Sweden Digital TV News

Boxer launches TV via broadband
Nov 28, 2008 – On December 1st, Sweden's Boxer will launch TV over broadband, also known as IPTV, on a select number of broadband networks.
News categories: Boxer, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Sweden

UK leading internationally as a digitally advanced nation
Nov 20, 2008 – UK consumers are embracing new digital TV services, such as High Definition TV and Digital Video Recorders, alongside many other leading economies across the world, new Ofcom research reveals.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Regulation, Satellite, Spain, Streaming, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Com Hem to launch HD PVR
Nov 18, 2008 – On December 3rd, Com Hem will launch its recordable HD set-top box. The box - the HDPVR-1000C - is manufactured by Humax and has a 320GB hard disk and dual tuners.
News categories: Com Hem, Humax, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Sweden

Com Hem January-September 2008 results
Nov 13, 2008 – In the first three quarters of 2008, Com Hem's revenues amounted to SEK 2,827 million. From the second to the third quarter of this year, the number of digital TV subscribers increased by over 5 percent to 450,000.
News categories: Com Hem, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Fibre To The Home (FTTH) is competitive with conventional Triple Play and already undercutting traditional ADSL+ services
Oct 29, 2008 – In a new report called FTTH Pricing in Europe 2009, Tariff Consultancy provides a unique survey of the main FTTH providers in 19 European countries - from Austria to the UK.
News categories: Tariff Consultancy, Austria, Belgium, Broadband, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Fibre, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, IPTV, Italy, Lithuania, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

Telenor (Canal Digital) Third Quarter 2008
Oct 29, 2008 – Revenues for Telenor (Oslo:TEL) in the first three quarters of 2008 increased by NOK 2,094 million, or 3%. Revenues in the Canal Digital Group increased primarily due to higher sales of additional services to Cable TV subscribers.
News categories: Telenor, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Denmark, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

TeliaSonera January-September 2008
Oct 28, 2008 – TeliaSonera (Stockholm: TLSN) has announced its results for the period January-September 2008. The total number of TeliaSonera TV subscriptions rose to 839,000, of which 450,000 were IPTV subscriptions.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Cable TV, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

MTG Results for Period Ending 30 September 2008
Oct 21, 2008 – Modern Times Group MTG AB (OMX Nordic: MTGA, MTGB) has announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2008. Viasat Broadcasting's net sales were up 14% y-o-y to SEK 2,308 million.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, DVR, Finland, IPTV, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

HD Channels On ASTRA Increase By 30 Percent In Three Months
Oct 20, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that the number of HD channels broadcast via the ASTRA Satellite System has increased significantly in the last three months. At the beginning of October, the number of HD channels reached 55.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Austria, Belgium, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, France, Germany, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Satellite, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, UK