EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Poland - Invitation to DVB-H tests
Nov 9, 2007 – The President of Poland's UKE has invited all interested parties, especially the operators of transmission networks, hardware manufacturers and content creators to participate in common mobile TV tests in the DVB-H standard.
News categories: Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej, Digital TV, Mobile, Poland

ComReg publishes licence framework for Digital Terrestrial Television
Nov 9, 2007 – The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has published its response to consultation on licensing Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) and its licence framework for Digital Terrestrial Television.
News categories: ComReg, Digital TV, Ireland, Terrestrial, TV Services

France - CSA opens tender process for DVB-H licenses
Nov 9, 2007 – The broadcast regulator CSA is inviting candidates to tender for DVB-H licenses.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), Digital TV, France, Mobile

SNL Kagan Publishes Global HDTV Study
Nov 8, 2007 – "Global High Definition Television Trends," a new study from SNL Kagan, reports that pay-TV operators are increasingly using HDTV service to distinguish themselves in competitive markets.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK, USA

Liberty Global Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 8, 2007 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Digital cable additions continued to accelerate in the third quarter, with the addition of 234,000 organic RGUs, a 19% improvement over the comparable period in 2006.
News categories: Liberty Global, Earnings Release, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Spain - November DTT monthly update released
Nov 8, 2007 – In September, 372,325 DTT receivers were sold, marking a new record high for the last twelve months, with a substantial increase in the sale of DTT set-top boxes from 128,000 in August to 153,000 in September.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Deutsche Telekom stabilizes its business in Germany and grows in mobile communications
Nov 8, 2007 – Entertain - T-Home's TV entertainment product - proved its suitability for the mass market with its relaunch at IFA and had been ordered by some 50,000 customers by the end of the third quarter.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

News Corporation Reports First Quarter Operating Income of $1.05 Billion
Nov 7, 2007 – News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) reported 410,000 net new SKY Italia subscribers added over the past 12 months, bringing SKY Italia's subscriber base to 4.24 million at quarter-end.
News categories: News Corporation, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

3rd quarter 2007: Premiere posts EBITDA of EUR 22.0 million and increases subscriber numbers to 4.17 million
Nov 6, 2007 – There was a clear increase in subscriber numbers quarter-on-quarter (3,473,174 on June 30): with a net growth of 700,221 customers in the 3rd quarter 2007, Premiere registered 4,173,395 subscribers as of September 30.
News categories: Premiere AG, Key figures Q3 2007, Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Satellite, Subscribers