EU (European Union) Digital TV News

France - Canal+ launches first HD DTT channel
Aug 27, 2008 – On the 8th of August, CANAL+ Group, a Vivendi (Paris: VIV) subsidiary, launched CANAL+ in High Definition on digital terrestrial. The launch, the first in France, coincided with the Olympics and the start of the French football season.
News categories: Vivendi, CANAL+, Digital TV, France, Terrestrial

Concurrent wins ZON TV Cabo VOD
Aug 25, 2008 – Concurrent (Nasdaq: CCUR) has announced that ZON TV Cabo has chosen Concurrent's MediaHawk Content Delivery System as their VOD solution. The Portuguese cable operator is scheduled to launch its expanded VOD service in the fourth quarter of 2008.
News categories: Concurrent Computer, ZON TV Cabo, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Portugal

Germany - Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q2 2008
Aug 25, 2008 – Results from Q1-Q2 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download in English and German.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Unitymedia delivers strong financial performance from continuing growth in Triple Play
Aug 21, 2008 – In June, Unitymedia crossed the threshold of 1 million digital access customers, with digitisation of the cable base now at 22%, or 26% with Premiere, at the end of the second quarter.
News categories: Unitymedia, Cable TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

Slovakia - Tender opened for two DTT multiplexes
Aug 20, 2008 – The Telecom Office (TU SR) is inviting candidates to tender for licenses to operate two DVB-T multiplexes.
News categories: TÚ SR, Digital TV, Regulation, Slovakia, Terrestrial

Telekom Austria (aonTV) Results for the First Half 2008
Aug 20, 2008 – Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) has announced its results for the first half 2008 and the second quarter ending June 30, 2008. At the end of June, aonTV customers were up 27% on the previous quarter at 49.1 thousand.
News categories: Telekom Austria, Austria, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Half a million Telenet customers go digital
Aug 19, 2008 – Over 500,000 viewers have now opted for Telenet (Brussels: TNET) Digital TV. The success of the digital service is in part thanks to the low digibox rental fee, the free Flexview PVR offer and the extensive variety of video-on-demand on offer.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Subscribers

KPN broadcasts high-quality television to mobile
Aug 19, 2008 – Dutch mobile users can now watch a choice of 10 TV channels thanks to the MobielTV service launched nationwide by KPN (Amsterdam:KPN). Nokia (NYSE:NOK; Helsinki:NOK1V) and Nokia Siemens Networks joined forces to enable the service.
News categories: KPN, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, Netherlands

Com Hem first half 2008 results
Aug 15, 2008 – During the first half of 2008, Com Hem's revenues were MSEK 1,869 million. From the first to the second quarter of this year, the number of digital TV subscribers increased by just over 4% to 428,000.
News categories: Com Hem, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, Sweden