EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Ericsson provides mobile TV solution to Telefónica in Spain
Apr 18, 2007 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected to provide its mobile TV solution to Telefónica España. The service will give end users easy access to Telefónica’s rich mobile TV content and services. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Spain

Bulgaria - Vestitel launches IPTV
Apr 18, 2007 – On April 4, telecommunication company Vestitel BG launched Bulgaria’s first fibre-optic Internet protocol television (IPTV) after a series of tests involving 200 households in Sofia. More …
News categories: Bulgaria, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

Irdeto integrates with Quantum DVB-H Pocket TV device
Apr 18, 2007 – Irdeto, together with Quantum, have announced the successful integration of the Irdeto Mobile Broadcast conditional access (CA) solution with Quantum’s DVB-H Pocket TV device. More …
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, NABShow

Germany - O2, Vodafone and T-Mobile plan joint DVB-H launch in 2008
Apr 16, 2007 – O2 Germany, Vodafone Germany and T-Mobile Germany will jointly marketing mobile TV services via DVB-H technology, reports news agency dpa-AFX. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Germany, Mobile

Italy - Over 5 million DTTV receivers sold
Apr 16, 2007 – According to Gfk, the number of DTT set-top-boxes sold in Italy since launch in February 2004 up to February 2007, has reached 4,706,899. To this number can be added IDTV sales to give a total of 5,006,867. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

France - Analogue Switch-off to begin in Autumn 2007
Apr 15, 2007 – According to information received by ZDnet.fr, analogue switch-off could begin in France as early as Autumn 2007. More …
News categories: Digital TV, France, Terrestrial

Sweden - Boxer continues to grow
Apr 15, 2007 – On 31 March 2007, Boxer had 672,000 (569,000) digital-TV subscribers, representing an increase of 18,000 (38,000) during the first quarter and an increase of 103,000 over the past year, a growth of 18% from 31 March to 31 March. More …
News categories: Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

Dutch digital TV households grow to 2 million
Apr 15, 2007 – The number of Dutch households with digital TV grew to 2 million at the end of 2006, doubling from a year earlier, according to research by Telecompaper. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Terrestrial

Finland - YLE delays mobile launch
Apr 12, 2007 – The Finnish public broadcaster YLE has said it is to postpone the launch of its mobile TV services until at least the end of the year. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Finland, Mobile