Advanced Television

Articles

DVB Project prepares for 3D

The DVB Project has responded to the strong rise in 3D with a programme of work which should lead to standards for 3DTV. The current plan is that the first phase of the 3DTV system will be agreed this year. The DVB Project has established two groups of specialists. The first is currently preparing the […]

April 1, 2010

Orange and OpenX ad partnership

Orange and OpenX Technologies have announced a partnership to launch Orange Ad Market, a new online advertising exchange model designed to lead the evolution of online exchanges in Europe. Orange Ad Market aims to increase the value of display advertising by helping publishers maximise revenue and helping advertisers much more easily reach their target audiences […]

April 1, 2010

Cox broadcasting 3D Masters golf

Cox Communications has revealed that customers across the US will have exclusive access to 3D coverage of the Masters Tournament next week from Augusta National Golf Club. Beginning on April 7th, Masters 3D programming can be viewed on 3D-capable television sets and will be available at no additional cost to Cox Advanced TV customers with […]

April 1, 2010

Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel

UK pay TV channel Zone Horror is rebranding as the Horror Channel next month. Meanwhile, the channel, which is a joint venture between Chello Zone and CBS Studios International and is available through Sky and Virgin Media, has hired Paul McEvoy to join its programming team.

April 1, 2010

Freeview HD launches

From Colin Mann in London UK DTT platform Freeview has launched an HD service available from today to around 4.5 million new homes, including in the cities of Birmingham, Leeds and Cardiff, which puts Freeview HD coverage on track to reach up to 50 per cent of the UK by the 2010 World Cup in […]

March 31, 2010

UK court: ISPs are responsible for downloaders

ISPs will have to do more to help content owners protect their content online following a High Court ruling. In a case brought by a group of film studios including Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal and Warner Bros, the judge found that Newzbin, a private online forum, was liable for its members' copyright infringement when […]

March 31, 2010

PS3 going 3D

Coinciding with the launch of their 3D enabled Bravia LCD TV’s this Summer, Sony will also release a firmware update for their PS3 games console, giving it 3D capability. There are two firmware updates that will convert the PS3 into a stereoscopic 3D capable games platform and also add support for 3D Blu-ray. The two […]

March 31, 2010

Freesat ad campaign

Freesat, the free-to-air satellite TV service, launches its latest integrated marketing campaign on 1st April. The campaign incorporates TV, press, digital, social media and PR and focuses on Freesat's HD offering ahead of the World Cup that Freesat will show in HD nationwide and subscription-free on BBC HD and ITV1 HD channels. Freesat has also […]

March 31, 2010

Ofcom to act on broadband speeds

Net firms must do a better job of telling customers about broadband speeds or face stiffer regulation. Ofcom has warned following research the telecoms watchdog carried out on how ISPs sell broadband. It revealed that 74 per cent of customers were not told that the maximum speed on their line was likely to be higher […]

March 31, 2010

Ooyala makes online video more secure

Ooyala, a provider of end-to-end video platform applications and services, has announced the integration of token-based authentication for the delivery of premium video content online. Unlike other well-known video platforms, Ooyala allows publishers to restrict the delivery of a video based on pre-defined user and server-side rules. Ooyala offers several ways to protect content including […]

March 31, 2010