EU (European Union) Digital TV News

KDG Selects NDS as End-to-end Solution Provider
Apr 30, 2009 – NDS has announced that KDG has selected NDS as end-to-end solution provider to enhance its digital TV platform. KDG operates cable networks in 13 German states and supplies services to approximately 9 million connected households in Germany.
News categories: NDS Group, KDG, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Middleware, Set Top Box

Sky+HD passes 1 million homes after record growth
Apr 30, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that the total number of Sky+HD customers has passed the 1 million mark for the first time after record sales in the first three months of 2009.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

2.5 million digital TV customers for France Telecom
Apr 29, 2009 – France Telecom (Paris & NYSE: FTE) has released its first quarter 2009 results. The company had 2.5 million digital TV (ADSL and satellite) customers at 31 March 2009, a year-on-year increase of 75%.
News categories: France Telecom, France, Gateway, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Telenet adds 107k digital TV subscribers in Q1
Apr 29, 2009 – Telenet (Brussels: TNET) has announces results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Telenet achieved record quarterly net subscriber additions to its digital TV product of 107,000 during the first quarter of 2009.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

DTT launches in Portugal
Apr 29, 2009 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced the start of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) transmission in Portugal. From today, around 40% of the population of the country have access to the service.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Digital TV, Portugal, Terrestrial

128k IPTV subscribers for Telefonica O2 Czech Republic
Apr 28, 2009 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its results for the first quarter of 2009. The total number of reported O2TV customers reached 128 thousand at the end of the quarter, up by 46.6% yoy.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Government calls for unified DTT STB specification for Spain
Apr 28, 2009 – Spain's Ministerio de Industria has asked television operators and telecommunication manufacturers to create a unified DTT platform for pay TV. The aim of the initiative is to avoid viewers having to purchase multiple devices.
News categories: Ministerio de Industria, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Spain, Terrestrial

KPN Q1 results 2009
Apr 28, 2009 – KPN Group (Amsterdam:KPN) has release its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. KPN TV (Digitenne DTT and IPTV) customers were up 60 thousand in the quarter to give a total of 835 thousand at end-March.
News categories: KPN, Fibre, IPTV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA) releases selected data for Q1
Apr 28, 2009 – Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA) has provided selected data related to the first quarter (1Q) ended March 31, 2009. TPSA's broadband total customer base was up 11%, strongly supported by TV subscriptions four times above the Q1 2008 level.
News categories: Telekomunikacja Polska, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers