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

Amino selects ANT Galio Platform for next-generation Set-Top Box
Mar 13, 2008 – ANT (AIM:ANTP) has announced that Amino, the world leading IPTV Set-Top Box (STB) supplier, has selected ANT Galio Platform for its HD H.264 Personal Video Recorder (PVR) AmiNET530 STB.
News categories: ANT Software, Amino, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK, Video Exchange

Worldwide iPTV Service Revenues to Cross US$42.6 Billion by 2014, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Mar 12, 2008 – Worldwide Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service revenues are forecast to cross US$42.6 billion by 2014. The number of IPTV subscribers in worldwide market is projected to exceed 248 million by that time.
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Asia, Canada, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box, Spain, Subscribers, UK, USA

Tiscali UK Expands MPEG-4 AVC Video Service with Harmonic's DiviCom® Electra™ Encoders
Mar 12, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Tiscali UK is expanding and upgrading its IPTV service with Harmonic's latest generation DiviCom® Electra® 5400 standard definition (SD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) multi-channel encoders.
News categories: Harmonic Inc., Tiscali, Content Distribution, IPTV, UK, Video Exchange

Freeview UK Sales Hit an All-time High
Mar 11, 2008 – Freeview has confirmed that sales for 2007 hit an all-time high with 9.7 million Freeview branded products sold, up 64% year-on-year.
News categories: Freeview, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

UK - Digital TV Summit 2008
Mar 7, 2008 – This event brought together key figures from Ofcom, BSkyB, Microsoft, Orange, Pace and others in a meeting to examine key advances in broadcasting, mobile and IP as well as discuss the regulatory issues these advancements may cause and the digital dividend.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-T2, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

BBC iPlayer Now Available On iPhone
Mar 7, 2008 – Today was a big day for BBC iPlayer: it's the day that it first became available on a portable device. BBCiPlayer is now available on iPhone and iPod touch.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Mobile, Streaming, UK

TVonics bought by Contact Holdings
Feb 29, 2008 – TVonics, the UK based digital TV set top box company, has been acquired by the Contact Holdings Group which specialises in contract manufacturing, product packaging and supply chain management.
News categories: TVonics, MandA, Set Top Box, UK

UK - High Definition TV update
Feb 28, 2008 – In December 2007, four out of five Flat Screen TVs sold were either HD Ready or Full HD. Full HD is one of the fastest growing features, steadily increasing throughout 2007 from 2% to 9% of total Flat TV sales.
News categories: GfK, Market Research, Smart TV, UK

Virgin Media 2007 Quarter 4 Results
Feb 28, 2008 – Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Total TV net additions were 61,100 in the quarter, up from 20,400 in the previous quarter.
News categories: Virgin Media, Earnings Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, UK