Hungary Digital TV News

Liberty Global Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
May 7, 2008 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced financial and operating results for the first quarter. At March 31, 2008 total RGUs of 24.4 million included 14.7 million video and 5.6 million broadband subscribers.
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HDTV platform Hello HD launches in Hungary from Eutelsat's EUROBIRD™ 9 neighbourhood
Apr 29, 2008 – Hello HD, Hungary's first High-Definition television platform, is gearing up for launch on May 1 from the EUROBIRD™ 9 satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL).
News categories: Eutelsat, Hello HD, Digital TV, Hungary, Satellite

ADB Launches into Hungary with HelloHD
Apr 28, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX: ADBN) has announced that it will supply high definition (HD) digital video recorders (DVRs), integrated with DVB-MHP software from Osmosys, to Hello Platform for the launch of its new television service HelloHD.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, HelloHD, Osmosys, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, Hungary, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

European cable industry sees rapid growth in digital TV, telephony and broadband internet
Apr 23, 2008 – Details of 2007 industry revenues and customer volumes were announced at the annual Cable Congress. The number of Digital cable TV customers has more than doubled in the past two years to 13.9m (+40% in 2007 compared to 9.9m in 2006).
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Launch of MAVISE - a new database on television channels and television companies in the European Union
Apr 1, 2008 – On 9 April 2008, the European Commission and the European Audiovisual Observatory will launch a new TV database set up to provide basic data on all the television channels accessible in the EU and the two candidate countries (Croatia and Turkey).
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Hungary - NCAH announces invitation to bids for digital broadcasting
Mar 25, 2008 – The National Communications Authority of Hungary (NCAH) has announced an international tender for the operation rights of five terrestrial digital television broadcasting networks and a digital radio broadcasting network in the VHF range.
News categories: National Communications Authority of Hungary, Digital TV, Hungary, Regulation, Terrestrial

Mobile TV across Europe: Commission endorses addition of DVB-H to EU List of Official Standards
Mar 17, 2008 – The European Commission has decided to add the Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld standard (DVB-H) to the EU List of Standards, which serves as a basis for encouraging the harmonised provision of telecommunications across the EU.
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Liberty Global Reports Fiscal 2007 Results
Feb 26, 2008 – At December 31, 2007, the Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) video subscriber base of 14.7 million included 3.4 million digital cable and 1.1 million direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers.
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Directive on the protection of conditional-access services: Commission consultation of interested parties
Feb 11, 2008 – The European Commission is launching an open consultation and is asking all interested parties to submit information on services that use conditional-access systems, such as pay-TV or video on demand.
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