Ireland Digital TV News

SecureMedia Provides Non-Stop Digital Media Protection for 3PlayPlus in Ireland
Sep 8, 2008 – SecureMedia and 3PlayPlus have announced deployment of the Encryptonite ONE System across HomeVision, 3PlayPlus' flagship residential triple play offering.
News categories: SecureMedia, 3PlayPlus, HomeVision, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland

Commission starts selection procedure for operators of pan-European mobile satellite services
Aug 7, 2008 – A competition for providers of communication services via satellite across Europe has been launched by the European Commission. Satellite operators will be able to offer services, such as mobile TV, under a single European selection procedure.
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, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Liberty Global Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 5, 2008 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced results for Q2. At June 30, 2008, Liberty Global's 14.7 million video subscriber base consisted of 9.5 million analog cable and MMDS and 5.2 million digital cable and DTH subscribers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Western Europe smashes through 100 million digital homes barrier
Aug 5, 2008 – Research published by Informa Telecoms & Media shows that digital TV penetration of Western European households broke the 50% barrier in 2007. Informa forecasts that digital homes in the region will reach 104 million by the end of 2008.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, France, Germany, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Satellite, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Terrestrial, UK

MPEG-4 chosen for Irish Digital Terrestrial TV
Jul 31, 2008 – Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has announced that Ireland's first DTT trial will end on August 1st, 2008. The Minister announced the results of the trial, the technology chosen for digital TV in Ireland and a timeline for national rollout.
News categories: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Digital TV, Ireland, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

BSkyB results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2008
Jul 31, 2008 – In the three months to 30 June 2008 British Sky Broadcasting (LSE:BSY) net customer additions were 92,000, bringing the total customer base to 8.98 million.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

Triple-play operators must overcome content and branding hurdles, says Analysys Mason
Jul 24, 2008 – The triple-play (voice, Internet and pay TV) market is not reaching its full potential. Content and branding issues are hampering operator strategies to increase customer numbers, according to the latest report by Analysys Mason.
News categories: Analysys Mason, Broadband, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Market Research, Norway, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, UK

Heavy investment in Europe's cable industry begins to pay off
Jul 22, 2008 – Europe's cable industry is now in a position to compete in the increasingly competitive pay TV market place according to the latest report from media analyst Screen Digest.
News categories: Screen Digest, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Private Equity, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

Ireland - BCI issues decision on DTT Multiplex contracts
Jul 21, 2008 – The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has considered the applications for three national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) multiplexes and has awarded the contract in principle to Boxer DTT Limited.
News categories: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Boxer DTT, Digital TV, Ireland, Regulation, Terrestrial