France Digital TV News

SFR finishes 2007 with more than 350,000 3G/3G+ mobile TV subscribers
Jan 16, 2008 – In late December 2007, SFR crossed the milestone of 350,000 subscribers to its 3G/3G+ TV-on-mobile service.
News categories: SFR, 5G, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Subscribers

SFR and Alcatel-Lucent field validated the fundamental assumptions for the deployment of a DVB-SH Mobile TV terrestrial network
Jan 16, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) has announced that, following a DVB-SH pilot with SFR, both companies validated the fundamental assumptions for the deployment of a DVB-SH network co-localized, for its terrestrial part, with an existing commercial 3G+ network.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, SFR, Digital TV, France, Mobile, Satellite

Charter agreed for the growth of mobile TV in France
Jan 15, 2008 – AB Groupe, Bolloré, Groupe Canal+, Lagardère, Groupe M6, Next Radio TV, NRJ Group and TF1 have signed a charter in which they commit themselves to the development of Télévision Mobile Personelle (TMP) in France.
News categories: Digital TV, France, Mobile

Top Ten IPTV Carriers
Jan 14, 2008 – Light Reading has looked around the world and identified the operators that have the most IPTV subscribers and then ranked them in order.
News categories: Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, France, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Middleware, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, Taiwan

Commission sees need for a stronger more consumer-friendly Single Market for Online Music, Films and Games in Europe
Jan 3, 2008 – The European Commission has decided to give a new boost to Europe's online content sector. EU citizens should be able to enjoy easier and faster access to a rich variety of music, TV programmes, films or games via the Internet, mobile phones or other devices.
News categories: European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Streaming, Sweden, UK

IPTV subscriber numbers in seventh heaven
Dec 12, 2007 – Significant growth will result in 38.4 million IPTV homes by 2012 - or more than seven times as much as the end-2006 figure, according to a new research report published by Informa Telecoms & Media.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, IPTV (3rd edition), China, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Norway, Singapore, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

France - CSA opens consulation on digital switchover
Dec 11, 2007 – The broadcast regulator Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has opened a consultation on analogue switch-off. It is asking for responses on key issues related to switch-off.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Digital TV, France, Terrestrial, TV Services

Netgem moves into video on demand (VoD) with the acquisition of Glowria
Dec 6, 2007 – Netgem has announced that it has concluded an agreement for the acquisition of the shares of internet DVD rental and VOD operator Glowria.
News categories: Netgem, glowria, Digital TV, France, MandA, Streaming

General Satellite invests €6M in Neotion
Dec 6, 2007 – Neotion has announced the completion of a capital increase of €6 million as a result of an investment by General Satellite Corporation (GSC), a company specializing in the manufacture of digital tv receivers.
News categories: Neotion, General Satellite, Digital TV, Finance, France, Set Top Box