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

Ofcom opts for AVC 4.0 for UK HD DTT
Feb 10, 2009 – Ofcom is set to adopt an MPEG-4 advanced video coding (AVC) level of 4.0 in the reference parameters for the UK's upcoming DVB-T2 high definition digital terrestrial television service.
News categories: Ofcom, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

HDMI Moves Beyond HDTVs to Set Top Boxes, DVD Equipment, Mobile PCs and More
Feb 9, 2009 – As adoption of HDMI ports approaches 100% in digital televisions, the interface is now moving into set top boxes, DVD Equipment and Mobile PCs, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVD, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, UK, USA

Ofcom awards spectrum licence in Manchester to Channel M Television Limited
Feb 5, 2009 – Channel M Television, which provides the local television service for Greater Manchester, has been awarded a licence which will allow it to broadcast digitally over the airwaves.
News categories: Ofcom, Channel M Television, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

BSkyB Interim Results For The Six Months Ended 31 December 2008
Jan 28, 2009 – British Sky Broadcasting (LSE:BSY) DTH customer net additions were 171,000 in the three months to 31 December 2008, 2% higher year on year, taking our total base to 9.238 million customers.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

UK's Freeview+ Sales Up In The Downturn
Jan 27, 2009 – Freeview has announced that sales of Freeview+ PVR boxes have reached over 900,000, up 118% over December last year. 26% of all sales were achieved in a record final quarter. In December, more than two Freeview+ boxes were bought every minute.
News categories: Freeview, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Nortel Obtains Court Orders for Creditor Protection
Jan 14, 2009 – Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE/TSX: NT) has announced that the Company, Nortel Networks Limited and certain other Canadian subsidiaries have obtained an Order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for creditor protection.
News categories: Nortel, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Finance, IPTV, UK, USA

Babelgum launches with Vodafone UK a 'free tv' service for 3g mobile phones
Jan 12, 2009 – Babelgum has launched a six month trial with Vodafone UK for Babelgum Mobile, a new Internet Mobile TV service which allows Vodafone UK (London: VOD) contract customers with mobile internet bundles to enjoy a range of video clips free of charge.
News categories: Babelgum, Vodafone, 5G, Mobile, UK

UK - Freesat Sales Double In Last Quarter Of 2008
Jan 8, 2009 – By the end of 2008, Freesat had achieved over 200,000 sales since its launch in May 2008. Having reported sales of 100,000 in September 2008, total sales of Freesat doubled in the final quarter of 2008.
News categories: Freesat, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

BBC iPlayer delivers record end of year performance
Jan 6, 2009 – December 2008 saw 41 million requests to view BBC TV programmes via BBC iPlayer, the biggest month since launch in December 2007.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Market Research, Streaming, UK