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

Commission sees need for a stronger more consumer-friendly Single Market for Online Music, Films and Games in Europe
Jan 3, 2008 – The European Commission has decided to give a new boost to Europe's online content sector. EU citizens should be able to enjoy easier and faster access to a rich variety of music, TV programmes, films or games via the Internet, mobile phones or other devices.
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Digital TV connected to nearly 22 million UK main sets, while consumers continue to convert second TVs
Dec 19, 2007 – The number of UK households with digital television on their main set has risen to 21.7 million homes according to research published by Ofcom.
News categories: Ofcom, Full report, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

O2 plans broadband battle in pay-TV market
Dec 17, 2007 – The mobile phone company O2 is seeking to extend the deals it has with media companies for its TV service in the Czech Republic to the UK, as it plans to go head to head with BT, Sky and Virgin Media next year in the British pay-TV market.
News categories: O2, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

BBC increases reach of iPlayer as streaming begins
Dec 13, 2007 – The BBC has launched a streaming service on its video-on-demand platform, BBC iPlayer, complementing the download service which launched in beta on 27 July 2007.
News categories: BBC, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

DVD Players UK: the first ten years
Dec 12, 2007 – To date, approximately 35 million DVD Players have been sold in the UK, with a total retail value of £3.7 billion.
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, UK

Ofcom Releasing spectrum for mobile television and satellite radio
Dec 7, 2007 – Ofcom has published details of its plans to auction radio spectrum suitable for a range of services including mobile television and satellite radio.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadband, Digital TV, Mobile, UK

Ocean Blue Develops 'Deep Hibernation' software to tackle rising standby power consumption
Dec 4, 2007 – Ocean Blue Software, the digital TV specialist, has developed an intelligent, "deep hibernation" system for digital TVs and set-top boxes to reduce standby power consumption.
News categories: Ocean Blue, Energy Saving Trust, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

UK - BBC HD to launch on 1 December
Nov 30, 2007 – BBC HD, the UK's first free-to-air high definition television channel, launched on Saturday 1 December on satellite and cable.
News categories: BBC, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, UK

European Commission strategy for Mobile TV in Europe endorsed by Member States
Nov 29, 2007 – EU Member States have endorsed the European Commission three pillar strategy presented in July: putting in place a joint approach to licensing; making available spectrum for services; and promoting the use of DVB-H as the mobile TV standard for Europe.
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