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

Terrestrial high-definition TV pilot launched in UK with Arqiva and Enensys
Apr 15, 2009 – Arqiva and Enensys are playing a leading role in the terrestrial high-definition TV (HDTV) pilot launched recently from the Crystal Palace transmitter in south London, utilising the new DVB-T2 standard.
News categories: Arqiva, Enensys, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, UK

Sky+ Remote Record now available on Apple iPhone
Apr 7, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that its Sky+ Remote Record application is available from the Apple App Store. The free application enables iPhone users with a Sky+ or Sky+HD set-top box to set recordings wherever they are in the world.
News categories: BSkyB, Apple App Store, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

Half of UK TV households choosing pay TV
Apr 6, 2009 – Almost half of all television households in the UK are now choosing to pay for access to additional television channels, with satellite and cable services driving growth of digital TV according to new research from Ofcom.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

DTT comes of age in Europe
Apr 1, 2009 – Recent data from the MAVISE TV database shows the continued expansion of television channels in the European television market. There are now a total of 5587 channels (plus 412 non-European channels) available in the 29 countries.
News categories: MAVISE, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, Turkey, UK

'Virtual cable TV service' streamed live to PCs, TVs and mobile phones launched at MIP TV
Mar 31, 2009 – 50 channels including BBC 1, ITV, Sky News, CNN, ESPN and Bloomberg are now available to stream online in real time thanks to a new internet service launched at MIP TV. The service delivers broadcast quality video over as little as a 1Mbps connection.
News categories: FilmOn.TV, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming, UK

BT cleared to offer full triple-play
Mar 19, 2009 – Ofcom has proposed that BT (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) should be allowed to sell a 'bundle' of phone, broadband and television services, lifting regulatory controls that have existed since privatisation.
News categories: BT Vision, Ofcom, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, UK

U.K. Online Video Viewing Audience Grows to Nearly 30 Million Viewers
Mar 17, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released January 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, indicating that the total U.K. online video viewing audience has grown 10 percent during the past year to 29.6 million unique viewers age 15 and older.
News categories: comScore, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

NXP Chipset to Power New Amstrad HD DVR
Mar 9, 2009 – NXP has announced that its complete DVB-S2/MPEG-4 digital video recorder (DVR) set-top box (STB) solution has been incorporated in the latest Amstrad (LSE:BSY) DRX780UK HD satellite receiver.
News categories: NXP, Amstrad, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, UK

DTG to launch UK 3DTV Consultation
Mar 5, 2009 – The DTG is to conduct the UK's first industry consultation into 3DTV. The consultation will ask the DTG membership for their views on the technological feasibility and viability of 3DTV, and for their views on key interoperability issues.
News categories: DTG, Digital TV, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK