EU (European Union) Digital TV News

CANAL+ launches 'CANAL READY' label
Apr 27, 2009 – CANAL+ (Paris: VIV) has announced the creation of CANAL READY, a labelling scheme for new TV equipment. The objective of the label is to reassure consumers of the full compatibility of the equipment with CANAL+ products and services.
News categories: CANAL+ Group, Conditional Access, France, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

TeliaSonera January-March 2009
Apr 24, 2009 – TeliaSonera (Stockholm: TLSN) net sales increased 11.5 percent to SEK 27,204 million (24,398). The total number of TV subscriptions rose by 100,000 from the first quarter 2008 to 688,000, of which 509,000 were IPTV subscriptions, up 102,000.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Cable TV, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Eesti Telekom (Elion) issues 1st quarter report
Apr 24, 2009 – Eesti Telekom (Tallinn: ETLAT) has released its results for the 1st quarter of 2009, ending 31 March, 2009. By the end of the first quarter, Elion had 86.9 thousand IP and cable television customers (31 March 2008: 63.2 thousand).
News categories: Eesti Telekom, Cable TV, Estonia, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

MTG (Viasat) Q1 2009 Interim Report
Apr 22, 2009 – Modern Times Group (OMX: MTGA, MTGB) has announced results for the quarter ended 31 March 2009. The number of subscribers with ViasatPlus recordable digital boxes increased to 122,000 from 115,000 at the end of 2008.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, DVR, Finland, IPTV, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

Ireland's RTÉ launches catch-up TV service
Apr 21, 2009 – RTÉ player, a new catch-up web TV service from RTÉ, has been launched, giving Irish broadband users the opportunity to watch their favourite RTÉ Television programmes for up to 21 days after broadcast.
News categories: RTÉ, Digital TV, Ireland, Streaming

Portugal Telecom presents DTT compatibility symbol
Apr 20, 2009 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has disclosed the DTT-compatibility symbol, a mechanism of verification of DTT compatibility for devices such as TV sets or decoder boxes.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Portugal, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Boxer Withdraws Application for Ireland's DTT
Apr 20, 2009 – The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has confirmed the decision of Boxer DTT Limited to withdraw its applications for the three DTT Multiplex Contracts.
News categories: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Boxer, Digital TV, Ireland, Regulation, Terrestrial

Irdeto Delivers First CI+ CAM To The Marketplace
Apr 20, 2009 – Irdeto has announced that the first Common Interface Plus (CI+) Conditional Access Module (CAM) will be commercially available in May 2009. Ziggo, the leading Dutch cable television operator, is Irdeto's inaugural customer.
News categories: Irdeto, Ziggo, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, NABShow, Netherlands

Malta to set up free-to-air DTT network
Apr 17, 2009 – Digital Switchover in Malta will involve the setting up of a General Interest Objective (GIO) network. All transmissions on the GIO network will be unencrypted and therefore viewable without subscription and free of charge.
News categories: MITC, Digital TV, Malta, Terrestrial