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

PlayTV Unlocks Free Digital TV on Playstation 3
Aug 22, 2007 – At the Games Convention, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced the introduction of PlayTV, a combined TV tuner and PVR for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3). PlayTV will be available in UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain early in 2008.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, France, Gaming, Germany, Italy, Smart Home, Spain, Terrestrial, UK

No New Wires Required For VeHDa/PlayTV Set-Top Box Roll Out
Aug 21, 2007 – UK-based, high-definition specialist, VeHDa, is utilising the HomePlug®-based integrated circuits (ICs) from Intellon Corporation to compliment its PlayTV-partnered 500,000 IP set-top box roll out.
News categories: Global Digital Broadcast, Play TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, UK

Place-shifting TV technology gets funding
Aug 17, 2007 – Inxstor, a company planning to demonstrate placeshifting technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2008, has received a 600,000GBP investment from Braveheart Investment Group plc. and the Scottish Co-investment Fund.
News categories: INXSTOR, CES2025, Digital TV, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, UK, Venture Capital

T-Mobile Clinches Mobile TV Deal with SKY
Aug 14, 2007 – T-Mobile has launched its revamped Mobile TV service with the addition of three Sky Mobile TV packages and 24/7 Football to provide customers with more choice than ever before. The deal sees T-Mobile add live Barclays Premier League football, live premium news, a music package and a range of entertainment channels to its existing portfolio of entertainment, sports and news content.
News categories: T-Mobile, BSkyB, 5G, Digital TV, Mobile, UK

Digital TV Labs Is the First Test Lab to Support New DVB-T Standards
Aug 9, 2007 – Digital TV Labs is the first independent test lab to support both the latest DVB-T Radio Frequency (RF) standards. Consumer electronic companies and semiconductor manufacturers can ensure that their receivers meet the demanding requirements of these two new standards, and submit their products for the UK Digital Tick and Swedish Boxer logo certifications.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Digital TV, Europe, IBCShow, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK

Enabling new wireless technologies in the UK
Aug 9, 2007 – From 13 August 2007 Ofcom will remove the requirement to hold a licence to operate equipment using approved Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. UWB allows the transfer of large amounts of data (up to 2 Gb/s) over relatively short distances (around 30 metres).
News categories: Digital TV, Smart Home, UK

Virgin Media Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 8, 2007 – Total TV net additions were 2,200 in the quarter, down from 36,100 in the previous quarter. Growth was affected by churn relating to the loss of Sky basic channels in March, with most of this churn occurring in April. Despite the impact of the Sky basics dispute, digital TV net additions were 40,000, following net additions of 75,200 in the previous quarter.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, UK

Pace Micro Technology announces new Sky business win
Aug 7, 2007 – Pace Micro Technology has announced a new business win with BSkyB. In this latest round of contract awards, Pace has won additional Digibox business for the 2007 financial year.
News categories: Pace Micro Technology, Digital TV, Satellite, UK

Amstrad to produce multi-TV Sky box
Aug 5, 2007 – Amstrad and BSkyB are to produce a pioneering set-top box that will link every television in the home, and let viewers record and play back two different programmes on separate TV sets simultaneously.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, UK