Israel Digital TV News

Eastern Europe Delivers on its Promise
Jun 26, 2008 – New research from Informa Telecoms & Media has found that the long-held potential of central and eastern European TV markets is now being realized. The region's pay TV sector is expected to more than double to $12 billion by 2013.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Market Research, Poland, Romania, Russia, Satellite, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Terrestrial, Turkey, Ukraine

HOT Telecommunications Deploys Harmonic's IP-Based Video Solutions for New HD Service and Network Upgrade
May 28, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that HOT Telecommunications (HOT.TA) has implemented a full suite of Harmonic's IP-based digital video solutions, enabling HOT to expand its cable video service to include high definition (HD) television.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Israel

Are National Regulation Frameworks for Mobile TV ready?
May 7, 2008 – A study on terrestrial mobile broadcast TV by the bmcoforum has concluded that a significant number of countries are still lagging behind most advanced countries in defining the regulatory framework including the licensing conditions and processes.
News categories: bmcoforum, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA

Bezeq Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results
Mar 11, 2008 – The number of yes' subscribers at the end of December 2007 was 549,000, up from 545,000 in the prior quarter and up from 540,000 at the end of 2006.
News categories: 'yes', Bezeq, Earnings Release, Full Report (1.4MB), Digital TV, Israel, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers

Israel - Yes has 100,000 PVR users
Feb 24, 2008 – Israel's digital satellite service provider 'yes' now has more than 100,000 subscribers to its PVR service YES Max.
News categories: 'yes', Digital TV, DVR, Israel, Satellite, Subscribers

European research project to shape next generation internet TV
Feb 19, 2008 – P2P-Next has received a €14 million grant from the European Union to carry out a research project aiming to identify the potential uses of peer-to-peer (P2P) technology for Internet Television of the future.
News categories: P2P-Next, Austria, Broadband, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Streaming, Sweden, UK

Israel - DTT services to be launched in August 2008
Feb 5, 2008 – On 4 February, the Knesset (Parliament) approved the legal framework to allow for the launch of DTT services. Services are expected to be launched by the end of the summer.
News categories: Digital TV, Israel, Regulation, Terrestrial

ADB Selected By Yes For HD Launch
Sep 11, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast has announced that it has been selected by 'yes' to supply its ADB-7820S set-top boxes (STBs) for the digital satellite operator's launch of high definition (HD) services in Israel.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Yes, Digital TV, IBCShow, Israel, Satellite, Set Top Box

NDS Partners with VBox and Cyberlink to Deliver the First Fully Converged TV and PC Platform to 'Yes'
Sep 4, 2007 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it is working with VBox Communications (VBox), Cyberlink and 'yes' to deliver on the promise of convergence - enabling the ubiquitous PC to become a secure and full-featured media center.
News categories: NDS Group, VBox, Cyberlink, 'yes', Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Israel, Middleware, Satellite, Streaming