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Year end DTT subs 46,000 for TEO

Lithuania’s TEO LT ended 2009 with over 100,000 subscribers to its digital TV services, 46,000 of which watch via the DTT platform. DTT Read More

DTT accessed by 20.7 million TV households

Figures published in the December DIGITA newsletter from DGTV say that at the end of September 2009, DTT penetration had reached 65%. By November Read More

DTT coverage at 95%

More than 95% of the Czech population are now covered by DTT services from the countries first DTT multiplex. Broadband TV News quotes Zdenek Read More

Tivù Sat delivers over half a million smart cards for MHP set-top boxes

Tivù Sat has shipped over half a million smart cards to DVB-MHP set-top box manufacturers for the Italian free-to-view satellite platform after just four months of operations.  In a... Read More

DGTVi reports further increase in MHP set-top box shipments

The Italian Association for the promotion of Digital Terrestrial Television, the DGTVi, reports that the total number of MHP set-top boxes has now reached just over 8 million. Read More

Blu-ray is becoming the most popular OTT platform

The GEM based BD-Live system of Blu-Ray players is continuing its growth as one of the main OTT platforms. One of the big trends emerging from this yearâs CES is that Blu-ray is starting to... Read More

Cable Labs Europe launches European middleware initiative

Cable Europe Labs on Monday announced the launch of a European Middleware Initiative, which aims to develop a next-generation middleware specification for the European market. The organization... Read More

Slovak DTT channel offering to increase

The country’s recently launched DTT platform is likely to be joined by TV Markiza. A representative of network operator Towercom is reported as Read More

DTT receiver sales increase

More than 247,000 digital TV sets were sold in Portugal between January and November 2009 according to recent figures from research organisation Read More

DTT changes in Poland

The Polish National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has given its backing to a proposed re-arrangement of the country’s DTT platform according to Read More

Lattelcom ups subscriber base

The telecom and DTT operator Lattelcom has gain 12,000 pay-DTT subscribers in the first six months of operation. In total it had 55,000 pay-TV Read More

Experimental Push VOD trial authorised

The CSA has authorised two experimental push video-on-demand (VOD) services on the DTT platform, to be operated by broadcast network operator TDF, Read More