From Colin Mann in London Newspaper reports have suggested that BSkyB may be allowed to put premium content such as football on Freeview when broadcasting regulator Ofcom releases its pay-television market review, but the satellite operator's chief operating officer has described such a move as a “sop” to the main thrust of the review, which […]
From Colin Mann in London UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that he wants Britain to be the world leader in the digital economy which will create over a quarter of a million skilled jobs by 2020. “Underpinning the digital transformation that we are likely to see over the coming decade is the creation […]
India is expected to have three million household using HDTV service by the end of this year, largely driven by major sporting events like Commonwealth Games and World Cup to be held during the year, TRAI Secretary RK Arnold has said. “India currently has about 3,00,000 HD-ready households and by year-end this will go up […]
Modern Times Group (MTG) has confirmed that Viasat Broadcasting has uired the exclusive TV broadcasting rights to England's Barclays Premier League in Sweden for the next three seasons. MTG currently has the television broadcasting rights to the Barclays Premier League in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Ghana. MTG will broadcast Premier League matches from the […]
China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB), a domestic multimedia and mobile TV standard, has started commercial operation according to a joint announcement from China Mobile and China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation. China Mobile targets 5 million CMMB users and plans to offer a promotional package priced at RMB 6 per month with a free one-month trial. […]
DISH Network, the US pay-TV provider, has confirmed the successful launch of its latest satellite, EchoStar XIV. EchoStar XIV allows DISH Network to continue expanding the largest HD offering in the US The network currently broadcasts more than 160 HD channels as well as HD locals in 152 markets. The launch brings the size of […]
Opera Software, the specialist browser company, and Ocean Blue Software, supplier of software solutions for the digital home, have announced the launch of a modular, scalable and integrated Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) solution for connected TVs and STBs. This solution combines the Opera Devices SDK for Linux, Opera's fully compliant HbbTV framework and Ocean […]
Netgem, provider of IPTV technology and services to Telecom operators worldwide, has been chosen by Melita, a leading teleco provider in Malta to provide its next generation STB based on the latest technologies to power the operator's HD and PVR services ahead of the 2010 World Cup. The concurrent availability of the HD Netgem PVR […]
Akamai Technologies has been selected as the primary content delivery network for movies and TV episodes streamed instantly over the Internet by Netflix. Akamai gives Netflix a strong foundation for the continued growth of its ability to stream instantly, including Netflix's planned expansion to stream to one country outside the US later this year. By […]
Agama Technologies has confirmed that the Norwegian triple-play service provider Altibox (formerly Lyse Tele) has selected to commercially deploy a full-scale Agama Embedded Monitoring Solution in their set-top box population. The installation monitors both IPTV and VOD services, and enables Altibox to ensure the quality of experience with their substantial and growing subscriber base.