers globally, up 3.8 million in the quarter. China added over three times as many IPTV subscribers in the quarter as any other country.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Netherlands, Russia, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA