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

UK's DTG publishes D-Book 6
Mar 5, 2009 – The DTG has published the 6th edition of the 'D-Book', the detailed interoperability specification for UK Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT).
News categories: DTG, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

IPTV Leads the Telco Transformation in 2009 Says Frost & Sullivan
Feb 26, 2009 – Since growing almost 85% from less than 3 million subscribers in 2006, to 5.5 million in 2007, IPTV adoption rates are slowing steadily. With this in mind, Frost & Sullivan has revised its 3-year CAGR downwards to less than 15%.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, UK

BBC Trust launches public consultation on proposal for internet protocol television
Feb 26, 2009 – The BBC Trust has launched a public consultation on the BBC's proposal (Project Canvas) to develop a partnership to help enable the delivery of internet protocol TV. The proposal would allow viewers to watch on-demand services via TV sets.
News categories: BBC Trust, Project Canvas, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Virgin Media Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Results
Feb 25, 2009 – Virgin Media (Nasdaq:VMED) has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. Total TV net additions were 44,500 in the quarter. 1.8m of Virgin Media's digital TV customers are now using VOD, representing a reach of 51.8%.
News categories: Virgin Media, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, UK

TechniSat Digital announced as Freesat manufacturer
Feb 24, 2009 – The UK's Freesat has appointed TechniSat Digital as a manufacturer of high definition digital satellite receivers for 2009.
News categories: TechniSat, Freesat, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

EU Member States on course for analogue terrestrial TV switch-off
Feb 16, 2009 – The switch-off of analogue terrestrial TV transmission in Europe is well on track. Switch-off has already been completed in five Member States and by 2010 the process should be well advanced in the whole EU.
News categories: European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, EU, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK

UK mobile customers predict significant rise in mobile TV and video usage by 2010
Feb 16, 2009 – QuickPlay Media has revealed the results of an independent survey focused on mobile TV and video consumption in the UK. The survey indicates an increase in the number of consumers that have viewed mobile TV and video content, rising from 41 to 48%.
News categories: QuickPlay Media, Market Research, Mobile, MWC24, UK

BT Group plc Results For The Third Quarter To 31 December 2008
Feb 12, 2009 – BT Group (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) revenue of £5,437m was 5% higher in the quarter, benefiting from favourable foreign exchange movements of £198m and the impact of acquisitions. The BT Vision customer base has now reached more than 398,000 customers.
News categories: BT Vision, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Half a billion views for Virgin Media's on demand TV
Feb 12, 2009 – TV viewing habits on brink of major change Record-breaking year with 516 million on demand views in 2008 BBC iPlayer on Virgin Media approaching 100 million views 2008 was the year on demand television came of age with Virgin Media’s TV viewers watching over half a billion on demand programmes. With a record-breaking 56 million […]
News categories: Virgin Media, Cable TV, Streaming, Subscribers, UK