EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Wyplay Selected by Vodafone Spain to Provide Its 'Internet TV' Box
Oct 19, 2010 – WYPLAY has been selected by Vodafone Spain (LSE: VOD, NASDAQ: VOD) to provide its turnkey next generation Hybrid IPTV Box. Vodafone Spain launched its 'Vodafone Internet TV' at the SIMO Network Fair in Madrid.
News categories: WYPLAY, Vodafone, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Spain, Streaming, Terrestrial

DVB-H mobile TV in Austria to end
Oct 14, 2010 – The broadcasting of DVB-H mobile TV signals in Austria is set to end. Mobile network operator 3 has confirmed that it has, along with partners Media Broadcast, Orange and Telekom Austria, decided to cease DVB-H broadcasting on December 31, 2010.
News categories: Hutchison, Austria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile

Sweden's Boxer to launch HD DTT on November 1st
Oct 14, 2010 – On November 1 Boxer will begin digital terrestrial HDTV broadcasting in Sweden. Initial coverage will extend to over half of Sweden's households with a phased roll-out planned to eventually cover virtually the entire country.
News categories: Boxer, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial

2010 a milestone year for DTT in Europe
Oct 11, 2010 – Recent data from the MAVISE TV database, developed for the DG Communication of the European Commission by the European Audiovisual Observatory, shows the current status of the European television market.
News categories: MAVISE, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial, Turkey, UK

Oregan Networks and Telefónica Collaborate on Connected Devices
Oct 11, 2010 – Oregan Networks has announced that it has been selected by Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) as the supplier of client-side middleware, powering Over The Top (OTT) video deployments in Telefónica's Spanish home market as well as other geographies.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Telefónica, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Spain, Streaming

TV subscribers in Spain reach 4.5 million in 2Q 2010
Oct 8, 2010 – Spain's Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) has published telecommunications statistics for the country for the second quarter of 2010. Total TV (satellite, cable, IPTV, DTT and mobile) subscribers surpassed the 4.5 million mark in the quarter.
News categories: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

INFO-TV-FM to work with Vedia on DVB-H devices for Poland
Oct 7, 2010 – Vedia has announced that it is working with INFO-TV-FM to produce a consumer terminal for INFO-TV-FM's forthcoming DVB-H mobile TV service. The terminal will be a combined TV receiver, portable audio/video player and e-book/e-newspaper reader.
News categories: INFO-TV-FM, Vedia, Digital TV, Mobile, Poland, Portable, Tablet

Inview Technology's Partnership with Best Buy Leads to Spanish Roll out of New Digital TV Platform
Oct 7, 2010 – Inview Technology has signed a licence agreement with Worldwide Sales Corporation España (d.b.a. Best Buy Computer/Consumer Products) that will facilitate the launch of their lightweight Neelix platform across millions of Spanish set top boxes.
News categories: Inview, Worldwide Sales Corp, Middleware, Set Top Box, Spain, Terrestrial

Vodafone Internet TV launches in Spain
Oct 5, 2010 – Vodafone España (London:VOD) has launched 'Vodafone Internet TV', a service that combines broadband, home networking and digital terrestrial television (TDT) reception.
News categories: Vodafone, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Spain, Streaming, Terrestrial