EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Germany: Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
May 30, 2008 – Results from Q1 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Telekom Austria selects Alcatel-Lucent to enrich IPTV offering
May 30, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has been selected by Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY), Austria's major service provider, to enrich Telekom Austria's IPTV offering.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Telekom Austria, Austria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

České Radiokomunikace plans DVB-T2 for 2013
May 29, 2008 – The broadcast network operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa) has announced plans to switch to the DVB-T2 specification in 2013.
News categories: České Radiokomunikace, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial

KPN launches DVB-H mobile TV
May 29, 2008 – Dutch operator KPN is introducing a DVB-H mobile TV service.
News categories: KPN, Digital TV, Mobile, Netherlands

OTE Group (RomTelecom) 2008 First Quarter Results
May 29, 2008 – RomTelecom, 54.01% owned by OTE (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE), has once again recorded successful take-up of its direct-to-home TV service, attracting 94,000 new subscribers in Q1'08 to reach a total subscriber base of 484,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: RomTelecom, OTE, Digital TV, Results, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Greece's first HD platform project to deploy conditional access solution from Conax
May 28, 2008 – Leading Greek satellite operator, Hellas Sat, is ready to launch an exciting new HD platform with conditional access from Conax.
News categories: Conax, Hellas Sat, ANGA COM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Greece, Satellite

A+ Prepares for Danish Cable IPTV Launch in Ishøj using GoBackTV's CMTS Bypass Solution
May 28, 2008 – GoBackTV has announced that the A+ Group has begun taking subscription orders for Cable IPTV service in Ishøj, Denmark, in preparation for its commercial launch early next month.
News categories: GoBackTV, A+, ANGA COM, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, DOCSIS

France - CSA announces services for DVB-H platform
May 27, 2008 – The CSA has announced the 13 television services which will receive licenses to broadcast on the DVB-H platform.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Regulation

Portugal - Cable and DTH television services with around two million customers in March
May 27, 2008 – As at the end of March, the services of subscription television which use cable and satellite technologies registered around 2 million users, representing around 18.8 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers