Couch potatoes across Europe will be rejoicing in the coming months because Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will be rolling out its premiere digital TV and movie download services very soon. During an announcement made by David Reeves at the PlayStation Day event, he mentioned the release dates for the PlayTV and Go!Live services. Find out when these two will go live by reading our full article.

Wondering how Sony's upcoming Digital TV service works for your PlayStation 3 console? In a short video advertisement for PlayTV, it explains how the service works as well as how its various features play out once it goes live later this year. The service shows a fusion of video gaming and home entertainment rolled into one unique package.

Check out the video after the jump!

Although it hasn't been officially announced yet, the Sydney Morning Herald says that Sony will be releasing PlayTV in Australia next year. As one of the territories that support Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB-T), along with some other PAL countries, PlayTV being available in the land down under is entirely possible. 

So far, SCEE has only officially announced PlayTV for the UK, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. PlayTV is the new feature made specifically for the PlayStation 3. It's basically a black box that lets the console pick up TV broadcasts via DVB-T, and the console can record the programs. The recorded videos can then also be transferred onto the PlayStation Portable.

The Herald says that the biggest problem with PlayTV appearing in Australia may be the local networks' reluctance to have a personal video recorder (PVR) have access to their electronic program guides. We'll probably hear more about it from Sony Australia soon, so stay tuned for updates.