Ireland Digital TV News

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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Ireland's Smart Telecom to soft-launch IPTV service in April
Mar 27, 2008 – Smart Telecom has said that next month it will soft-launch its IPTV service in locations close to the 37 unbundled exchanges where it currently offers broadband.
News categories: Smart Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland

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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Broadcasting Commission of Ireland announces details of DTT Multiplex Licensing Process
Mar 6, 2008 – The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has announced details of its application process for three national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) multiplex contracts.
News categories: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, Digital TV, Ireland, Regulation, Terrestrial

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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BSkyB Results for the half year ended 31 December 2007
Feb 6, 2008 – BSkyB has announced its results for the half year ended 31 December 2007. New DTH customer additions were 385,000 for the quarter.
News categories: BSkyB, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

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.
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