France Digital TV News

2010 a milestone year for DTT in Europe
Oct 11, 2010 – Recent data from the MAVISE TV database, developed for the DG Communication of the European Commission by the European Audiovisual Observatory, shows the current status of the European television market.
News categories: MAVISE, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial, Turkey, UK

Free adds 4 channels and 2 VOD services in 3D
Sep 30, 2010 – Iliad has announced the introduction of 4 new channels and 2 new video on demand services (VOD) exclusive to its 'Free' IPTV offer and broadcast in 3D. Free is the first in France to broadcast genuine 3D channels.
News categories: Iliad, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Metaverse

Video Makes it Big on the Small Screen in Europe
Sep 29, 2010 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released data from its comScore MobiLens service showing that the number of people viewing video on mobile devices has increased 66 percent in the past year to 12.1 million mobile consumers across the EU5 countries.
News categories: comScore, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Mobile, Spain, UK

Broadband Passes 500 Million Subscribers
Sep 20, 2010 – Broadband has taken a significant step forward as the number of subscriber lines passed the 500 million mark in July 2010. In the second quarter 2.3 million IPTV subscribers were added, making over 38.5 million people using IPTV at the end of Q2 2010.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Spain, USA

Toshiba and Netgem partner to connect TVs to the Interactive world
Sep 15, 2010 – Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) and Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) have announced the launch of a multifunction adapter for the French market, which provides access to Toshiba Places, Toshiba's online interactive service.
News categories: Netgem, Toshiba, Digital TV, France, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Technicolor Updates Its Set-top Boxes to Enhance the TV Experience for Bouygues Telecom Bbox Customers
Sep 2, 2010 – Technicolor (Paris: FR0010918292; NYSE: TCH) and Bouygues Telecom have announced the development of a new TV user interface for Bouygues Telecom Bbox customers and new software for the Technicolor DBI 8500 set-top boxes used by Bouygues.
News categories: Technicolor, Bouygues Telecom, France, Middleware, Set Top Box

HD televisions in 55% of French Homes
Aug 3, 2010 – According to a study carried out by GfK and Médiamétrie, 15 million French homes were equiped with a high-definition (HD) television at the end of June 2010. This represents 55.5% of homes, up from 37.5% at the same point in 2009.
News categories: Médiamétrie, GfK, France, Market Research, Smart TV

Topfield License ANT HbbTV Solution
Jul 29, 2010 – ANT (LSE AIM: ANTP) has announced that Topfield (KOSDAQ: 057880) has selected the ANT Galio HbbTV Platform for its latest range of set-top boxes. The new devices will be available on the German retail market in 2010, with France to follow in 2011.
News categories: ANT plc, Topfield, Digital TV, France, Germany, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

E.U. Sales of Blu-ray players set to break all records
Jul 28, 2010 – Sales of Blu-ray players in Europe are set to reach a new record high in 2010. Around 4.6 million units will be sold in EU member states, more than doubling the previous figure, according to the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO).
News categories: EITO, Blu-ray, Digital TV, EU, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Spain, UK