From Branislav Pekic in Rome Croatian business channel Kapital Network has been granted a national concession for experimental broadcasting on the DVB-T network. The decision was reached by Croatia's Electronic Media Council, which announced a tender for three specialised TV channels several weeks ago. As a result, Kapital Network, which has been available since May […]

Sumitomo, the Japanese trading house, has launched a Y122 billion ($1.4bn) tender offer for shares in Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) to secure its position as the leading shareholder in Japan's biggest cable television operator after KDDI bought a large stake. The offer sets the stage for a rare hostile battle between blue-chip Japanese corporations. Yoshio Osawa, […]

Global digital standards body the DVB has confirmed that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has formally adopted as standards the new release versions of the MHP 1.2.2 (Multimedia Home Platform) and GEM 1.2.2 (Globally Executable MHP) specifications. This marks the culmination of the refactoring work that makes GEM a self-contained specification. GEM now takes […]

The UK’s first Freeview HD-compatible set-top box has arrived at retail in the form of the Humax HD-FOX T2. Humax’s receiver is now available from a wide variety of both online-and-offline retailers priced at £179.99. The HD-FOX T2 is the first receiver equipped with a DVB-T2 tuner, allowing the set-top box to receive Freeview HD […]

Ericsson has confirmed it is to exchange and enhance Telekom Austria’s current IPTV platform in order to deliver blended content services to multiple devices which will eliminate barriers between TV set and PCs and introduce a new generation user interface. As well as prime integration and consultancy services, Ericsson will provide a complete solution to […]

Ericsson has released details of the Ericsson IPTV Remote, a device for controlling the TV and other media devices throughout the connected home. The device is a single interface for controlling Internet video, the TV, both live and on-demand, the PC and the mobile phone in the home. It also provides a second screen for […]

Qualcomm, developer of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, has announced FLO-EV, the next evolution of the FLO air interface for new deployments of mobile TV and other advanced broadcast mobile media services. Intended primarily for international markets, FLO-EV builds on the success of FLO technology to enable a rich suite of mobile content and […]

Brightcove, the online video platform, has unveiled the Brightcove Mobile Experience for Adobe Flash Player 10.1, enabling organisations to deliver an optimised video viewing experience across smartphone platforms running Flash Player 10.1 when it is available, including Google Android, Symbian S60, Palm webOS, Windows Mobile and Research in Motion BlackBerry. The solution makes it possible […]

Sonic Solutions and DivX, the digital media company, have confirmed an expanded partnership to enable the digital distribution of an extensive catalogue of titles on DivX Certified mobile devices. Through the partnership, Sonic and DivX will make it easy to transfer and playback movies on mobile phones. Sonic has established its Roxio CinemaNow platform, which […]

Envivio has released Envivio On Demand, a new set of solutions that enable operators to turn their subscribers’ recorded content into premium on demand assets