EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2007 First Nine Months Financial Results
Oct 25, 2007 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its unaudited financial results for the first nine months of 2007. The total number of O2 TV's customers increased to 53 thousand at the end of September 2007, representing 16 thousand net adds in 3Q 2007, up from 12 thousand in 2Q 2007.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Broadband, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Slovakia, Subscribers

Onda Unveils the World's First Combined DVB-H/HSDPA Product for Notebooks for Italy's TIM, Jointly Developed With Siano and CyberLink
Oct 24, 2007 – ONDA Communication has unveiled the world's first Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) PC card that supports both DVB-H and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) modems for the PC and notebook markets.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, ONDA Communication, CyberLink, Digital TV, Italy, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Streaming

FASTWEB selects ContentWise for the first pilot project of intuitive TV
Oct 23, 2007 – FASTWEB has selected Neptuny's ContentWise product in order to carry out a pilot project based on previous viewing behaviour and other-user ratings to provide recommendations to television viewers, thus reducing the amount of time needed to look for preferred content.
News categories: FASTWEB, Neptuny, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy

Belgium - Telenet launches High Definition Television
Oct 23, 2007 – On 1 December 2007, Telenet will launch its High Definition (HD) television service. In order to keep the entry threshold low, Telenet has opted to supply the HD Digicorder on a rental basis.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box

Pay-TV pilot on DTT in Spain
Oct 23, 2007 – Six companies have joined forces to launch a pay-TV trial on Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) in the village of Alcázar de San Juan, with plans to introduce pre-paid pay-per-view content, mainly football events and films, throughout the country from next year.
News categories: Mediapro, Siemens, SIDSA, SDIdigital, Telecom Castilla La Mancha, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Spain, Terrestrial, TV Services

France - 89% DTT coverage by end 2008
Oct 23, 2007 – The broadcast regulator, Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), has announced the roll-out of DTT services in 2008. National DTT coverage will reach 89% of the population by the end of 2008.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), Content Distribution, France, Terrestrial

Gemstar-TV Guide Announces Expansion of European Patent Licensing Through Three New Agreements With Leading German-Based Consumer Electronic Manufacturers
Oct 18, 2007 – Gemstar-TV Guide International (NASDAQ: GMST) has announced continued expansion of its patent licensing program in Europe, recently signing three new patent license agreements with leading German-based consumer electronic (CE) companies.
News categories: Gemstar-TV Guide, Loewe Opta, Metz, KATHREIN, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box

Thomson: Third Quarter 2007 Revenues
Oct 18, 2007 – Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453, NYSE:TMS) shipped 2.7 million satellite set-top boxes in 3Q07, 0.6 million cable set-top boxes, and 2.6 million access products for telecom operators - making a total of 5.8 million access products in the quarter.
News categories: Thomson, Full release, Broadband, Cable TV, Camcorder, Digital TV, France, Gateway, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK, USA

Malta - GO invests 2.3 million Euros in new TV infrastructure
Oct 17, 2007 – GO has just completed a major upgrade project for its digital terrestrial television (DTTV) network with the result that coverage has been extended to cover 95% of households in Malta and Gozo and the quality of transmission has been improved.
News categories: GO p.l.c., Content Distribution, Digital TV, Malta, Terrestrial, TV Services