EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Czech set-top figure grows
Nov 28, 2007 – There were 289,000 set-top boxes used to receive digital terrestrial TV services in the Czech Republic as of this August, according to local reports.
News categories: Czech Republic, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

TeliaSonera launches broadband TV services in the Greater Helsinki Area
Nov 27, 2007 – TeliaSonera launches broadband TV services in the Greater Helsinki Area on November 29, 2007. Sonera Broadband TV offers an extensive selection of channels, videos and high-definition image.
News categories: TeliaSonera Finland, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, Finland, IPTV

Belgium launches Walloon DTT service
Nov 27, 2007 – After a number of years of test transmissions, the Walloon public broadcaster RTBF has now officially launched its DTT service in the French speaking part of the country.
News categories: RTBF, Belgium, Digital TV, Terrestrial, TV Services

Naspers Reports Growth And Increased Investment Activity
Nov 27, 2007 – Over the period the total pay-TV subscriber base grew by 109,000 to 2.3 million subscribers, with strong growth across the African continent. Irdeto shipped 26% more smart cards compared with the same period last year.
News categories: Naspers, Results Presentation, Africa, Broadband, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Greece, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers

Smart Telecom Selects Verimatrix to Secure Advanced IPTV Offering
Nov 27, 2007 – Verimatrix has announced that leading Irish telecoms provider Smart Telecom has selected Verimatrix to secure its advanced interactive and Video-on-Demand (VoD) service in Ireland.
News categories: Verimatrix, Smart Telecom, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland

The Nordic IPTV Standards Initiative, NIPSI
Nov 26, 2007 – NIPSI is a response to a general need of standards on the Nordic IPTV market - an invitation to actors on the Nordic IPTV market to start up discussions on how to move towards a better standardization within the area.
News categories: Nordic IPTV Standards Initiative (NIPSI), Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Iceland, IPTV, Norway, Sweden

Tiscali Board of Directors approves 2008-2012 business plan
Nov 26, 2007 – Based on the business plan, the target for Italy and the United Kingdom is 4 million customers in 2012 of which 650,000 would be IPTV subscribers.
News categories: Tiscali, Full Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Finance, IPTV, Italy, Subscribers, UK

Portugal - Cable TV records 17 thousand new customers in third quarter
Nov 26, 2007 – During the third quarter of 2007 there were around 17 thousand new subscribers to cable television in Portugal, corresponding to an increase of 1% to around 1.5 million subscribers.
News categories: Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

France - Baromètre (Numérisation des Foyers Audiovisuels) N°5 Published
Nov 26, 2007 – Thanks to digital terrestrial television (DTT), 42.4% of households have at least one television converted to digital, an increase of nearly 3% over the last quarter.
News categories: TDF, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, TV Services