Satellite operator SES Astra, has signed an agreement with Spanish pay-TV operator Sogecable to use an additional transponder. The transponder located at the prime orbital slot 19.2¾ East will allow Sogecable to transmit new digital TV channels as well as to broadcast in High Definition quality. With the new agreement, Sogecable has secured a total […]
Mobile television and service provider MobiTV has passed the 3 million global subscriber mark. The California-based company added its last one million customers in the past six months.
Channel 4's On-Demand service 4oD has inked a deal with FX, the Fox-owned entertainment channel. The deal, only the second third-party deal Channel 4 has struck after its agreement with National Geographic, will see a range of programming available to download and watch from November 26 via a dedicated FX-branded area on 4oD. FX has […]
UK ISP Pipex founder Peter Dawe has confirmed that Internet TV service Babel TV will launch on November 6th. The service, which works by plugging a Babel TV box into a digital terrestrial Freeview aerial and broadband connection, combines Freeview, personal video recorder technology and Internet access. Babel TV will enable users to record and […]
Cable operator Virgin Media has confirmed the addition of new children’s, entertainment and movie channels from CSC Media and Sparrowhawk. Virgin Media TV customers are now able to receive Diva TV, Movies 24+ and the Pop and Tiny Pop channels.
Google is reported to be considering seeking a partner to bid for US wireless spectrum in the forthcoming auction. The Internet giant said it may commit more than $4 billion (E2.8bn) of its own money to any acquisition, with CEO Eric Schmidt describing the planned creation of a platform to run new digital services as […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid The Spanish Government is to award a third DTT multiplex to those Regional TV stations that need it to extend their coverage to neighbouring Regions. The State Secretary of Telecommunications, Francisco Ros, has announced the measure -still under consideration- meeting the demands of some Regions, such as Valencia, which […]
EchoStar is offering a 'push and pull' video on demand (VOD) service as part of its recently launched IPTV platform, ViP-TV. The launch of ViP-TV was announced earlier this week. The VOD content for ViP-TV is based on EchoStar’s existing VOD service, which is currently offered to DISH Network satellite TV subscribers. Because it is […]
NDS has introduced its HD DVR, an Amino AmiNET530 set-top box powered by Metro middleware, for the IPTV market. NDS Metro is an integrated IPTV middleware and conditional access solution that provides a complete end-to-end offering for telecommunications companies and broadband operators. SES Americom, the only company delivering MPEG4 IPTV service to telcos in the […]
Comcast earnings fell sharply in the third quarter in the context of a year-earlier gain related to its acquisition of cable systems from Adelphia Communications. Comcast’s net income fell 54 per cent to $560 million (E391m), compared with $1.22 billion, a year earlier. Most of the profit decline came from a year-earlier gain of $669 […]