Portugal Digital TV News

Portugal - Cable and DTH television services with around two million customers in March
May 27, 2008 – As at the end of March, the services of subscription television which use cable and satellite technologies registered around 2 million users, representing around 18.8 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Portugal Telecom First quarter 2008 results
May 8, 2008 – At the end of 1Q08, Portugal Telecom (EuroNext Lisbon: PTC) (NYSE: PT) had a total base of 47 thousand pay-TV customers, having added 26 thousand subscribers during the quarter, more than doubling its customer base as at the end of 4Q07.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Portugal, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

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

ZON announces 1Q08 Consolidated Results
May 7, 2008 – ZON's Pay TV customer base grew in 1Q08 by 13.4 thousand customers, representing 60.3% more net additions than in 1Q07 and digitally enabled subscribers continued to grow as a percentage of the Pay TV customer base to 26% compared with 20% in 1Q07.
News categories: ZON Multimédia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Sonaecom informs on 1st quarter 2008 consolidated results
May 5, 2008 – During 1Q08, Sonaecom promoted the replacement, for free, of current customers' set top boxes for a new MPEG-4 model which will allow TV customers to access HD channels, DTT and to benefit from improved sound quality.
News categories: Sonaecom, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Results, 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).
News categories: Cable Europe, Austria, Belgium, Broadband, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, UK

PT and the three FTA operators reach agreement for Digital Terrestrial Television contest
Apr 22, 2008 – Portugal Telecom has announced that it has reached an agreement with the three free-to-air (FTA) operators - RTP, SIC and TVI - in connection with PT's bid in the upcoming Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) contest.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Digital TV, Portugal, Regulation, Terrestrial

Portugal Telecom selects DS2 powerline technology for advanced, HD-ready IPTV
Apr 15, 2008 – DS2 and Portugal Telecom have announced that DS2's UPA-compliant 200Mbps powerline technology has been selected to offer a remotely-managed, multi-channel IPTV service over power lines or coax that substantially reduces installation time and costs.
News categories: DS2, Portugal Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Cogeco Cable Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Apr 10, 2008 – Cogeco Cable (TSX:CCA) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and first six months ended February 29, 2008. In Canada, digital television net additions stood at 17,879 compared to 13,961 for the same period last year.
News categories: Cogeco, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Portugal, Results, Subscribers