EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Video Revenue in Italy's Telecom Market will Triple its Share by 2014
Jul 7, 2009 – In Italy's telecom market, video revenue will triple its share of total revenue by 2014, presenting a US$4.4 billion revenue opportunity for operators, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

TechniSat Digital expands range of STBs for Cyfrowy Dom's 'Telewizja na kartę'
Jul 2, 2009 – TechniSat Digital is now offering two new set-top-boxes for Poland's Telewizja na kartę, completing the range of satellite receivers for the biggest pre-paid platform in Central Europe.
News categories: TechniSat, Telewizja na kartę, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box

NorDig releases a DVB-T2 specification
Jul 1, 2009 – NorDig has specified the minimum requirements for receivers that can receive NorDig compliant signals based on the DVB-T2 specification.
News categories: NorDig, Denmark, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial

DVB-T2 trial begins in Seville
Jun 30, 2009 – Since June 1st, 2009, Spain's FURIA project has been running a pilot in the city of Seville to perform validation testing on high-definition TV transmission via DVB-T2. The trial is the first of its kind in Spain.
News categories: FURIA, Abertis Telecom, SIDSA, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Spain, Terrestrial

CANAL+ content to be available on Xbox in France
Jun 29, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and the the CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) have announced a strategic partnership for the distribution of CANAL+ products and services on Microsoft platforms in France.
News categories: Xbox, CANAL+, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Streaming

FRANSAT, Free DTT Via Satellite Offering, Launches across France
Jun 29, 2009 – Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced the full commercial launch of FRANSAT, the new service giving satellite access in metropolitan France to all French free DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) channels.
News categories: FRANSAT, Eutelsat, Digital TV, France, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Belgacom expands IPTV services with Nokia Siemens Networks
Jun 25, 2009 – Belgacom TV (Euronext: BELG) has added 250,000 customers since January 2008 driven by the implementation of an IPTV platform from Nokia Siemens Networks that introduced HDTV, VoD, PVR and interactive services for both new and existing Belgacom TV subscribers.
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Belgacom, Belgium, Content Distribution, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Hannu Pro Wins Bulgaria's Tender to Build Digital TV Networks
Jun 24, 2009 – Bulgaria's Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has picked Hannu Pro to be the company that will construct three private multiplexes in the second stage of the national digital television switch-off.
News categories: Communications Regulation Commission, Hannu Pro, Bulgaria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial

Multimedia Polska grows to 100,000 digital TV subscribers
Jun 22, 2009 – Latens has announced that Multimedia Polska's hybrid DVB-C and IPTV service - secured by Latens software-only Conditional Access - has reached 100,000 subscribers.
News categories: Latens, Multimedia Polska, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, IPTV, Middleware, Poland, Set Top Box, Subscribers