EU (European Union) Digital TV News

2007 Unitymedia Annual Results
Apr 17, 2008 – Alongside growth in Triple Play services, Unitymedia Cable converted nearly 170,000 subscribers as of December 31, 2007, from analogue television to the Digital TV Basic.
News categories: Unitymedia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

500,000 customers for Romania's Dolce digital TV service
Apr 16, 2008 – The digital television service Dolce has reached half a million clients, in only 16 months since its launch on the market.
News categories: Romtelecom, Digital TV, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Kasenna Powers Caribbean's First IPTV Service
Apr 16, 2008 – Kasenna has announced that Telefonia Bonairiano NV (Telbo), the Dutch Caribbean's telecommunications company, has selected Kasenna LivingRoom™ middleware and MediaBase™ video servers.
News categories: Kasenna, Telbo, Caribbean, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Netherlands

Kabel Deutschland reports subscriber numbers for fiscal year 2007/2008
Apr 16, 2008 – Kabel Digital pay TV RGUs increased by 12.6% to 778 thousand at March 31, 2008 (692 thousand on March 31, 2007). The overall number of digital TV RGUs amounted to 1,675 thousand (1,206 thousand in the previous year).
News categories: KDG, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Subscribers

Premiere to Introduce Next Generation Nagravision Smartcards
Apr 15, 2008 – Premiere and the Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD.VX) confirm that Premiere will continue to secure its pay TV revenues with Nagravision technology. The latest generation of smartcards will be introduced from May 2008 onwards.
News categories: Nagravision, Premiere, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite

Portugal Telecom selects DS2 powerline technology for advanced, HD-ready IPTV
Apr 15, 2008 – DS2 and Portugal Telecom have announced that DS2's UPA-compliant 200Mbps powerline technology has been selected to offer a remotely-managed, multi-channel IPTV service over power lines or coax that substantially reduces installation time and costs.
News categories: DS2, Portugal Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Ten Emerging Countries Primed for Impressive Growth of DTH Services
Apr 15, 2008 – NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report: 'Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Services: An Analysis of Ten Emerging DTH Markets.'
News categories: NSR, Brazil, Czech Republic, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Market Research, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Slovakia, Turkey, Vietnam

Premiere Chooses NDS VideoGuard® to Secure its Pay-TV Platforms in Germany and Austria
Apr 15, 2008 – NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that Premiere will deploy VideoGuard®, the market-leading content protection solution from NDS, to secure its pay-TV satellite platforms in Germany and Austria.
News categories: NDS Group, Premiere, Austria, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite, Set Top Box

Irdeto Secures Long-Term Content Security Contract with Österreichische Rundfunksender (ORS)
Apr 14, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced a multi-year conditional access (CA) contract with Österreichische Rundfunksender (ORS) to protect the Austrian national broadcaster's satellite broadcast network with the Irdeto Digital TV content security solution.
News categories: Irdeto, ORS Österreichische Rundfunksender, Austria, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, NABShow, Satellite