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

Almost half of UK television sets are connected to digital
Mar 14, 2007 – Ofcom today published its Communications Market: Digital Television Progress Report for the fourth quarter of 2006 (October-December). More Freeview devices were sold than in any previous quarter at 2.4 million. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Virgin Media Reports Fourth Quarter 2006 Results
Mar 3, 2007 – Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) announces results for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Digital television net additions were 83,900, following net additions of 85,800 in the previous quarter. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, UK

BBC Trust reaches provisional decision on ""Freesat""
Mar 3, 2007 – The BBC Trust has provisionally approved BBC management’s proposal to develop and launch a free-to-view satellite platform, “”Freesat””.” More …
News categories: Digital TV, Satellite, UK

Ocean Blue Multi-Mode software to handle digital and analogue TV
Mar 3, 2007 – Ocean Blue Software has released a single software suite to handle both digital and analogue TV. The new multi-mode software provides a single solution for CE manufacturers, reducing development time and software costs. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Terrestrial, UK

Inuk Taps TANDBERG's MPEG-4 AVC to Power IPTV Service
Mar 3, 2007 – Inuk will launch Freewire TV as a residential service later this year, targeting the 6 million UK homes who cannot receive digital television by other means with IPTV, carrier class VoIP and high speed broadband services. More …
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

Orange IPTV for Q3 2007
Mar 1, 2007 – Orange is hoping to launch its British broadband TV offering in the third quarter. It intends to give customers the ability to access and transfer content between all three screens – PC, television and mobile – during the next two years. More …
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

Ocean Blue Releases Freeview DVB-IP for IPTV Market
Feb 16, 2007 – Ocean Blue Software has released Sunrise DVB-IP, a DVB & MHEG-5 software suite for IPTV set-top boxes, incorporating the latest Freeview standard.
News categories: Ocean Blue, Digital TV, IPTV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Amstrad Results For Six Months Ended 31 December 2006
Feb 15, 2007 – The Group reported a profit before tax of £10.5m (2005: £12.5m) on sales of £40.6m (2005: £49.6m). Set top box volumes, which are normally weighted towards the first half of the financial year, are lower than a year ago.
News categories: Amstrad, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, UK

Thomson Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results
Feb 15, 2007 – In a strong Q4, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) shipped 2.9 million satellite set-top boxes (4Q05, 2.8 million) and 0.9 million cable STBs (4Q05, 0.3 million). Thomson shipped 11.1 million satellite STBs in 2006 (2005, 10.9 million) and 2.0 million cable STBs (2005, 0.6 million).
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