From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian public broadcaster RAI has teamed up with The Space Cinema Circuit and Infront Italy for the first 3D transmission of a sports event in Italy. On May 5th, RAI will be broadcasting the Italian Cup Final, played between Roma and Inter, in 3D. The signal will be encrypted and […]
Comcast 'won' the Worst Company In America award from readers of The Consumerist blog, where “shoppers bite back”. It seems tough given the behaviour of banks and the fortunes of Toyota, for instance, but shows the dangers of poor customer service in a business that deals with customers all day long. Fairly or unfairly, Comcast's […]
Dutch ISP Ziggo, the country's largest, is facing court action for its refusal to block subscriber access to Swedish BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay. It insists that it's simply a conduit to the Internet and shouldn't be forced to filter the results, especially considering there's no legal basis for such a request. “We are […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne Kabel Deutschland, Germany's largest cable network operator and biggest triple play provider, is to introduce Common Interface Plus (CI+) modules based on the NDS VideoGuard conditional access (CA) system. KD is the first operator to support the CI+ specification in Germany. The CI+ specification is based on extensions to the […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne German cable MSO Kabel BW has selected EuroDOCSIS 3.0 solutions from Motorola to offer personalised media experiences to customers in cities in the German federal state Baden-Wuerttemberg, with broadband speeds of currently up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps). Kabel BW currently has over 2.3 million customers The extended services […]
Pace Networks, a specialised division of Pace plc, has signed Kromtek as its latest Networks Approved Partner (NAP). United Arab Emirates-based Kromtek will rollout the MultiDweller distribution platform to its payTV customers in India, opening up payTV and other entertainment services as the sub-continent moves from analogue to digital. Kromtek will also target hotels in […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne Digital Cable Systems (DCS), Romania's third largest cable and direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service provider, has deployed Harmonic's market-leading digital video delivery solutions to power its new AKTA TV digital service. Harmonic’s fully integrated IP-based solutions enable DCS to reduce capital and operating expenditures by using a national IP transport backbone […]
Widevine, a provider of digital entertainment solutions, has been selected by DISH Network to provide adaptive streaming, virtual DVD-like “trick play” and digital rights management (DRM) for the pay-TV provider's TV Everywhere service. Widevine's video optimisation and DRM platform will ensure that DISH Network customers viewing their live and on demand shows throughout the home […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne Brian Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Sky Deutschland, has stated that the future success of the satellite pay-TV platform will be based on HD and differentiating on quality. Speaking during the ANGA Cable Strategy Summit, Sullivan recognised that Sky was replacing an established, but damaged brand in Premiere. “We've recapitalised […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne Investment in high-speed broadband networks should applauded, not punished, according to Thomas Braun, President of ANGA Association of Cable Operators. Delivering the welcome address at the opening of the ANGA Cable Trade Fair, Braun noted that although cable had perhaps been late in developing its networks, it had made great […]