EU (European Union) Digital TV News

France - CSA opens consultation on mobile television
Jan 17, 2007 – The Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has opened a public consultation on the topic of mobile television. This consultation aims to gather industry opinion on the content offering, business models and frequency usage.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Regulation

France - over 6.8 million DTT receivers in homes
Jan 16, 2007 – Latest figures show that over 6.8 million DTT receivers have been sold or rented in France by the end of 2006.
News categories: Digital TV, France, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Austria - Initial results following DTT launch in October 2006
Jan 16, 2007 – Following the launch of DTT services in Austria last October, it is estimated that 100,000 DVB-T receivers have been sold. Of these, viewers have purchased 35,000 MHP-enabled receivers using a subsidy offered by the government.
News categories: Austria, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Slovenia - Telco Regulator Selects MPEG-4 for Digital TV
Jan 16, 2007 – The Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (APEK) has decided to select the MPEG-4 standard for digital terrestrial TV broadcasts as it started handing out the first digital TV radio frequencies.
News categories: APEK, Digital TV, Regulation, Slovenia, Terrestrial

Bulgaria - Overgas Sends Digital Television Through Pipes
Jan 12, 2007 – From February 1 along Overgas' pipes will be running digital television, phone line and Internet at the same time, Noshten Trud has informed.
News categories: Overgas, Broadband, Bulgaria, Digital TV, IPTV

Spain - TVC to offer HD services on its terrestrial platform
Jan 12, 2007 – The regional broadcaster in Catalonia, Televisio de Catalunya (TVC), has announced plans to launch high-defintion television services (HDTV) on its DTT platform.
News categories: Digital TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Portugal to launch digital TV tender this year - govt
Jan 10, 2007 – The Portuguese government will likely launch this year a tender for terrestrial digital TV, aiming to start broadcasts in 2008, said August Santos Silva, minister for parliamentary matters.
News categories: Digital TV, Portugal, Terrestrial

NEOTION reveals plans on revolutionary HD-module for Standard DVB television sets
Jan 10, 2007 – NEOTION, a French high-tech company specialized in the digital television, reveals plans to launch a module based HD decoder that can be fitted into any DVB Common Interface slot.
News categories: NEOTION, Digital TV, Smart TV, Sweden, Terrestrial

Sweden - Over 650,000 subscribers to the Boxer DTT platform
Jan 9, 2007 – The Swedish pay DTT service provider, Boxer, has announced that it had 654,000 subscribers to its service at the end of 2006. This represents a yearly growth of 23%.
News categories: Boxer, Digital TV, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial