EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Canal Digital is first customer of Pace's new MultiDweller™ head-end equipment
Jul 27, 2009 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has announced that Canal Digital (Oslo:TEL) is the first customer of its new MultiDweller™ technology. Canal Digital will use the equipment to help increase its reach amongst multidweller-subscribers in the Nordic market.
News categories: Pace plc, Canal Digital, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Sweden, Terrestrial

Pace wins new business with Sky Deutschland for HD rollout
Jul 27, 2009 – German pay TV operator Sky has selected high definition (HD) technology from Pace (LSE:PIC) for its set-top box deployments in Germany and Austria. The deployment, rolling out from August 2009, is to support Sky's HD expansion plans.
News categories: Pace plc, Sky Deutschland, Austria, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Germany, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

European cable TV bucks recessionary trends
Jul 27, 2009 – Research from Screen Digest, in collaboration with Cable Europe, reveals that Europe's cable industry showed strong performance in 2008, experiencing an increase in total revenues of 5.4 percent, considering the challenging economic climate.
News categories: Screen Digest, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Europe, Germany, Market Research, Netherlands, Subscribers, UK

'TivùSat' DTH to launch in Italy on July 31st
Jul 22, 2009 – Tivù, the company owned by RAI (48.25%), Mediaset (48.25%) and Telecom Italia Media (3.5%), has announced that the launch of TivùSat will be July 31st. TivùSat is Italy's first free-to-air satellite TV service.
News categories: Tivù, RAI, Mediaset, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Italy, Satellite, Smart TV

Vodafone Portugal launches IPTV
Jul 17, 2009 – Vodafone (London:VOD) has launched its 'Vodafone Casa TV' IPTV offering in Portugal, with more than 100 channels including eight in high definition. Personal video recording is offered as part of the service.
News categories: Vodafone, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Portugal

Serbia Broadband Adds New 'Total TV' Capacity at 16°E
Jul 13, 2009 – Serbia Broadband (SBB) has announced the expansion of its Total TV platform with new multi-year contracts concluded with Eutelsat Communications (Paris: ETL) for two transponders at its 16 degrees East video neighbourhood.
News categories: Serbia Broadband, Eutelsat, TOTAL TV, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Content Distribution, Croatia, Digital TV, Montenegro, Satellite, Serbia, Slovenia

EU Launches Digital Dividend Consultation
Jul 10, 2009 – By 2012 digital TV will completely replace analogue transmission and several Member States want to quickly use the potential of wireless to achieve full broadband access. The EU has launched an urgent public consultation on a common approach.
News categories: European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Estonia, EU, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Set Top Box, Slovakia, Slovenia, Smart TV, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK

Spain - July DTT monthly update released
Jul 9, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, DTT equipment sales in May were 884,076 units. The cumulative number of DTT tuners sold since the beginning of the transition process in Spain is now over 19 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

CAIWAY tests DVB-T via cable
Jul 9, 2009 – Holland's CAIWAY is testing DVB-T television broadcasting over its cable network. The test consists of 16 unencrypted channels, with reception possible either with a Digitenne set-top box or a TV equipped with a DVB-T tuner.
News categories: Caiway, Cable TV, Digital TV, Netherlands, Terrestrial