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

UK's Pay-TV Market Climbs to $8.2 Billion by 2014
Sep 16, 2009 – Pay-TV revenue in the U.K. will climb from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2 billion by 2014 as IPTV grows at an impressive CAGR of 26 percent within the forecast period, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Market Ready For Launch Of DVB-T2 Services
Sep 11, 2009 – The launch of DVB-T2 HD services is on schedule to take place later this year in the United Kingdom, with further launches expected in several other European countries including Finland and Serbia.
News categories: DVB Project, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Finland, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Serbia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Pace Unveils DVB-T2 Freeview HD Box at IBC 09
Sep 11, 2009 – At this year's IBC, Pace (LSE:PIC) will unveil its set-top box based on the DVB-T2 transmission standard. The box, expected to be one of the first to market for Freeview HD, will be available through retail distribution in the UK.
News categories: Pace plc, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Cable & Wireless Partners with Move Networks to Offer IPTV Services Globally
Sep 10, 2009 – CWI, Cable & Wireless' international telecoms business, has announced that it has signed a partnership with Move Networks paving the way for a roll-out of IP-based TV services across CWI's global operations.
News categories: Move Networks, CWI, Afghanistan, Algeria, Caribbean, Channel Islands, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Macau, Middleware, Monaco, Oceania, Panama, Seychelles

The Americas Show Strong Broadband Growth and Widespread IPTV Adoption
Sep 8, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics, which show a strong performance in the Americas, both in broadband growth at 18 per cent and in IPTV adoption, where subscriptions grew by 86% over the last twelve months.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers, UK, USA

UK analogue switch-off reaches millionth home
Sep 7, 2009 – The switch to digital TV reaches its millionth home this week as analogue channels are turned off for good in two areas of the UK.
News categories: Digital UK, Digital TV, Market Research, Terrestrial, UK

DTG announces launch of Freeview HD test and conformance regime
Sep 4, 2009 – The DTG, the industry association for digital TV in the UK has confirmed that the test and conformance regime for the Freeview HD and Freeview+ HD service is to launch on schedule in September 2009 with product testing commencing in October.
News categories: DTG, Freeview, Digital TV, DVB-T2, DVR, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

WirelessHD® 60GHz CE Products Arrive in Europe
Sep 3, 2009 – The WirelessHD® Consortium has announced that the European Union has approved the 60GHz band for unlicensed commercial use and WirelessHD products are now available in Europe. Products will be showcased at the IFA Expo in Berlin.
News categories: WirelessHD, European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IFABerlin, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Romania, Semiconductor, Slovakia, Slovenia, Smart Home, Smart TV, Spain, Sweden, UK

PlayStation 3 upgrade adds optimised BBC iPlayer
Aug 18, 2009 – Sony (SCEE) has announced that a PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system enhancement will give access to TV websites including the UK's BBC iPlayer on September 1st, followed shortly by Spanish, German, Dutch and Australian sites.
News categories: PlayStation, Australia, Gaming, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Streaming, UK