Sky Deutscheland has terminated its distribution contact with Deutsche Telekom for the its IPTV platform. The 'T-Entertainment' branded service will is no loner available through Sky, though both companies have acknowledged that the possibility of further talks remains. Premiere announced plans to rebrand as Sky Deutschland in April, which has since seen the two pay-TV […]
The director general of RTE has now publicly admitted that launching Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in September is no longer a “reasonable” prospect. When the consortium originally charged with rolling out the commercial arm of DTT walked away from the project in April, it was said there would be no effect on RTE’s plans to […]
Preliminary results from IMS Research's forthcoming 2009 study on the World Market for Set-top Boxes and iDTVs has revealed that during 2008 the mantle of being the leading digital pay-TV platform was taken from DTH satellite by digital cable. According to Stephen Froehlich, a senior analyst in IMS Research's consumer electronics research group, "Digital cable […]
The DTH market in India has emerged as one of the most lucrative markets which have successfully resisted the impacts of the current economic slowdown. The slowdown has certainly proved a boon for the Indian DTH industry as people have now started to cut on their entertainment expenditure and instead of viewing movies at theatres, […]
Viasat Broadcasting has signed an agreement with Swedish commercial broadcaster the TV4 Group to add TV4 Play to Viasat OnDemand, as a catch-up service for Viasat’s satellite TV subscribers through the recordable digital box. The public broadcaster’s service SVT Play joins the already present play channels TV3 Play, TV6 Play, TV8 Play, ZTV Play, TV1000 […]
Eutelsat has confirmed the full commercial launch of Fransat, the new service giving satellite access in metropolitan France to all French free DTT channels. To receive Fransat, households can buy a labelled Pack comprising a decoder and a Fransat conditional-access smartcard. Packs are already available at typical points of sale for satellite TV (individual suppliers […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Italian public broadcaster RAI will launch a new free-to-air satellite TV channel for international audiences on June 28th. Yes Italia will promote Italy's cultural and historical heritage, with four-hour blocks of programmes dedicated to cuisine, travel, Italian design and cultural events. It will target both international viewers and foreign tourists […]
The "Video in Demand" Asian satellite services report, released by CASBAA, shows a 9 per cent market growth in 2008/2009 with some 1,370 transponders currently in use across the region. This was the highest growth rate reported over the last eight years by CASBAA and partner Euroconsult of France. Despite some high regulatory barriers, several […]
The Vietnam Television Station (VTV) and the France's Canal Plus have set up a joint venture to provide a DTH pay-TV service. The JV will concentrate on building a national DTH transmission infrastructure system in order to offer various channels at rational charges to home audiences. It also looks to increase the productivity of Vinasat, […]
The Vietnam Television Station (VTV) and the France's Canal Plus have set up a joint venture to provide a DTH pay-TV service. The JV will concentrate on building a national DTH transmission infrastructure system in order to offer various channels at rational charges to home audiences. It also looks to increase the productivity of Vinasat, […]