EU (European Union) Digital TV News

More than 50% of Mobile TV Subscribers from APAC by 2013
May 27, 2009 – According to research from RNCOS, the Asia-Pacific region will account for more than 50% of global Mobile TV subscribers by the end of 2013 due to the rapid technological developments in countries like China, Japan, South Korea and India.
News categories: RNCOS, 5G, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, Mexico, Mobile, Russia, Spain, UK, USA

2.1 million digital TV RGUs for KDG at end-March '09
May 26, 2009 – Germany's largest cable network operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has announced results for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. The overall number of digital TV RGUs amounted to 2.1 million (1.6 million thousand in the previous year).
News categories: KDG, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Results, Subscribers

Bulgaria's M-Tel to launch QUARTO digital TV
May 26, 2009 – Bulgaria's M-Tel is planning to launch an IPTV service called QUARTO to add to its offerings of mobile and fixed telephony and broadband. The service will launch in Sofia, Varna and Burgas with coverage to be extended nationally in stages.
News categories: M-Tel, Bulgaria, Digital TV, IPTV

Kabel BW Selects NDS Middleware, XTV™ DVR and VOD Solutions
May 26, 2009 – NDS has announced that Kabel BW has chosen NDS' MediaHighway® set-top-box middleware, NDS XTV™ DVR technology and a VOD solution from NDS to extend the capabilities of Kabel BW's service offering and technology infrastructure.
News categories: NDS Group, Kabel BW, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Middleware, Set Top Box

KPN's Digitenne DTT succeeds with Conax content security
May 26, 2009 – Digitenne, the DTT service from KPN (Amsterdam:KPN), is a Netherlands success story with over 800,000 broadcast subscribers. Launched in 2003, the DTT platform protects its digital revenues with content protection from security provider Conax.
News categories: Conax, KPN, ANGA COM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Netherlands, Subscribers, Terrestrial

German Cable Operator Kabel BW Selects Harmonic for New VOD Service
May 26, 2009 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) has announced that Kabel Baden Württemberg GmbH (Kabel BW) has selected Harmonic and eventIS solutions for its video-on-demand (VOD) commercial trial, to be launched in late 2009.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, eventIS, Kabel BW, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Germany

NDS and Axel Springer Cooperate to Promote Personal TV in Germany
May 26, 2009 – At ANGA Cable, NDS and Axel Springer Digital TV Guide (XETRA: SPR.DE) have announced their cooperation to promote personal TV to Germany's broadcasting, pay-TV and cable providers.
News categories: NDS Group, Axel Springer Digital TV Guide, Advertising, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DVR, Germany, Middleware

Portugal's pay TV subscribers reached 2.3 million in 1Q09
May 22, 2009 – According to Portugal's ANACOM, at the end of March 2009 the total number of subscribers to pay TV in the country reached 2.3 million, 39 thousand more than in the previous quarter and up 257 thousand from the same quarter of 2008.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Germany: CE Market Index (CEMIX) Q1 2009
May 20, 2009 – Results from Q1-2009 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for CE markets, are available for download - key product groups (Laptops, LCD TVs, Video Game Consoles) continue to perform while rest of market sees declines.
News categories: GfK, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV