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

Pace to extend its reach into networks technology
Sep 4, 2007 – Pace Micro Technology (LSE:PIC) has announced that it is extending its reach in the digital TV industry with the launch of a new business unit - Pace Networks.
News categories: Broadband, IBCShow, UK

Tiscali Targets 5 Million UK Homes With Internet TV Service
Sep 1, 2007 – Internet service provider Tiscali SpA (TIS.MI) stepped up competition in the competitive U.K. broadband market by making its Internet television service available to 5 million homes.
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers, UK

D-Link and DivX Sign Agreement to Release First DivX Connected Device
Aug 31, 2007 – The evolution of the digital home is set to make a significant step forward with the D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected™ HD Media Player, the world's first DivX Connected consumer electronics device.
News categories: DivX, D-Link, Digital TV, France, Germany, IFABerlin, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, UK

Samsung announces agreement to supply Sky HD boxes
Aug 30, 2007 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has announced that it has reached an agreement to supply set-top boxes to BSkyB.
News categories: Samsung, BSkyB, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

LG's Pause & Play TVs Highest Rated by Digital Television Group
Aug 30, 2007 – LG Electronics (LG) has announced that its Pause & Play TVs with built-in digital video recorders (DVR), received Freeview Playback certification from the UK's Digital Television Group.
News categories: DVR, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

IPTV becomes a disruptive influence in the European pay-TV market
Aug 29, 2007 – Well over 60 IPTV services operated across Europe at the end of the second quarter of 2007, with more to launch in the second half of the year. Whilst some major Western European states are used to competing with so many players, others are unfamiliar with such a jam-packed market.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, UK

BT 'more than doubles' IPTV customer base
Aug 28, 2007 – BT's hybrid digital terrestrial and internet protocol television (IPTV) service, BT Vision, has reportedly added an additional 24,000 customers over the past two months.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

UK benefits from communications anytime, anywhere and at a lower cost
Aug 23, 2007 – Ofcom today published its annual Communications Market Report 2007 which reveals new trends in the UK's GBP50bn electronic communications sector.
News categories: Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

BT selects DS2 chips to drive Self Install BT Vision IPTV service
Aug 22, 2007 – DS2 has announced that its powerline chips have been selected for BT Vision to enable the self-installation option of its digital TV services.
News categories: DS2, BT Vision, Universal Powerline Association, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Terrestrial, UK