EU (European Union) Digital TV News

LG Electronics and Orange join forces to offer a content and services portal for connected TV
Jan 8, 2010 – Following an agreement signed on January 7, 2010 at CES between Orange (Paris & NYSE: FTE) and LG Electronics (LGE), the companies will offer exclusive access in France to an Orange portal for LG televisions that are internet connected.
News categories: Orange, LG Electronics, CES2025, Digital TV, France, Smart TV, Streaming

BSkyB Confirms Compatibility with LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony '3D Ready' TVs
Jan 6, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has confirmed that its forthcoming Sky 3D TV service, which is to launch later this year, will be compatible with a wide range of 3D Ready TVs being launched in the UK and Ireland during 2010.
News categories: BSkyB, Ireland, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

Lattelecom finishes 2009 with 55,000 pay-TV viewers
Jan 5, 2010 – Lattelecom concluded the year with 55,000 pay-TV subscribers. The bulk of the subscribers were Lattelecom IPTV users, with the number reaching 43,000. The remainder were viewers who have chosen to subscribe to Lattelecom's terrestrial TV service.
News categories: Lattelecom, IPTV, Latvia, Subscribers, Terrestrial

InOutTV and Electra announce Interactive TV Platform Service availability for Spain
Jan 4, 2010 – InOutTV and Electra have entered into a long term partnership to offer broadcast and connected interactive television services to consumers in Spain over DVB-T (DTT).
News categories: Electra Entertainment, InOutTV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Spain, Streaming, Terrestrial

Cyfra+ introduces HD satellite PVR from Pace
Dec 28, 2009 – Cyfra+ of Poland has introduced a new HD satellite PVR from Pace (LSE: PIC). The set-top box is equipped with a 500GB hard disk, twice the capacity of the current Philips set-top box.
News categories: CYFRA+, Pace plc, Digital TV, DVR, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box

Humax Partners with ANT to deploy the first HbbTV Set-Top Box
Dec 21, 2009 – Humax (KOSDAQ:028080) and ANT (LSE AIM: ANTP) have partnered to deliver the first HbbTV set-top box (STB) to the market. Humax selected the ANT Galio HbbTV Platform for its new iCord HD+ set-top box, the first HbbTV STB to be deployed.
News categories: ANT plc, Humax, Digital TV, Germany, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Cable Europe Labs Launches EU-wide Middleware Initiative
Dec 21, 2009 – Cable Europe Labs has announced the launch of its European Middleware Initiative, a project aimed at developing a next generation middleware specification for the European cable market.
News categories: Cable Europe, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, EU, Middleware, Streaming

Welho starts 3DTV test distribution on its network
Dec 18, 2009 – Welho has started 3DTV test distribution in its cable network in the Helsinki region in mid-December. Welho's 3DTV test is auto-stereoscopic, offering a future viewing experience without 3D glasses.
News categories: Welho, Teleste, Cable TV, Digital TV, Finland, Metaverse

Ofcom releases International Communications Market report
Dec 17, 2009 – Ofcom's International Communications Market data provides a snapshot of the communications market in twelve major economies and the four fast growing economies of Brazil, India, Russia and China in the five years to 2008.
News categories: Ofcom, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA