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

BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 to launch joint on-demand service
Nov 27, 2007 – BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 have announced the creation of a commercial three-way joint venture to launch an on-demand content service in 2008 with the working title of 'Kangaroo'.
News categories: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Broadband, Digital TV, Streaming, UK

Tiscali Board of Directors approves 2008-2012 business plan
Nov 26, 2007 – Based on the business plan, the target for Italy and the United Kingdom is 4 million customers in 2012 of which 650,000 would be IPTV subscribers.
News categories: Tiscali, Full Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Finance, IPTV, Italy, Subscribers, UK

S&T wins Freesat MHEG5 biz
Nov 25, 2007 – Freesat is the BBC-backed free-to-view satellite service due for launch early next year. Strategy & Technology Ltd has won the contract to integrate MHEG5 into the system.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Satellite, UK

UK: Digital Television Recorders gaining acceptance
Nov 21, 2007 – In the UK market, Digital Television Recorders (DTRs) finally seem to be gaining acceptance as replacement products for Video Recorders. Unit sales doubled between the year ending September 2006 and the equivalent period in 2007.
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

Ofcom Proposes UK Digital Terrestrial Television Upgrade
Nov 21, 2007 – Ofcom has announced proposals for a significant upgrade of UK Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) that will offer more channels and new services. The proposed upgrade will create capacity allowing high definition television channels on DTT as early as 2009.
News categories: Ofcom, Consultation Document, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five agree approach for HD channels on Freeview
Nov 20, 2007 – The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five have announced that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding that, if agreed, would deliver High Definition (HD) channels on Freeview by the projected completion of Digital Switchover in 2012.
News categories: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Digital TV, Terrestrial, UK

Freeview reaches 14 million homes
Nov 20, 2007 – Freeview has confirmed that it is in 14 million UK homes, reinforcing its position as the most popular digital TV service in the UK.
News categories: Freeview, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Warner Bros. International Television Distribution To Launch Branded, Ad-Supported And Subscription Video-On-Demand Channels For Film And TV Series Programming Around The Globe
Nov 20, 2007 – Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) is embarking on a new strategy to launch a number of branded, video-on-demand, non-linear channels on a subscription and advertiser supported basis over a variety of delivery platforms that will bring the Studio's film and television series to viewers around the globe in a new way.
News categories: Warner Brothers, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Japan, Latin America, UK

BBC Trust approves proposals for a BBC HD channel
Nov 19, 2007 – The BBC Trust has published the final conclusions of the Public Value Test (PVT) it has conducted into the BBC Executive's proposals for a high definition (HD) television channel.
News categories: BBC, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK