EU (European Union) Digital TV News

OpenTV expands its solutions offering with Casema
Jul 26, 2007 – OpenTV (NASDAQ GM: OPTV) has announced that Casema, one of the Netherlands' leading cable providers, has selected OpenTV to provide solutions enabling its new high definition, interactive digital television services.
News categories: Broadband, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Netherlands, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Kabel Deutschland: Investments in Internet and telephony show success
Jul 26, 2007 – Kabel Deutschland has achieved strong growth in marketing the digital pay TV packages Kabel Digital Home and Kabel Digital International. The number of RGUs in this sector rose to 692,000 by March 31, 2007 compared to 479,000 on March 31, 2006.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

France - CSA allows for launch of 25 local DTT services
Jul 25, 2007 – The Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) has given its approval for the launch of 18 local DTT services.
News categories: Digital TV, France, Terrestrial

Vivendi Reports First Half 2007 Revenues Up 6.4%
Jul 25, 2007 – At the end of the period, Canal+ Group's total subscription portfolio reached 10.3 million, a net increase of more than 400,000 subscriptions compared to the combined subscriptions of Canal+ Group and TPS at the end of June 2006.
News categories: Full Press Release, Vivendi, Digital TV, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Telenor Second Quarter 2007: Continued good performance
Jul 24, 2007 – Revenues in the Canal Digital Group increased primarily due to higher number of subscribers and higher number of additional services. Revenues and EBITDA in Transmission & Encryption increased due to higher sales of pay TV conditional access cards.
News categories: Telenor, 2Q07 Report, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

MTG Financial Results for the Second Quarter And Six Months ended 30 June 2007
Jul 24, 2007 – MTG has reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended 30 June 2007. In Q2 Viasat Broadcasting net sales were up 9% to SEK 2,246 mn and operating profit was up 1% to SEK 535 mn.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden

France - Baromètre Télévision Numérique N°4 published
Jul 24, 2007 – The 4th edition of the Digital TV Barometer from TDF shows that more than 5 million households (19,5%) in France are equipped for DTT - twice as many as nine months ago.
News categories: France, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Com Hem obtained 50,000 new customers and raised net sales by 14 per cent to SEK 869 million in Q2 2007
Jul 23, 2007 – The number of broadband customers rose in Q2 2007 by 16,000 to 447,000, the number of digital TV customers by 13,000 to 356,000 and the number of telephony customers by 21,000 to 223,000.
News categories: Com Hem, Earnings Release, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Telecom Italia Media Preliminary Results as of June 30, 2007
Jul 23, 2007 – The Board of Directors of Telecom Italia Media (BIT:TME.MI) examined and approved the preliminary results as of June 30, 2007. Digital terrestrial TV revenues for the first half of 2007 more than doubled.
News categories: Telecom Italia Media, Press Release, Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Results, Terrestrial