German cable operator PrimaCom has revealed it is facing insolvency after its creditors asked for E29.2 million to be repaid. The company's shareholders failed to meet a deadline to react to a proposal from the creditors, which resulted in the latter demanding immediate repayment of outstanding bills. The company has now been given until 4pm […]
Premium video content technology and services provider Sonic Solutions and digital media company DivX have jointly announced a definitive agreement that will see Sonic Solutions acquire DivX. Under the terms of the agreement, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Sonic would acquire all the outstanding shares of DivX and merge DivX operations […]
The Federal Communications Commission has released the results of a survey on the consumer broadband experience. The survey found that 80 per cent of broadband users in the US do not know the speed of their broadband connection. The survey is part of the agency's overall broadband speed initiative, which involves several bureaux and offices […]
Minister Eamon Ryan has said a DTT test will launch in Ireland this October of this year, the latest in a long line of trials for the standard since 2006. Minister Ryan said he had told RTE that a full DTT service will be up and running in Ireland by 31st December 2011. This will […]
SES Astra, an SES company, has appointed Norbert Hölzle to succeed Alexander Oudendijk as Chief Commercial Officer of SES Astra. Norbert Hölzle who is currently CEO of the SES Astra affiliate ND SatCom will take over the sales and marketing responsibility for the media business across all markets served by SES Astra. Before joining ND […]
Du has become the first company in the MENA region to offer 3D TV for all its customers. All Du TV customers, starting immediately, can watch 3D TV on channel 699 under the basic TV package. The current 3D channel will cover several genres such as fashion, art, travel, sport and lifestyle, which will be […]
Apple has revealed that iPad sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3rd. Apple began shipping the tablet computer in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries […]
A South Korean cable television company has launched an online service allowing users to access shows anywhere. CJ HelloVision said the 'Tving' service offers 53 live channels plus VOD, a service similar to that offered by US cable operator Comcast. Tving at first will only be accessible on devices such as desktop computers and laptops […]
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has confirmed that Sony Entertainment Television, its popular general entertainment channel brand, has launched in Estonia via carriage agreements with Elion (IPTV) and Starman (cable and pay DTT). Estonian audiences will be able to select either original language audio or choose to watch programming dubbed into Russian, with both options incorporating […]
The Canal+ Group has confirmed that for the FIFA World Cup 2010, it is launching the Canal+ 3D channel, showing a number of games from the tournament in the format. Overall, the service will show some 10 matches, with Canal+ showing four, and TF1 five, including the opening match between South Africa and Mexico and […]