UK (United Kingdom, Great Britain & Northern Ireland) Digital TV News

YouView releases final tech spec and confirms device partners
Apr 14, 2011 – YouView has published its final core technical specification and announced further device partners. The specification covers technologies to enable the delivery of broadcast and IP enabled content to a TV set via a broadband connected device.
News categories: YouView, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

Consumers of all Ages are Going 'Over-the-Top'
Apr 11, 2011 – The majority of consumers of all ages in seven major markets around the world are choosing to watch video content over the Internet via their televisions, PCs, smartphones and other electronic devices, according to Accenture (NYSE:ACN).
News categories: Accenture, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Spain, Streaming, UK, USA

BBC iPlayer Launches On Freeview HD Via MHEG-IC Connected TV Technology
Apr 7, 2011 – IMPALA has welcomed the launch of the BBC iPlayer on UK DTT service Freeview HD. The catch-up TV service debut has been made possible by the deployment of the connected TV variant of MHEG - the MHEG Interaction Channel (MHEG-IC).
News categories: IMPALA, Freeview, BBC iPlayer, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

DTG publishes D-Book 7
Apr 6, 2011 – The Digital TV Group (DTG) has announced that it has published D-Book 7, the detailed interoperability specification for UK digital terrestrial television with extended Connected TV functionality.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Ofcom releases 4Q 2010 UK Digital Television Update
Apr 5, 2011 – Ofcom consumer survey results for the fourth quarter of 2010 show that take-up of digital television in UK households stood at 92.5%, up by 1.1 percentage points year on year. In 2010 12.8 million DTT units (IDTVs and set-top boxes) were sold.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Conax and REAL Digital Sign on the line!
Mar 31, 2011 – Conax and REAL Digital have signed an undisclosed length contract bringing the world leading specialists in broadcast security to the REAL Digital's new UK satellite platform.
News categories: Conax, REAL Digital, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

European Digital Television market continues to be dynamic: more platforms, channels and HD
Mar 28, 2011 – Information in the MAVISE database, created for the European Commission by the European Audiovisual Observatory, shows that more than 400 HD channels were operating in the EU in December 2010.
News categories: MAVISE, European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

EchoStar Europe Launches the World's First Freesat+ DVR With SlingLoaded® TV Anywhere
Mar 22, 2011 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ:SATS) has announced their SlingLoaded® HDS-600RS, the world's first HD digital video recorder to combine Freesat+ features with Sling Media's unique place-shifting ability, enabling TV anywhere, on all popular smartphones and tablets.
News categories: EchoStar Europe, Sling Media, Digital TV, DVR, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

Humax Licenses Intertrust Marlin Technology for YouView Set Top Boxes
Mar 22, 2011 – Humax and Intertrust have announced that Humax has licensed Intertrust's Marlin Client SDK for its development of digital Set Top Boxes for YouView in the United Kingdom (UK).
News categories: Intertrust, Humax, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK, Video Exchange