EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Romania - Dolce tops 250,000-subscriber mark
Aug 14, 2007 – Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, the Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom has revealed that its DTH platform Dolce had 250,000 subscribers at the end of last month.
News categories: Digital TV, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Impressive Danish test of mobile TV of the future
Aug 14, 2007 – The quality is high and it is ideal to use when having a break or waiting time. This is the main conclusion of the mobile TV test recently conducted by Viasat and TDC.
News categories: Denmark, Digital TV, Mobile

Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile mobile TV cleared by German Cartel Ofice
Aug 14, 2007 – Germany's Federal Cartel Office has no objections to Vodafone Group PLC, Telefonica SA's O2 and Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile plans to set up a mobile television joint venture, a Cartel Office spokesman said.
News categories: Digital TV, Germany, Mobile

Portugal - Subscription television signals distribution services by cable and satellite grow in second quarter
Aug 13, 2007 – At the end of June, in Portugal there were 1,897 million subscribers to the distribution of subscription television signals service supported by cable distribution networks or satellite (DTH), a year-on-year increase of 6.5% and a quarterly increase of 0.9%.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Alliance for mobile TV in Germany: MFD and NEVA Media declare their cooperation
Aug 10, 2007 – MFD Mobiles Fernesehen Deutschland and NEVA Media have agreed on the creation of a joint venture that will introduce DVB-H mobile television in Germany.
News categories: MFD, NEVA Media, Digital TV, Germany, Mobile

Digital TV Labs Is the First Test Lab to Support New DVB-T Standards
Aug 9, 2007 – Digital TV Labs is the first independent test lab to support both the latest DVB-T Radio Frequency (RF) standards. Consumer electronic companies and semiconductor manufacturers can ensure that their receivers meet the demanding requirements of these two new standards, and submit their products for the UK Digital Tick and Swedish Boxer logo certifications.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Digital TV, Europe, IBCShow, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK

Deutsche Telekom Interim Report January 1 to June 30, 2007
Aug 9, 2007 – Deutsche Telekom is continuing to invest in upgrading the network infrastructure for IPTV and bundled products in Germany. It plans to equip 50 cities with VDSL and connect them to the platform by 2008.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Broadband, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Results

MaxLinear's DVB-T Silicon Tuner Chosen for New TechniSat Hybrid IPTV/DVB-T Set-Top Box
Aug 8, 2007 – MaxLinear has announced that its revolutionary MxL5003S DVB-T silicon tuner has been designed into the TechniSat TeleStreamer 2TW 'hybrid' Internet protocol television (IPTV)/DVB-T set-top box (STB).
News categories: Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Liberty Global Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 8, 2007 – Liberty Global had 23.1 million total RGUs at June 30, 2007, with 14.7 million video, 4.9 million broadband Internet and 3.5 million telephony subscribers. The 14.7 million video subscribers consisted of 10.9 million analog cable, 2.8 million digital cable and 1.0 million DTH subscribers.
News categories: Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland