EU (European Union) Digital TV News

On Demand Group And B.Net Launch Subscription VoD Services In Croatia
Mar 1, 2012 – B.net and On Demand Group (NASDAQ: SEAC) have announced the launch of subscription on demand (SVOD) services in Croatia. The service builds on the successful launch of a transactional video on demand (TVOD) movie service by B.net in December.
News categories: On Demand Group, B.net, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Croatia

Canal+ France adds 158,000 subscribers in 2011
Mar 1, 2012 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) has released results for 2011. At the end of December 2011, Canal+ France had 11.216 million subscriptions, a net increase of 158,000 year-on-year.
News categories: Vivendi, Brazil, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Vietnam

Orange First to Deliver Smartphone to Europe Powered by Intel Technology
Feb 27, 2012 – Orange (Paris: FTE; NYSE: FTE) has announces that it will launch an Intel-based (NASDAQ: INTC) Android smartphone in the UK and France this summer. The phone will feature a number of Orange services including Orange TV, Dailymotion and Deezer.
News categories: Intel Corp, Orange, France, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Streaming, UK

Cisco to Power Mobile Video Pilot for Telefónica in Spain
Feb 23, 2012 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that it has been selected by Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) to support the company's newest mobile video pilot in Spain. The trial is designed to deliver mobile video services across both Wi-Fi and 3G networks.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Telefónica, Content Distribution, Mobile, MWC24, Smartphone, Spain, Streaming

Liberty Global adds 1 million digital cable customers in 2011
Feb 22, 2012 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA,LBTYB,LBTYK) has announced results for the period ended December 31, 2011. The company added 282,000 and 1.0 million digital cable subscribers for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011, respectively.
News categories: Liberty Global, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers, Switzerland

The Netherlands: Connected TV on the rise
Feb 22, 2012 – The latest GfK data from the end of December 2011 reveal that 16% of all TV sets in the Netherlands were equipped with connectivity features. Over 50% of all TV's in Dutch households are expected to be internet-connected within two years.
News categories: GfK, Market Research, Netherlands, Smart TV, Streaming

ADB empowers VOO Belgium with HD interactive digital TV experience
Feb 22, 2012 – ADB (SIX: ADBN) has announced that it is delivering the ADB-2840C high definition set-top box to Belgium's VOO for their digital television services. The product offers HD interactive TV, with the Carbo™ software stack and user interface.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, VOO, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

NDS Secures CI+ Modules for Kabel BW
Feb 21, 2012 – NDS has announced that Kabel BW, the third largest cable TV operator in Germany, have launched Common Interface Plus (CI+) modules based on the NDS VideoGuard® conditional access (CA) system.
News categories: NDS Group, Kabel BW, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, Smart TV

Kabel Deutschland results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011
Feb 16, 2012 – Kabel Deutschland has released its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. Since summer 2011, the Company has seen strongly rising demand for its Premium TV services. In the quarter, Premium TV RGUs increased by 9.5% or 133.8 thousand units.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Results, Subscribers