KyLinTV, the IPTV service provider, has confirmed the official launch of KyLin2.0. Chinese television channels are now able to be delivered to overseas Chinese subscribers in HD and available for mobile consumption on the iPad or through a PC. With the launch of KyLin2.0, KyLinTV will provide 88 of the most popular Chinese channels including […]
HD+ is the mechanism where Germany’s commercial broadcasters can soft-encrypt their high-definition output. The system has been adopted by eight commercial channels in HD: RTL HD, SAT.1 HD, ProSieben HD, VOX HD, kabel eins HD, RTL II HD, SPORT 1 HD and sixx HD. The channels are broadcast encrypted and are available for a technical […]
To respond to increasing HD demand from its clients, GlobeCast has concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on its EuroBird 9A satellite, which will carry a full HD DVB-S2 platform. The first clients on the platform already include Eurosport and Fashion One. Eutelsat’s EuroBird 9A satellite was chosen for its […]
SkyLife, the Korean satellite broadcaster, has deployed an Ericsson video processing solution that enables it to enhance its HD offering and move another step closer to realising its vision of everything in HD by 2015. Ericsson’s award-winning HD solution allows SkyLife to potentially deliver over 150 HD channels to more than 3 million subscribers. SkyLife […]
To respond to increasing HD demand from its clients, GlobeCast has concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on its EuroBird 9A satellite, which will carry a full HD DVB-S2 platform. The first clients on the platform already include Eurosport and Fashion One. Eutelsat’s EuroBird 9A satellite was chosen for its […]
Even though 3DTV is growing at a slower than expected pace, some industry experts remain optimistic that it will reshape the way the world watches the small screen. The number of 3DTV channels will break the 100-channel barrier by 2014, according to market research group In-Stat, with sports, the arts, big music events and movies […]
Microsoft and white-label video management and publishing company thePlatform have confirmed the integration of Microsoft’s leading digital media technologies, including Microsoft PlayReady and Internet Information Services (IIS) Smooth Streaming, into thePlatform’s mpx video management system. The integration means that premium video providers can deliver protected, HD Web video for both in-home and remote viewing experiences. […]
Viasat Broadcasting is offering the Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg tie between Manchester United and Chelsea live in 3D. The 3D broadcast will be available in Sweden, Norway and Denmark on April 12th. It will be the eighth sports event broadcast in 3D by Viasat Broadcasting since its launch of 3D in December. The 3D […]
News and information channel NHK World, which has won universal praise for its recent earthquake and tsunami coverage, is to go fully HD on the UK’s BSkyB and Freesat services in May. EPG number will be 507 for Sky’s HD subscribers. NHK World is broadcast in English to around 137 million households in more than […]
In a strategic partnership between Platform ‘n’ and FOX International Channels Poland, The National Geographic Channel HD will join Poland’s leading satellite platform line-up, effective immediately. With the addition of National Geographic in HD, Platform ‘n’ expands its subscriber offering to 26 HD channels, more than any other satellite pay television provider in Poland. As […]