EU (European Union) Digital TV News

From 26.3 Million Mobile TV Users in 2007 to 51.6 Million at the End of 2008
Sep 4, 2008 – On the basis of monthly adoption data for all commercial broadcast Mobile TV networks, Issue No 5 of the quarterly TeleAnalytics Mobile TV Tracking Service calculates that the end 2008 Mobile TV user count will be 51.6 million.
News categories: TeleAnalytics, Austria, Brazil, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, Subscribers, Switzerland, USA

SMART Comp. to Install Fiber-to-the-Home Optical Infrastructure in 6,600 Brno Homes with Cisco Technology
Sep 3, 2008 – SMART Comp. plans to build a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) optical network in Brno based on the IP networking architecture of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). SMART Comp. plans to offer triple-play services in about 6,600 homes by September 2009.
News categories: Cisco Systems, SMART Comp, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

Interactive GALA TV customers will have the possibility to watch their favourite TV programs at desired times
Sep 3, 2008 – Customers using the Interactive GALA TV service provided by TEO LT (VSE: TEO1L) now have the possibility to use a new service - My TV Recordings - which allows watching desired TV programs at convenient times without using any extra equipment.
News categories: TEO LT, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Terrestrial

7 Out of 10 People who Own a DVR Say They Can't Live Without It According to NDS Survey
Sep 3, 2008 – More than 70% of DVR owners say that they cannot live without their DVR, according to a survey commissioned by NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS). Consumers in the UK, US, Italy and Australia were questioned using a mix of phone, street and online interviews.
News categories: NDS Group, Consumer Analysis Group, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Italy, Market Research, Middleware, UK, USA

Germany - Digital cable TV in more households than DTT
Sep 2, 2008 – According to ANGA, taking results from a survey report by Gemeinsamen Stelle Digitaler Zugang (GSDZ) released at IFA in Berlin, more households in Germany now recieve digital television via cable than via DTT.
News categories: Association of German Cable Operators, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IFABerlin, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Motorola and Deutsche Telekom Collaborate on IPTV
Sep 1, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE; NYSE:DT) have announced a collaboration to deliver IPTV in Germany and Deutsche Telekom will use Motorola's High Definition (HD)-ready IPTV set-tops for its 'T-Home Entertain' services.
News categories: Motorola, Deutsche Telekom, Joe Cozzolino, Christian Illek, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Set Top Box

Tele Columbus and Kaon cooperate on HD PVR
Aug 29, 2008 – Cable operator Tele Columbus is working with set-top box manufacturer Kaon Media on the joint development of an HDTV PVR. The new product is planned to be launched in Germany in the first quarter of 2009.
News categories: KAON, Tele Columbus, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, IPTV, Set Top Box

OTE Group Reports 2008 Second Quarter Results
Aug 28, 2008 – OTE (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE) has announced results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. Subscribers to RomTelecom's DTH TV service 'Dolce' reached 528,000 at the end of Q2'08, more than double the number at June 30, 2007.
News categories: RomTelecom, OTE, Results, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Primacom Quarterly report for Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
Aug 28, 2008 – The digital TV revenues of Primacom AG (Frankfurt:PRC) increased by 149.1%, from €0.2m in the first six months of 2007 to €0.5m in the first six months of 2008. Customer numbers increased from 4,244 on June 30, 2007 to 16,005 on June 30, 2008.
News categories: Primacom, Cable TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers