Vectra is to continue its collaboration with TechniSat Digital to support planned growth in subscriber numbers from 175,000 to 240,000 in 2009. Vectra is Poland's leading provider of digital cable TV with 175,000 subscribers and availabile in 137 cities across the country. The range of digital receivers offered to subscribers is subject to continual development […]
Dish TV, India’s number one direct-to-home (DTH) company, will invest an estimated Rs 1,600 crore (E25m) in 2009-10 to acquire new customers and improve back-end operations. The company which is close to achieving the 5 million subscriber-mark said it hopes to touch 8 million subscribers by the end of 2010. Salil Kapoor, chief operating officer, […]
Dilithium, global player in multimedia delivery over mobile and broadband networks, has confirmed the availability of live video and VOD streaming support for Blackberry handsets utilising the Dilithium Content Adapter (DCA). The DCA upports Live and VOD streaming for a wide range of mobile devices, including Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and the Apple […]
Fetch TV, the IPTV platform from IP Vision, has signed content deals with the National Geographic and Baby TV to create branded environments within its EPG listings. The deals, which are the first since Fetch TV launched last November, will see users directed through to fully branded pages that include VoD content when selecting either […]
SES Astra has confirmed that its new Astra 1M satellite has been successfully deployed at its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations. The satellite, which was built by EADS Astrium and launched from Kazakhstan, on 5th November 2008, has successfully passed all necessary in-orbit tests of the hardware […]
Following an agreement with Transmedia Communications SA, Eagle Rock Entertainment has acquired a 20 per cent stake in i-concerts, Transmedia's cross platform live music channel. Since its launch in 2005, i-concerts HDTV and VOD platforms have consistently featured a selection of Eagle Vision programming, with performances from Santana, Snoop Dog, Deep Purple, Live from Montreux […]
NEC Electronics has introduced the EMMA3SL/LP and EMMA3SL/L which are third generation 'Enhanced Multi-Media Architecture' (EMMA) set-top box devices specifically targeting MPEG-4 standard definition (SD) the next-generation image compression standard expected to become popular in Eastern Europe, Russia & CIS, India, South Africa, and other immerging nations adopting digital television. The new products are System-on-Chip […]
As widely trailed, UK regulator Ofcom has recommended to government that Channel 4 should be underwritten as a PSB broadcaster via a merger or partnership with either BBC World Wide, the commercial exploitation part of the BBC, or Five. It says Channel 4 should receive £130 million (E140m) a year from the BBC Licence Fee […]
Leading Italian broadcasters Rai and Mediaset, together with Telecom Italia Media, are to launch a free-to-air satellite platform in June. The venture is expected to employ Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite – already widely used by Italian DTH broadcasters. Unveiling the service, Mediaset chairman Fedele Confalonieri said the joint venture would boost competition with Sky Italia.
Warner Brothers Entertainment is to shed 10 per cent of all employees as the recession starts to bite in Hollywood. Warner plans to cut about 800 jobs with most of the cuts coming in information technology and support services. In a letter to Warner Bros staff, Barry Meyer, the studio's chairman, said the cuts reflected […]