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

Television is a turnoff for UK mobile users
Aug 2, 2007 – TV on mobile phones has got the thumbs down from UK users, despite operators spending millions trying to get them to tune in.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Subscribers, UK

British Sky Broadcasting - Offer for Amstrad PLC
Jul 31, 2007 – The Boards of Sky and Amstrad are pleased to announce that they have agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Sky Digital Supplies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sky, for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Amstrad.
News categories: Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

BSkyB in Sony PSP joint venture
Jul 27, 2007 – BSkyB has launched a joint venture with Sony that will allow users of Sony's PSP handheld gaming device to download films, football matches and music videos to watch as they commute to work or school.
News categories: Digital TV, Gaming, Satellite, UK

BBC online video service launches
Jul 27, 2007 – The BBC's flagship online TV service is being launched, offering viewers the chance to download their favourite programmes from the last seven days.
News categories: Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Orange UK stocks up for IPTV launch
Jul 27, 2007 – Orange UK has forged its first video-on-demand content partnership for digital TV and PC rights to fuel its upcoming digital TV service, which it has said will launch "later this year."
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, UK

BSkyB Results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2007
Jul 27, 2007 – Sky recorded 1,446,000 new DTH customer additions in the year, the highest since analogue switch-off in 2001, and annual net customer growth of 406,000.
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Virgin ditches mobile TV service
Jul 26, 2007 – Virgin Mobile has decided to dump its broadcast mobile TV service after less than a year because of poor customer take-up.
News categories: Virgin Mobile, Digital TV, Mobile, UK

20,000 have BT Vision
Jul 26, 2007 – BT Group has confirmed that over 20,000 customers have signed for its IPTV service BT Vision.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Terrestrial, UK

Pace Micro Technology plc results for the full year ended 2 June 2007
Jul 24, 2007 – Pace Micro Technology (LSE: PIC) has announced its audited financial results for the full year ended 2 June 2007. Volume shipments increased by 77% to 3.9m set-top boxes (2006: 2.2m)
News categories: Pace Micro Technology, Africa, Asia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, North America, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK