EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Germany - DTT surpasses digital cable
Aug 30, 2007 – The proportion of German digital households has now risen to 40% as compared with 31.6% a year ago, according to Dr Oliver Ecke of research institute TNS Infratest.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

New ZDFmediathek at the IFA in Berlin
Aug 30, 2007 – Large picture, modern design and user-friendly control: ZDF is presenting its revamped Mediathek online video player at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.
News categories: ZDF, Germany, IFABerlin, Media Player, Streaming

Consumer Electronics in Central Eastern Europe Booming
Aug 30, 2007 – The Consumer Electronics market in the Central Eastern Europe region reveals again an impressive revenue growth of + 13,9 % in the first half of 2007 (Euro basis). Flat panel TVs, portable MP3 Players as well as In Car Entertainment are driving most of this upswing.
News categories: GfK, Automotive, Camcorder, Croatia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVD, Hungary, IFABerlin, Optical Disc Recorder, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Smart TV, Tablet

Primacom Quarterly Report Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
Aug 29, 2007 – Digital TV revenues remained flat at EUR 0.2m in the first six months of 2006 and 2007. Customer numbers increased slightly from 4,153 on June 30, 2006 to 4,244 on June 30, 2007. A comprehensive relaunch of this product is planned for the second half of 2007.
News categories: PrimaCom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

IPTV becomes a disruptive influence in the European pay-TV market
Aug 29, 2007 – Well over 60 IPTV services operated across Europe at the end of the second quarter of 2007, with more to launch in the second half of the year. Whilst some major Western European states are used to competing with so many players, others are unfamiliar with such a jam-packed market.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, UK

Deutsche Telekom presents television and mobile telephony in new dimensions
Aug 29, 2007 – Deutsche Telekom is presenting television and mobile telephony in new dimensions at the consumer electronics tradeshow Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin.
News categories: Broadband, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Mobile

Gemstar-TV Guide Releases Digital Terrestrial Service in Spain
Aug 29, 2007 – Gemstar-TV Guide International (NASDAQ: GMST) has announced that the company has released its digital services in Spain under an agreement with Veo Television S.A., one of Spain's leading digital terrestrial channels.
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Spain, Terrestrial

Portuguese govt approves draft bill to launch tender for terrestrial digital TV
Aug 29, 2007 – The Portuguese government has approved a draft bill to launch a tender for terrestrial digital TV, an official at the public works ministry said.
News categories: Digital TV, Portugal, Terrestrial

SES ASTRA Launches Digital Platform entavio in Germany
Aug 29, 2007 – SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), will launch its new digital platform entavio at the international consumer show IFA in Berlin on 1st September.
News categories: SES ASTRA, entavio, Digital TV, Germany, IFABerlin, Satellite, TV Services