EU (European Union) Digital TV News

Italy's RAI asks Cisco to build set-top box for digital, internet TV
Feb 12, 2007 – Italian state-owned broadcaster RAI said it has asked Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) to build a new generation set-top box for both digital terrestrial and internet TV.
News categories: Cisco Systems, RAI, Digital TV, Italy, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Croatia prepares for DVB-T/DVB-H trial
Feb 12, 2007 – The Croatian satellite service provider Croatel has obtained permission from the country's telecommunications agency to undertake a DVB-T/DVB-H trial in Zagreb and other major cities.
News categories: Croatel, Croatia, Digital TV, Mobile, Terrestrial

Irish to get HD
Feb 8, 2007 – Ireland will show the UK how to do it when it launches its digital terrestrial television (DTT) service, which is expected to feature high definition content.
News categories: Digital TV, Ireland, Terrestrial

Premiere meets targets for 2006 and raises forecasts
Feb 8, 2007 – At year end, Premiere had 3,409,990 subscribers - 1.1 percent more than on September 30, 2006 (3,373,932). Year-on-year (as of 12/31) Premiere booked a decrease of 156,464 subscribers (2005: 3,566,454) - or roughly 4.4 percent.
News categories: Premiere AG, Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

News Corp. Results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2006
Feb 7, 2007 – SKY Italia, part of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV), added more than 432,000 net subscribers over the past 12 months, bringing its subscriber base to 4.03 million at quarter end.
News categories: Sky Italia, News Corp, Digital TV, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Czech Republic - TV in your pocket proves popular with viewers
Feb 6, 2007 – T-Mobile Czech Republic has published the results of the commercial testing of its DVB-H based 'TV in your pocket'. The testing, aimed at determining the potential of the service, took place in the Prague area from 23 October to 5 December 2006.
News categories: T-Mobile Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Mobile

Czech Republic - O2TV has 20,000 customers
Feb 6, 2007 – Interest in the new and unique fixed-line television service is massive: at present, over 20,000 subscribers have jumped on board and newly sent orders further confirm huge interest in the service!
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

Netherlands - Digitenne DTT reaches 265,000
Feb 6, 2007 – In the fourth quarter, the number of 'Digitenne' DTT customers surpassed the 250k mark, with 265,000 customers subscribing to the service at the end of 2006, up 44% year-on-year.
News categories: Digitenne, Digital TV, Netherlands, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Belgium - Quarter of a million Telenet Digital TV RGU's
Feb 5, 2007 – Telenet has announced that it has passed the milestone of 250,000 digital TV customers. This success is partly due to the successful Christmas campaign that the Mechelen-based company ran.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers