Portugal Digital TV News

Portugal Telecom announces launch of satellite TV offer
Apr 2, 2008 – Portugal Telecom (PT) has announced the launch of its nationwide TV offer through satellite (DTH - direct to home), which will complement the existing IPTV offer.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Mobile, Portugal, Satellite

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).
News categories: European Commission, European Audiovisual Observatory, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, Turkey, UK

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.
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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Kudelski Group To Provide Full End-To-End Solution For Portugal Telecom's National Hybrid Satellite - Broadband Pay-TV Services
Mar 10, 2008 – The Kudelski Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: KUD) has announced that Portugal Telecom has selected a suite of Kudelski Group products for the national rollout of its new hybrid satellite-broadband Pay-TV services to be launched in 2008.
News categories: Nagravision, Portugal Telecom, OpenTV, Broadband, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box

Portugal - Subscription television services continue to grow
Feb 28, 2008 – In the fourth quarter of 2007 Portugal had 1.96 million subscribers to the services of subscription TV supported by cable distribution networks or satellite (DTH) - around 2% more than the number recorded in the previous quarter.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

ZON announces Full Year 2007 Consolidated Results
Feb 27, 2008 – The last quarter of 2007 was excellent for ZON Multimédia (ex-PT Multimedia). The digital extended basic package ('Funtastic Life') reached 382 thousand subscribers in 2007, with 112 thousand net additions during this period.
News categories: TV Cabo, Earnings Release, Results Presentation, Cable TV, Digital TV, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Portugal - Opening of tenders for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
Feb 27, 2008 – The regulations associated with the public tenders in respect of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) have been published in 'Diário da República'.
News categories: Anacom, Portugal, Regulation, Terrestrial, TV Services

OpenTV Announces New Customer Win in Partnership With Nagravision
Feb 20, 2008 – OpenTV (NASDAQ GM: OPTV) has announced that its middleware and enterprise solutions have been selected by ZON TV Cabo in Portugal to support the operator's upcoming HD PVR launch.
News categories: OpenTV, Nagravision, ZON TV Cabo, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box

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.
News categories: European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, DRM, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK