Finland (Suomi) Digital TV News

Finland switched over to all-digital television
Mar 1, 2008 – The whole of Finland switched completely over to digital television on Saturday, 1 March, at 8.00 a.m. when analogue broadcasting was also switched off in cable networks.
News categories: Finnish National Broadcasting Company, DigiTV, Digital TV, Finland, Terrestrial

European research project to shape next generation internet TV
Feb 19, 2008 – P2P-Next has received a €14 million grant from the European Union to carry out a research project aiming to identify the potential uses of peer-to-peer (P2P) technology for Internet Television of the future.
News categories: P2P-Next, Austria, Broadband, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Streaming, Sweden, UK

MTG Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and 12 months ended 31 December 2007
Feb 14, 2008 – Modern Times Group MTG AB (The OMX Nordic Exchange Large Cap market: MTGA, MTGB) has announced its preliminary quarterly and twelve months reports. 4000 net new Viasat DTH premium subscribers were added to the platform during the fourth quarter.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden

Telenor Fourth quarter and preliminary results for 2007
Feb 13, 2008 – At the end of 2007 Canal Digital had 932,000 (2006: 943,000) DTH and 705,000 (2006: 696,000) cable-TV subscribers, with 1.174 million (2006: 1,155,000) SMATV households.
News categories: Telenor, Earnings Release, Q4 2007 Report, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

Viasat Extends and Broadens Partnership with NDS to Embrace Suite of Solutions for High Definition TV
Feb 5, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) and Viasat have inked a new agreement whereby NDS is to commence supplying Viasat with market-leading MediaHighway® middleware, XTV® DVR technology, and a customized EPG to secure and power its new HD pay TV service.
News categories: NDS Group, Modern Times Group, Conditional Access, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Middleware, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

In Europe, IPTV grows stronger in less 'cabled' TV markets
Jan 16, 2008 – According to the newest edition of TV Markets Quarterly Monitoring from InfoCom, during 2Q07 most of the television viewers in Western Europe still prefer receiving television service over terrestrial.
News categories: InfoCom GmbH, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Satellite, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Terrestrial, UK

Pace chosen by Viasat to launch HD PVR in the Nordic Countries
Jan 16, 2008 – Pace Micro Technology (LSE:PIC) has been selected by Modern Times Group's Viasat Broadcasting, the leading digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in Scandinavia and the Baltic states, to be the launch partner for its high definition PVR service.
News categories: Pace Micro, Modern Times Group, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

Viasat Launches High Definition Television
Jan 15, 2008 – MTG has announced that Viasat Broadcasting has launched its high definition television (HDTV) offering on its Nordic Satellite pay-TV platform, including two Viasat-branded premium HDTV channels - TV1000 HD and Viasat Sport HD.
News categories: MTG, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

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