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 […]
AsiaSat 5, the most popular satellite platform in Asia for sports event delivery, will be distributing live HD and SD television feeds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa from June 11th to July 11th. Asian broadcasters with broadcast rights to the sporting event will receive live coverage of the matches from […]
DiBcom, a specialist in the market for components dedicated to digital fixed and mobile TV reception, has unveiled its 2 new tuner-demodulator System on Chip (SoC) for DVB-T and ISDB-T full-seg, offering digital TV high performance technology for portable or fixed reception. Set top boxes, TV sets or PCTV can be addressed by these components […]
International broadcast services company WRN Broadcast has won a major contract with Wananchi to provide encoding, multiplexing and fibre delivery of more than 12 channels for distribution on Zuku, Kenya's first triple-play service. The channels include MSNBC, Eurosport News, Nickelodeon and Bloomberg, with more to follow. WRN Broadcast will provide Wananchi with the ability to […]
Bee.tv, a service that helps consumers find and discover TV shows and movies on television, the web and mobile, has confirmed the launch of an iPhone app available now from the Apple iTunes store. The Beetv mobile application enables users to receive personalized recommendations for content ranging from real-time broadcast programming to online and mobile […]
A proposed code of practice which implements legislative measures aimed at reducing online copyright infringement has been published by Ofcom for consultation. The Digital Economy Act 2010 requires that the code of practice is implemented no later than eight months from Royal Assent, including approval from the European Commission. Subject to consultation and approval, Ofcom […]
Following up its iPhone app Sky has launched a Sky Mobile TV app for the Apple iPad, offering access to all Sky Sports channels and Sky News. The new bespoke app has been created to take advantage of the increased screen size offered by the new device. Sky Mobile TV app for iPad allows users […]
The number of IPTV subscribers in Europe is set to increase by 92 per cent within the next five years from 15.4 million in 2009 to 29.6 million in 2015, boosted by widespread deployment of next-generation access networks, according to a report from research firm Analysys Mason. The report adds that having taken the best […]
SeaChange International has reported its fiscal first-quarter profit surged on higher sales of software for video-on-demand television services. SeaChange also forecast second-quarter profit and revenue in line with Wall Street expectations. The company reported net income of $24.6 million for the three months ended April 30th, compared with a profit of only $1 million in […]