EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Arcor begins the television of the future
Oct 30, 2007 – Customers in 51 German towns and municipalities can now order Arcor digital TV. The commercial marketing of the new product starts on the 1st December.
News categories: Arcor, Broadband, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV

TEO signed an agreement on acquisition of UAB Nacionalinė Skaitmeninė Televizija
Oct 30, 2007 – By acquiring Nacionalinė Skaitmeninė Televizija, TEO seeks to accelerate the development of digital terrestrial TV in Lithuania - to provide a bigger variety of services and better quality.
News categories: TEO LT, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, MandA, Terrestrial

Poland - INEA triples digital subscriber total
Oct 30, 2007 – The Polish regional cable operation INEA has announced that its digital TV subscriber total now stands at 21,500, or three times the number a year ago.
News categories: INEA S.A., Cable TV, Digital TV, Poland, Subscribers

KPN Results for the period ending September 30, 2007
Oct 30, 2007 – At the end of the third quarter KPN had 414k TV subscribers, representing a 17% share of the Dutch digital TV market, up 3% points compared to the previous quarter.
News categories: KPN, Full Results, 5G, Belgium, Broadband, Digital TV, Germany, Mobile, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

P&TLuxembourg Secures IPTV Service with Verimatrix VCAS
Oct 29, 2007 – Verimatrix has announced that P&TLuxembourg has chosen to secure its IPTV offering with Verimatrix's Video Content Authority System (VCAS™). P&TLuxembourg is using VCAS to protect both live broadcasts and Video-on-Demand (VoD) on its network.
News categories: Verimatrix, P&TLuxembourg, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Luxembourg

Iliad 3Q 2007 Revenues
Oct 29, 2007 – During the 3rd quarter 2007, Iliad has confirmed the dynamism and quality of its organic growth with 141,000 net adds over the quarter. As of 30 September 2007, Free's ADSL subscriber base reached 2,767,000, vs. 2,626,000 as of 30 June 2007.
News categories: Iliad, Full Release, Broadband, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

750,000 subscribers for Kabel Digital Home
Oct 28, 2007 – The German cable operator Kabel Deutschland KDG has said it has reached 750,000 subscribers 38 months after the introduction of the Kabel Digital Home service.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland (KDG), Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Subscribers

Strong Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial and Operational Results for Cogeco Cable
Oct 26, 2007 – Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX:CCA) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007 ended August 31, 2007. The net additions of Digital Television service stood at 8,747 customers compared to 10,563 customers for the same period last year.
News categories: Cogeco Cable, Cabovisão, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

Austria to get 15 channels of mobile TV
Oct 26, 2007 – The Austrian transmitter facilities company ORS has invited all interested parties to a roundtable discussion on November 14 on the introduction of DVB-H.
News categories: Österreichische Rundfunksender (ORS), Austria, Digital TV, Mobile, TV Services