EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Estonian DTT slow to take off
Nov 21, 2007 – The Estonian DTT service ZUUMtv had 6,500 subscribers at the end of October.
News categories: Digital TV, Estonia, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Poland's largest alternative telco to launch IPTV
Nov 20, 2007 – Polish telco Telefonia Dialog, in cooperation with its subsidiary Avista Media, intends to launch IPTV by the beginning of December.
News categories: Telefonia Dialog, Avista Media, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Poland

Warner Bros. International Television Distribution To Launch Branded, Ad-Supported And Subscription Video-On-Demand Channels For Film And TV Series Programming Around The Globe
Nov 20, 2007 – Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) is embarking on a new strategy to launch a number of branded, video-on-demand, non-linear channels on a subscription and advertiser supported basis over a variety of delivery platforms that will bring the Studio's film and television series to viewers around the globe in a new way.
News categories: Warner Brothers, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Japan, Latin America, UK

Ireland - HomeVision triple play launches
Nov 19, 2007 – HomeVision, a new triple play offering has entered the Irish market. HomeVision is a Next Generation Digital Network that delivers digital TV to your television with broadband and a range of home phone options including free calls and low rate local, national, mobile and international calls.
News categories: 3PlayPlus, HomeVision, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland

ONO Third quarter 2007 results
Nov 14, 2007 – Cable television customers increased by 5,000 in the quarter to reach 909,000, mainly due to the launch of new television packages during the quarter, including a low entry option, "TV Esencial". 89% of our total television customer base enjoyed our digital offering.
News categories: ONO, Earnings Release, Presentation, Results, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Spain, Subscribers

Vivendi's first nine months 2007 earnings
Nov 14, 2007 – At the end of the period, Canal+ Group's total subscription portfolio (Canal+ France scope) reached 10.4 million, which represented a net increase of 430,000 subscriptions compared to the combined subscriptions of Canal+ Group and TPS at the end of September 2006.
News categories: Vivendi, Earnings Release, Presentation, Digital TV, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Tiscali - Board of Directors approves 9M07 results
Nov 13, 2007 – The Board of Directors of Tiscali has approved the results as of 30th September 2007. Following the UK IPTV launch in September on a national scale, Tiscali TV customers were 36 thousand as of October 31st.
News categories: Tiscali, Earnings Release, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Results, Subscribers, UK

Telefónica breaks a new record, increasing net profit by 51% to 7,848 million euros through September
Nov 12, 2007 – Telefónica continues to spearhead the development of the pay TV market in Spain, reaching a 12% estimated share of the Spanish pay TV market by September 2007. Net adds in the third quarter amounted 18,142, to bring overall customer base to 469,067 subscribers at the end of September.
News categories: Telefónica, Earnings Release, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Spain, Subscribers

BSkyB's Next Set Top Boxes May Allow Third-Party Content
Nov 10, 2007 – James Murdoch, CEO of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY), has said that the company is working on next-generation set-top boxes which could allow consumers to watch third-party content.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Ireland, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK