EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Multimedia Polska releases quarterly report
Feb 25, 2009 – As at 31 December 2008, Multimedia Polska (Warsaw:MMP) had 1,129,226 revenue generating units (RGUs), including 624,336 cable TV RGUs (of which 4,974 were IPTV RGUs and 70,732 were Digital TV RGUs).
News categories: Multimedia Polska, Cable TV, IPTV, Poland, Results, Subscribers

More than 5 million IPTV customers in Germany in 2013
Feb 25, 2009 – The market for IPTV in Germany will grow more strongly over the coming five years than previously predicted. According to a study by Detecon International, the sector can expect the 5-million-user threshold to be crossed as early as 2013.
News categories: Detecon, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Tele Columbus and PrimaCom Choose NDS MediaHighway®
Feb 25, 2009 – NDS has announced that Tele Columbus and PrimaCom have selected NDS' advanced MediaHighway® middleware solution to power their pay-TV business, further reinforcing MediaHighway's leadership in the German pay-TV industry.
News categories: NDS Group, Tele Columbus, PrimaCom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Middleware, Set Top Box

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2008 Full Year Financial Results
Feb 24, 2009 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its audited financial results for the fiscal year 2008. The total number of reported O2TV's customers reached 115 thousand at the end of 2008.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Magyar Telekom announces 2008 full year results
Feb 24, 2009 – Magyar Telekom (NYSE: MTA)(Budapest: MTELEKOM) has reported its results for 2008. Demand for the new satellite TV product was very strong, the number of customers reached 5,000 by the end of the year with additional 13,000 orders received.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, Hungary, IPTV, Montenegro, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

TechnoTrend integrated into the Kathrein Group
Feb 23, 2009 – Grassau based Görler Telekom GmbH, a Kathrein Group company, is taking over TechnoTrend GmbH in a so-called asset deal. TechnoTrend GmbH has sites in Erfurt and Unterfoehring near Munich.
News categories: TechnoTrend, Kathrein, Germany, MandA, Set Top Box

Liberty Global Reports Fiscal 2008 Results
Feb 23, 2009 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. With 501,000 additions during Q4, digital video remained the strongest growing business for the seventh consecutive quarter.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Nagravision selected as CAS supplier for Tivù Sat
Feb 23, 2009 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) will provide the conditional access system (CAS) for Tivu Sat. Tivu Sat is the free-to-air (FTA) satellite service jointly owned by Italian broadcasters RAI, Mediaset and Telecom Italia Media.
News categories: Nagravision, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Italy, Satellite

Telenet Full Year 2008 results
Feb 20, 2009 – Telenet Group (Brussels: TNET) has announces its results for the year ended December 31, 2008. Telenet had 674,000 subscribers to its digital television services - 609,000 Telenet Digital TV subscribers and 65,000 INDI subscribers.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers