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

Next generation BBC iPlayer launches
Jun 25, 2008 – The BBC has unveiled a new-look BBC iPlayer which fully integrates radio and TV in one interface, as the service records over 100 million requests to view programmes in the six months since its launch.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Digital Terrestrial Television to Be Primary TV Service in 44% of Western European Households by 2012, Says ABI Research
Jun 11, 2008 – Faced with the imminent closure of analog TV services, a growing number of Western Europeans are opting for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) as a replacement.
News categories: ABI Research, Czech Republic, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK

Price squeeze looms as telcos compete for pay-TV customers
Jun 9, 2008 – According to the latest research from media analysts Screen Digest, IPTV is rapidly becoming a commodity - bundled for no extra cost with a broadband and/or telephony package.
News categories: Screen Digest, Broadband, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Ofcom: Delivering the digital dividend
Jun 6, 2008 – Ofcom has set out detailed proposals for how it will release the valuable spectrum that will be freed up as a result of the switchover to digital television.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadband, Digital TV, Mobile, Regulation, Terrestrial, UK

UK - Orange may not proceed with IPTV plans
Jun 5, 2008 – Unveiling a new strategy for Orange UK, Tom Alexander, chief executive of France Telecom's British business, has said that Orange might not proceed with plans for a broadband TV service.
News categories: Orange, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

S4C and Wesley Clover lead £9.5 Million investment in IPTV pioneer Inuk Networks
Jun 5, 2008 – Inuk Networks has announced that it is has completed a £9.5 million second round of funding led by broadcaster S4C and venture capital firm Wesley Clover.
News categories: Inuk Networks, S4C, Wesley Clover, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland, North America, UK, Venture Capital

Deloitte Digital Index: tracking the pace of digitisation in the UK for the first time
Jun 4, 2008 – Deloitte has launched the Deloitte Digital Index, measuring, tracking and anticipating changes in the consumer take-up of digital products and services in the UK.
News categories: Deloitte, Broadband, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Mobile, Optical Disc Recorder, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

ITV HD launches for Euro 2008
Jun 4, 2008 – ITV has confirmed that its high definition television service will launch on Saturday June 7th.
News categories: ITV plc, Satellite, UK

Panasonic chooses S&T's MHEG Engine for UK Freesat Service
May 27, 2008 – Strategy & Technology (S&T) Client Systems has announced that Panasonic has confirmed that it has chosen the company's RedKey™ 2 MHEG-5 interactive TV engine for use within IDTVs to receive Freesat, the UK's new, free satellite TV service.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Panasonic, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Satellite, Smart TV, UK