EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Viasat Selects NDS Progressive Download Technology for HD VOD
Mar 24, 2009 – NDS has announced that Viasat (OMX Nordic: MTGA, MTGB) has extended its long-standing relationship with NDS with the addition of NDS' Progressive Download (PDL) technology to the ViasatPlusHD hybrid DVR.
News categories: NDS Group, MTG/Viasat Broadcasting, Conditional Access, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Middleware, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden, Ukraine

Italy - January 2009 DTT decoder market
Mar 19, 2009 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of January 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Eutelsat HOT BIRD™ Neighbourhood Consolidates Reach In Italy
Mar 19, 2009 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has announced that the results of its two-yearly survey on satellite television trends in Italy. The number of homes equipped for DTH reception has increased by 13% over two years to 7.1 million homes in the country.
News categories: Eutelsat, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Dutch digital TV subscribers pass 4 million milestone
Mar 18, 2009 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 5.2 percent or 200,100 net additions during the fourth quarter to a total 4.014 million at the end of 2008.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Market Research, Netherlands, Subscribers

ONO fourth quarter and full year 2008 results
Mar 12, 2009 – Spain's ONO has announced results for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2008. Cable television customers increased by 79,000 or 8.2% in the last twelve months, reaching 1,039,000 as of 31 December 2008.
News categories: Grupo Corporativo ONO, Cable TV, Results, Spain, Subscribers

ASTRA Extends Digital Reach in Germany
Mar 12, 2009 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has announced that it has confirmed its leading role in digitalisation and increased the number of digital TV homes reached by the ASTRA satellite system in Germany by 1.35 million (13.9 percent) to 11.1 million.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Spain - March DTT monthly update released
Mar 11, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, January sales of DTV tuners in Spain once again exceeded one million units (1,123,439). The total volume of DTT receivers sold since 2003 is now over 16.3 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

hellas online launches 'hol tv' IPTV service
Mar 9, 2009 – hellas online (Athens: INTRK) has launched IPTV on its fibre-optic network in Greece, using the brand name 'hol tv'. hol tv offers high definition (HD) programming for the first time in Greece.
News categories: hellas online, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Greece, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Germany: CE Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2008
Mar 9, 2009 – Results from Q1-Q4 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are available for download.
News categories: GfK Retail and Technology, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV