Digital TV News: BT Vision

Microsoft Mediaroom Delivers Connected TV to More Than 1 Million Set-Top Boxes
Jan 6, 2008 – Microsoft has announced that its Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and multimedia platform is delivering video entertainment experiences to more than 1 million set-top boxes worldwide and its service provider customers are adding two new IPTV subscriber households every minute.
News categories: Microsoft, BT TV, Yankee Group, Enrique Rodriguez, Dan Marks, Vince Vittore, CES2024, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Digital TV connected to nearly 22 million UK main sets, while consumers continue to convert second TVs
Dec 19, 2007 – The number of UK households with digital television on their main set has risen to 21.7 million homes according to research published by Ofcom.
News categories: Ofcom, Full report, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

SiConnect Powerline Modem Chips Handle Cutting-Edge Multimedia Applications
Dec 4, 2007 – SiConnect is to begin sampling two new powerline modem chips. The PLi050A is for distribution of uncompressed audio, while the PLi050 targets consumer electronics applications including online gaming, IPTV distribution and in-home Voice over IP applications.
News categories: SiConnect, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

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

BT second quarter and half year results to September 30, 2007
Nov 8, 2007 – At the end of October BT Vision had more than 60,000 customers. Further growth will be aided by the recent launch of a self install option, offering customers the choice to install BT Vision without the need for an engineer visit.
News categories: BT, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

BT Vision now available to self install
Nov 8, 2007 – BT Vision is now available for customers to self install for a one-off connection fee of just £30 - making it even better value for people looking to enjoy Freeview and a vast range of film, sport, music and television programming on-demand, with no compulsory subscription.
News categories: BT Vision, Comtrend, Broadband, IPTV, Smart Home, Terrestrial, UK

Whitehaven gets set to lead UK switchover
Oct 16, 2007 – The UK's television switchover starts tomorrow (Oct 17) when thousands of homes in Whitehaven, Cumbria, receive digital channels for the first time.
News categories: Digital UK, Freeview, Government Digital Television site, Digital 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